PARIS, March 24 — Parisians yesterday voted in a referendum to pedestrianise a further 500 of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by the French capital's left-leaning town hall to curb car usage and improve air quality.

PARIS, Dec 9 — The word ‘Merci’ was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse five years ago.

PARIS, Aug 30 — National badminton champion Cheah Liek Hou and his teammate Muhammad Fareez Anuar will have a chance to book their slots in the semifinals of the SU5 men's singles event (physical disability) at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games today.

PARIS, Aug 28 — The conversion of the Olympic Games venues for the Paralympics has presented "no major challenges or difficulties," and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) stressed that Paris is ready, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

SEPANG, Aug 23 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh is confident that the national contingent will achieve the four gold medals targeted for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

PARIS, Aug 12 — Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France's national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games as the French capital handed over to the next host Los Angeles.

PARIS/SEOUL, July 27 — Paris Olympic organisers have apologised to South Korea after their delegation was labelled the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the television broadcast of yesterday's opening ceremony down the River Seine, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

SEOUL, July 27 — South Korea has expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony yesterday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has demanded assurances from organisers the mistake will not happen again.

PARIS, July 27 — Olympians, Assemble! As the approximately 10,500 athletes gather to do battle for the next 17 days, France put on a spectacular and unique opening ceremony that began with a floating parade along the River Seine and ended at the iconic Eiffel Tower, with the cauldron — a flaming...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — National badminton great Datuk Lee Chong Wei has asked all parties to keep praying for and supporting the national contingent in their mission to bring glory to the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Three more corporate sponsors have pledged a RM2 million cash reward to any Malaysian athlete who succeeds in winning the nation's first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has called on the 26 athletes representing the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics to show their true strength when facing their opponents at the Games, which start tomorrow and run until August 11.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — A total of RM3.53 million was spent on six sports for the implementation of the Road To Gold (RTG) programme throughout last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — National athletes who win medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris from July 26 to Aug 11 will be rewarded with a foreign-made car, said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.

PARIS, Feb 29 — Paris 2024 Olympics organisers are confident they can do without air conditioning at the athletes village, which will be delivered slightly ahead of schedule when it is officially unveiled by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The National Sports Council (NSC) expects between 25 to 30 athletes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11, just as with previous editions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia created another piece of history after securing a decisive legal victory in the French Court that ends defunct Sulu heirs' claims over Malaysian Government's diplomatic assets.

PARIS, July 4 — Defiant gatherings were held outside town halls across France on Monday following a wave of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager of north African descent.

PARIS, June 12 — The city administration of the French capital of Paris has set up a working group on "coexistence" with rats to identify ways to improve the living conditions of citizens despite the widespread presence of rodents, reported Sputnik.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — The 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris and the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China will be the main targets of national T20 (intellectual impairment) long jump ace Datuk Abdul Latif Romly this year.