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Notre-Dame reconstruction in figures • RFI English
- Title
- Notre-Dame reconstruction in figures • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In April 15, 2019, a devastating fire destroyed its roof, spire, and parts of its interior. The fire sparked a global outpouring of support for restoration, with reconstruction efforts aiming to restore the cathedral by 2024, coinciding with the Paris Olympics. Although a little bit later than scheduled, the cathedral opens this weekend , 7 December. Here are some of the fascinating facts about its reconstruction.
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- Scientists build a virtual twin of Notre-Dame to help restore its glory • RFI English
- Runtime
- 8:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As part of the effort to restore Notre-Dame, a team of scientists and engineers created a virtual twin of the famous Paris landmark. Livio De Luca, who leads the digital team, explained that they built a digital system to bring together 3D scans of the cathedral and show how it looked at different times.
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- Title
- Notre Dame: France's Gothic icon and medieval masterpiece • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Notre-Dame de Paris symbolizes France through its Gothic architecture, its location in Paris, and its historical role as a significant site for French kings, presidents, and cultural figures like Victor Hugo. Built in 1163, it was intended to be the largest and tallest cathedral of its time, reflecting the grandeur of Paris as the largest city in medieval Europe. RFI talked to Mathieu Lours, a historian specialising in religious architecture about its history.
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- Title
- Life next to Notre-Dame • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Behind the scaffolding of Notre-Dame, hundreds of artisans have worked tirelessly to restore every arch and vault scarred by the flames of 2019. As the 800-year-old cathedral reopens, RFI spoke to locals about how the fire has impacted their daily lives, and what this mighty Paris landmark means to their city. Read more here: https://rfi.my/BDL2
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##NotreDame #Paris #history
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- Aleppo soap finds refuge in France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Syrian town of Aleppo is famous for its laurel soap. The war has destroyed most of the city's factories but the product has found a new home 4,000 kilometres away on the outskirts of Paris as filmed in this 2017 video. On 4 december 2024, Unesco added Aleppo's soap to its intangible cultural heritage list.
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- Summers of genius: The hidden legacy of L'Arcouest • RFI English
- Runtime
- 6:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In the early to mid-20th century, a group of eminent scholars from Paris spent their summer holidays in L'Arcouest, a town located along the English Channel in the Brittany region. This circle of intellectuals included Marie Curie, Jean Perrin, Frédéric Joliot, and Irène Joliot-Curie. Now, a documentary film titled L'esprit de L'Arcouest, released this year, sheds light on this little-known chapter of history.
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- Trump's election and its impact on the French far right • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Donald Trump's election to a second term as President of the US came as a shock to many in France, who had been less than enthusiastic about his first term. In the Spotlight on France podcast, Celia Belin, head of the Paris office of the ECFR talks about what France needs to do to face a second Trump presidency and the impact his election will have on France's far right. Listen to the interview here: https://rfi.my/B9bq.y
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- Title
- Immigration and the rich tapestry of French society • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- With the exhibition "Every Life is History", the National Museum of Immigration History in Paris brings together art and artefacts that build a picture of France's diverse modern society, a tapestry woven by immigration. RFI met with one of the curators Elisabeth Jolys-Shimells and exiled artist Aung Ko to find out why personal accounts are so important. Read more here: https://rfi.my/BA28
##immigration #france #history #paris
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- Title
- High-tech sentinels guard Europe's rumbling giant Mount Etna • RFI English
- Runtime
- 6:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, is under constant surveillance with a cutting-edge network of sensors and cameras that provide real-time monitoring of its volcanic activity. https://rfi.my/B98w.y
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- Urbain Le Verrier: The mathematician who predicted Neptune's existence • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- French mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier is celebrated for his groundbreaking work in predicting the existence of Neptune through mathematical calculations, a feat that changed the course of astronomical science.
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- How exoskeleton suits are breaking barriers for athletes with disabilities • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Robotic exoskeletons are opening new doors for inclusive sports, allowing young people with walking disabilities to experience events once out of reach. In a milestone for accessibility, three youths crossed the finish line of last month’s Paris 20km competition using exoskeleton suits – the first time this technology has been used in a French race.
##Exoskeleton #handicap #walking
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- Title
- Trump victory in surprise landslide vote leaves Philadelphia stunned • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On the morning of 6 November 2024, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, was declared the winner of the presidential elections, beating his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris with a wider-than-expected margin. In Philadelphia, a traditional Democratic stronghold, many were in shock.
