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Microsoft Outage “Affecting IT Operations” Paris Olympics Organisers

July 19, 2024 admin

Microsoft said in a statement it was taking “mitigation actions”. Paris: Paris Olympics organisers said on Friday they were experiencing problems linked to a major worldwide computer systems outage, a week before the Games’ opening ceremony takes place. The issues came as a major outage wrought havoc on computer systems worldwide, grounding flights in the…

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Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive

July 19, 2024 admin

This photograph shows the Eiffel Tower, decorated with the Olympic rings for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, on July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of French security forces locked down a six-kilometre (four-mile) stretch of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week. The…

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Seine swimming: Parisian tradition revived at Olympics

July 18, 2024 admin

Constructive measures: Paris Mayor Hidalgo is keen to see swimming in the Seine at the Paris Games. | Photo Credit: AFP Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took the plunge on July 17 when she jumped into the river Seine in Paris to show the water was clean enough to host Olympic swimming events starting later this…

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Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics

July 15, 2024 admin

A French soldier stands guard outside the Gare de l’Est train station, after an Operation Sentinel soldier was wounded in the shoulder by a knife-wielding man, in Paris on July 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris and the attacker was arrested, officials said,…

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River Seine To Have Flying Taxi Landing Pad At Paris Olympics

July 9, 2024 admin

The landing site will float on the Seine near the Austerlitz railway station in southeastern Paris. Paris, France: France’s government on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for construction of a floating landing pad on the River Seine for flying taxis set to be shown off during the Paris Olympics. An official decree said that the pad…

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Your inputs will help 2036 bid: PM asks athletes to share observations on conduct of Paris Olympics

July 5, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the Olympic-bound athletes in New Delhi on July 4, 2024. Photo: X/@narendramodi Confident that India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics will be successful, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged athletes bound for this month’s Paris Games to share their views on the arrangements in the French capital to…

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French Airlines Cancel 70% Of Flights At Paris Airport Amid Mass Strike

May 25, 2024 admin

Paris: The French civil aviation authority has ordered airlines to cancel 70 percent of flights at Paris Orly airport on Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by air traffic controllers. The cancellations will affect commercial flights from 0400 GMT Saturday through to late Sunday, the DGAC authority said. The strike comes as France’s second…

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Palestinian athletes to be invited to Paris Olympics

April 27, 2024 admin

Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of High Priestess gives the torch to the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos during the Handover Ceremony. | Photo Credit: Reuters Between six and eight Palestinian athletes are expected to compete at the Paris Olympics, with some set…

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Anti-Drone Units A New Tool To Keep Paris Safe For 2024 Olympics

March 14, 2024 admin

Some of the drones will be identified as ‘friends’ while others will be neutralised. Villacoublay, France: Security is the Paris 2024 Olympics’ hottest topic and France intends to leave no stone unturned as it prepares to secure the Games with the help of anti-drone units. The military base of Villacoublay just outside Paris will be…

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Bag Containing Paris Olympics Security Plans Stolen From Train

February 27, 2024 admin

An investigation is being conducted by the regional transport police (Representational photo) Paris: A bag containing a computer and two USB memory sticks holding police security plans for the Paris Olympic Games was stolen on Monday evening from a train at the capital’s Gare du Nord station, police sources said Tuesday. The bag belonged to…

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