By Kane Wu, Rory Carroll and Helen Reid PARIS (Reuters) -Crowds braved queues at security checks and heavy downpours as they lined the banks of the Seine in Paris on Friday to watch an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony that featured Lady Gaga, the Can-Can and a horse galloping down along the river’s waters. Olympics fever …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron declared the 2024 Paris Olympic Games open on Friday during a rain-soaked ceremony in the French capital. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Leigh Thomas)
By Richa Naidu, Juliette Jabkhiro and Amy Tennery PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris and Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song. A fleet of …
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(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will soon hold another rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the town where a gunman shot and injured him during a campaign rally nearly two weeks ago. “I WILL BE GOING BACK TO BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL RALLY,” Trump wrote on social media. …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday its missile forces struck a Russian military airfield in Crimea that has been used for long-range attacks against it, the latest in a series of blows to the Russian military on the occupied peninsula. Ukraine has ramped up long-range attacks on Crimea in recent months and says the Russian …
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By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid on Friday, the latest move by top Democrats to unite around a new champion against Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election. The Obamas’ endorsement came five days after President …
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(Reuters) – Heavy rain caused a dam to burst in central Russia’s Chelyabinsk region on Friday, prompting officials to evacuate several nearby villages, local authorities said. The Chelyabinsk regional government in the southern Ural mountains, said on the Telegram messaging app that a 100-metre section of the dam at the Kialimsky reservoir had burst and …
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Netherlands on Friday secured EU approval for 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of state aid to build a nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes for cancer treatment. The European Commission, which acts as the EU competition enforcer said the support helps ensure the security of supply of …
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WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah discussed efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza during a call on Friday, the two sides said. In a statement, the White House said Biden briefed Abdullah on “preparations for a surge in humanitarian assistance during a ceasefire period.” They also …
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By Manas Mishra and Puyaan Singh (Reuters) -The European Union’s drugs regulator has rejected Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease, saying the risk of serious brain swelling did not outweigh its small impact on slowing cognitive decline. The decision is a blow to the companies as the drug faces slow take-up in …
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