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- A window into the hidden lives of Afghan women cut off from society • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The harsh realities of Afghan women – barred from education, employment and public life under Taliban rule – are depicted in the Paris exhibition "No Woman's Land", which reveals their struggles through powerful images and testimonies. Canadian-Iranian photojournalist Kiana Hayeri and French researcher Mélissa Cornet travelled across Afghanistan, documenting the hardships endured by women and girls. Read more here ▶︎ https://rfi.my/B73S.y
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- Title
- Why is French singer Aya Nakamura so popular abroad? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- French-Malian reggaeton star Aya Nakamura has become one of the most popular female artists singing in French worldwide, despite being the subject of racist scorn at home. Music journalist Bertrand Dicale, curator of an exhibition on French song at the recently opened International Centre of the French Language, talks about how Nakamura and other female singers have broken through language barriers.
#music #France #Nakamura
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- Title
- Meet the American doctor tackling gun violence • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In 2022, the United States recorded 48,204 gun-related deaths, an average of one death every 11 minutes. The debate over gun control continues to divide the nation, with presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump taking opposing sides. But it is the doctors like Jessica Beard, regularly faced with the carnage, who are calling for measures to deal with the issue. Read more here: https://rfi.my/B6Xw
##guns #USelections2024 #Pennsylvania
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- Trump fans hit Democratic stronghold Philadelphia • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Philadelphia and Pittsburgh form the two traditional Democratic strongholds in swing state Pennsylvania. But in the final weekend before the 2024 US presidential vote, groups of noisy Republican campaigners spread throughout downtown Philadelphia engaging in sometimes vitriolic discussions. RFI's Jan van der Made met some of them.
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##USA #elections2024 #Philadelphia
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- Zimbabwean artist shares love of native land • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Zimbabwean artist Gillian Rosselli's abstract paintings are a testament to her deep love of her homeland's dramatic landscapes and its resilient people. She came to Europe for the first time in 2024 with two major exhibitions - one at the Venice Biennale at the Zimbabwe pavilion and the "Also Known as Africa" art and design fair (AKAA) in Paris. Read more here: https://rfi.my/B61a
##zimbabwe #art #AKAA
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- US election 2024: Media in a divided country • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In a society as divided as the United States, news media serves less to provide information than to confirm pre-existing beliefs, according to political scientist Wesley Leckrone of Widener University. Follow RFI's coverage of the US elections here: https://rfi.my/B6Sp
#US election 2024 #United States #Media
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- Title
- US election 2024: Postcard from Philadelphia • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- RFI speaks to Daniel Laurison, a professor of sociology at Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, about how the poorest big city in the United States has been "underfunded" and "neglected". Read more here : https://rfi.my/B6Io
##US #elections2024 #Philadelphia
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- Title
- Game-changing French seniors bowl their way into the digital age • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Paris hosted a national e-bowling final for competitors aged 65 and older, highlighting the strength and drive of senior players. The tournament, organised by French organisation Silver Geek during #ParisGamesWeek, has gained popularity among the elderly and culminated in a showdown featuring four finalists. #PGW
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- Title
- Primatologist Jane Goodall warns: ‘The world is a mess’ ahead of COP16 • RFI English
- Runtime
- 14:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As officials from around 200 countries prepared to meet in Colombia in 2025 for the Cop16 biodiversity, British zoologist Jane Goodall told RFI/France 2024 that there is little time left to reverse the downward slide. She wants the United Nations meeting to lead to action rather than "words and false promises".
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- Title
- TERRA: International artists exhibiting in Burgundy • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As Paris hosts multiple events, fairs and exhibitions around the new Art Basel event in October, RFI went to Burgundy to meet the team behind TERRA, a monumental site-specific series of three exhibitions inviting artists from all around the world to relate with the French region known for its wines and traditions of hospitality. Read more here: https://rfi.my/B4r7
#burgundy #art #culture
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- Title
- Towering Scientists: François Arago's Legacy marked by medallions across Paris • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- François Arago is immortalised in an unusual way across Paris - through a series of 135 bronze medallions embedded in the ground. These medallions, each bearing his name, form a trail marking the Paris Meridian, a historical line once used as the prime meridian before Greenwich became the global standard.
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- Malam, an artist taking the idea of a 'collection' to a new level • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam’s giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited to the Also Known as Africa contemporary art and design fair (AKAA) in Paris, the artist says his installations are in fact a harsh critique of society’s obsessive consumerism and disregard for the environment. RFI met him at the event.
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##AKAA2024 #MALAM #Africa #art
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- France struggles to decide what place screens should have in schools • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- France lags behind many countries when it comes to using technology in classrooms, due in part to lack of coordination and a clear policy. But educators concerned about the impact of screen usage in schools say the country has the chance to reflect on best practice before rushing to adopt new tech.
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- BepiColombo continues mission to Mercury carrying cutting-edge French technology • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- BepiColombo is a joint space mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that is aimed at studying Mercury, the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system. One of the key instruments is being developed in France.
