Information not to be missed
100 days before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Le Parisien lifts the veil this Wednesday on some mysteries surrounding the opening ceremony, planned on the Seine on July 26, the progress and organization of which are kept secret. Thierry Reboul, its great architect, tells us how he keeps this as confidential as possible. The opening ceremony is also a security headache unprecedented in the history of the competition. Find our infographic to fully understand the immense challenge it poses.
The Berluti brand unveiled on Tuesday the outfit that the French athletes will wear during the opening ceremony. Created in France, they have been carefully made in factories in Italy. It is not only the athletes who are the guarantors of the success of this event. Whether they are members of the organizing committee, designers, big bosses, journalists, ministers, chef or even boat captain, discover the 100 French people who will make the Paris Games shine.
What to also remember
PSG in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Paris Saint-Germain achieved a superb feat on Tuesday evening by beating FC Barcelona 4-1 on home soil, thanks in particular to a double from Mbappé. The Parisians have thus qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League, they will face Dortmund in two weeks. To achieve this feat, PSG relied on good organization, but above all on a state of mind worthy of the event. Ask your questions to our specialist.
The largest squat in France evacuated.
At dawn, the police evacuated some 300 migrants from an abandoned business in Vitry-sur-Seine in Val-de-Marne, 100 days before the Olympic Games. This squat housed up to 450 occupants, most of them in a regular situation according to the associations. The operation, expected for several days, prompted many homeless people to leave the area before the arrival of the police, deployed in large numbers to dislodge them.
Spectacular floods in Dubai.
Up to 80 mm of rain fell in 24 hours, exceptional levels in this desert region. Some roads collapsed and residential areas were affected by significant flooding. The international airport, one of the busiest in the world, had to divert some flights and, this Wednesday, schools are closed. Three other Gulf countries, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman also suffered heavy flooding.
It concerns you
Recipes that change, prices that rise… In the food aisle, “cheapflation” continues. The consumer organization Foodwatch is continuing its investigation into this practice which consists of discreetly changing the recipe of a food product without reducing the price, sometimes even by increasing it. She has received around a hundred reports since February. In his sights, Le Gaulois chicken cordon-bleu escalope or even Fleury Michon ham frying mince.