Almost 1,600 miles from Paris, the OS surfing will be held. Arranging the competitions on Tahiti, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is a choice that has led to both anger and protests. "Will everything be perfect? No," says Georgina Grenon, climate responsible for the Paris Games.
SportsIt has never been sighted alive, no one knows how many specimens exist, what they eat or how they live their lives in the Pacific Ocean. But now, what is usually described as the world's rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand.
WorldSix people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo since Saturday. Japan has experienced a rare heatwave during the rainy season, which has prompted the authorities to issue several warnings.
WorldSpy according to some, freedom of speech champion according to others. He has been accused of rape in Sweden, threatened with extradition to the USA and spent seven years confined to Ecuador's embassy. Here are all the twists and turns surrounding Julian Assange.
WorldThe espionage-accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be released after admitting to spreading confidential information and reaching an agreement with the US Department of Justice. The Australian has landed on American territory where he is expected to plead guilty overnight.
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