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- Middle East marks first anniversary of attacks that plunged region into conflict • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- One year after Hamas launched its deadly 7 October attacks on Israel, the conflict they sparked threatens to engulf not only the Palestinian territories but the wider region.Ehud Barak, former Israeli primer minister, explains why he thinks the country's current strategy is the wrong one.
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- Title
- Meet the man shaping a francophone future in East Africa • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- "What people don't realise is that there's more French spoken in Africa than English, so it's extremely important, even for our own African integration, for people to learn French," said UN human rights advisor Chris Mburu who turned his Kenyan hometown of Mitahato into something very unexpected – a French-speaking village. He shared his vision with RFI at the Festival de la Francophonie in Paris.
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- Photographing the 'curse' of green algae on French shores • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- For the last few years, large sections of the French coastline, in particular in Brittany, have been swamped by toxic green algae. Scientists say it forms due to a glut of chemical waste from intensive farming that spills into the sea. RFI met French photographer Alice Pallot, who is exposing the problem thanks to an unusual and surprisingly beautiful perspective. Her work is part of La Gacilly Photo Festival until 3 November 2024. Read more here: https://rfi.my/B1AY
##photography #LaGacilly #France #environment
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- Low-tech living in Paris • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Since mid-July, French engineer Corentin de Chatelperron and Belgian designer Caroline Pultz have been living in a lab-apartment in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris. The couple is conducting an experiment to live self-sufficiently for four months, using low-tech solutions in their suburban space.
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- Title
- Restituting human remains to French Guiana • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Native Americans from French Guiana and Suriname were recently in Paris to demand the restitution of the remains of six of their ancestors who died after being exhibited in so-called human zoos in the late 19th century. Corinne Toka Devilliers helped organise a shamanic ceremony at Paris's Museum of Mankind to prepare her fellow Kali'na for the voyage home. https://rfi.my/B0TZ.f
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- Title
- Naming streets with no names • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Until recently, French villages with fewer than 2,000 residents did not need to name their streets – but legislation that came into effect this summer now requires them to identify roads to make it easier for emergency services and delivery people to find them. Geographer Frederic Giraut talks about how the law is impacting the culture and heritage of small, rural localities. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 116, listen here: https://rfi.my/Azbs.y
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- Title
- Swiss-based scientist awarded Grand Medal by the Académie des Sciences in France • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Professor Michael N. Hall, a distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel in Switzerland, has been awarded the prestigious Grand Medal by the Académie des Sciences in France. This honor recognizes Hall’s groundbreaking contributions to molecular biology. His discoveries have offered a foundational breakthrough in modern biology, significantly advancing our understanding of diseases such as cancer, aging, and metabolic disorders.
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- Title
- 70 years of the best of science at CERN • RFI English
- Runtime
- 8:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This year CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research),one of the world's most respected centers for scientific research, turns 70. Based in Geneva, its primary focus is on exploring fundamental questions in physics, particularly particle physics. As such CERN is a key player in advancing our understanding of the universe through cutting-edge research in physics and technological innovation.Founded in 1954 it employs about 2500 people of all nationalities.
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- Title
- Moroccan artist gets 'back to basics' with henna recipe • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The exhibition "Tomorrow is Cancelled - Art and Views on Moderation" brings together 23 contemporary artists who confront humanity’s relationship to the environment using different mediums. Rita Alaoui’s video installation explores her Moroccan family heritage and pays tribute to the art of using of medicinal plants. It is on display at the EDF Group Foundation gallery in Paris, until 29 September 2024. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AzAp
##art #Paris #henna
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- Title
- 'The Screen Generation': a time bomb for kids • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Recent research shows that children - and their parents - are spending more and more time in front of screens: 36 hours a week on average in France. Photographer Jérôme Gence's latest project "The screen generation" explores the use of devices and the consequences. RFI met him at the Visa pour l'Image photography festival in Perpignan. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AyzI
##photography #france #screens
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- Title
- The 1924 'Silent Games', first step towards modern deaf sports • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Decades before the Paralympic Games were born, the world's first multi-discipline competition for athletes with a disability took place in Paris in the summer of 1924. Reserved for deaf competitors, the International Silent Games were a landmark in sports history and laid the foundations for today's contests. An exhibition at France's National Institute for the Deaf tells the story.
#sport #Paris #disability
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- Title
- Surreal Canadian-Persian film defies borders, promotes community • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Set "somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg", Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s second feature film Universal Language is a homage to family and community. Filmed in Farsi and French, its quaint, absurdist humour has enchanted festival audiences worldwide. It has also been selected to represent Canada in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars. RFI caught up with Rankin after the film's première at the Cannes Film Fesitval in May. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AypL
##Cannes2024 #Canada #cinema
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- Title
- Developing inclusive sports • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This summer's Paralympics in Paris shone a light on disability and the challenges disabled people in France face in getting access to sport. Novosports one of only 40 sports clubs in Paris open to players with disabilities, is focused on inclusive sports, where people with and without disabilities can train together. Listen to the Spotlight on France podcast, where club founder Jerome Rousseau talks about developing inclusive volleyball. Listen to Episode 115, here
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- Title
- Bringing the overlooked impact of DR Congo’s displacement crisis into focus • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- British photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham - recognised for his striking images of civilians displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo - wants to bring the untold story of the M23 rebellion to "as many new audiences as possible." His work recently earned him the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or award, an honour given to photographers who excel in documenting humanitarian crises.
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- Title
- Inside Ecuador's drug war with US photojournalist John Moore • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Getty Images special correspondent John Moore travelled to Ecuador in February 2024 to document the country’s response to the gang crisis. The resulting exhibition is on show at the Visa pour l'image Festival in Perpignan, in the south of France.
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- Title
- Towering Scientists: Foucault’s pendulum shows Earth’s rotation • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In 1851, the French physicist Léon Foucault provided an experimental proof of the earth’s rotation through his famous pendulum experiment. Although known the world over for this ingenious experiment, Fouacult also made several important contributions to physics including the discovery of eddy currents as well as measuring the speed of light. Foucault is one of the 72 scientists whose names are engraved on the sides of the Eiffel tower.
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- Title
- StreetNav application offers guide to city life after Paris Paralympics • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As the Paris Paralympics bring fresh scrutiny to the shortage of accessible services in France, RFI's Paul Myers met the developers of a route-finding app aiming to help users navigate the capital no matter what their mobility.
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- Title
- 'The Two Walls': photographing migrants and their heart-rending journey • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In his photo series "The Two Walls", Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra documents the plight of migrants trying to reach the US from Mexico’s border and the impact of the increasingly tough immigration policies enforced by the neighbouring countries. RFI met him at France's annual Visa pour l'Image Festival, in Perpignan. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AviL
##photography #UnitedStates #migration
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- Title
- Team USA brings Paralympics magic to French suburb • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The United States Paralympic slogan is “One for All” and just like the Paralympic flag represents body, mind and spirit, Team USA is conscious about pampering their sportsmen and women so they can obtain their best possible performances. That’s why they chose the Athletica complex as their training hub. RFI went to the site in Eaubonne, just 20 kms north of Paris. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AvfQ
##Paris2024 #TEAMUSA #parasports
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- Aussie athletes find home away from home at Paralympic village • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 160 members of the Australian Paralympic Team have settled into their digs at the Athletes’ Village just north of Paris and are enjoying the lively atmosphere. Staff members have gone out of their way to make sure they feel at home, ready to perform at their best and beat their overall Tokyo haul of 80 medals. RFI met Michael Perry, in charge of the 32 para-athletes at the Games. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AvUt
##Paralmpics #Paris2024 #Australia ##AUSParalympics
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- Title
- Seine swimming to return to heart of Paris after century of bans • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- After much ado and a €1.4 billion cleanup, Paris is set to bring swimming back to the River Seine. Following the Olympics triumph, where athletes turned the river into a sporting arena, the city plans to open three central sites next year. This bold move will allow experienced swimmers to dive into a tradition that’s been off-limits for a century. RFI quizzed some punters on whether they’d be tempted to make a splash in Paris's historically polluted waterway. Read more here : https://rfi.my/Av3y
##Paris #Seine #swimming #summer
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- Title
- Parasports get star treatment at Paris fanzone • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Paris’ elegant City Hall is home to one of the city’s many fanzones during the Paralympic Games. Families can watch events on the big screens, catch some cultural performances and above all, try one of the many workshops designed to raise awareness for parasports.
##Paris2024 #Paralympics #parasport
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- Title
- Marseille museum welcomes nude visitors for naturist exhibition • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Mucem museum in the southern French city of Marseille is inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to the naturist lifestyle. The exhibition can be visited once a month, naked or almost naked - but wearing shoes.
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- Title
- Australian photographer’s lament for lost landscapes comes to Brittany festival • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Anne Zahalka’s multimedia photographic works depicting Australian wildlife and landscapes are eye-catching, intriguing and sometimes unsettling. As one of the guests of honour at La Gacilly Photo Fesitval in Brittany, she presents her native land in a new light to help visitors understand the dangers it faces from climate change and human activity.
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##FestivalPhotoLaGacilly ##Australia #climatechange
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