Transport won’t be ready, Paris mayor says ahead of 2024 Games
Paris’ Mayor Anne Hidalgo attends the 105th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the “France’s Mayors’ Association” (AMF), in Paris, France, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Paris will not be ready for the Olympics and Paralympics in terms of transport and sheltering the homeless, […]
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Fire at fuel tank in Russia’s Sochi sea resort extinguished -mayor
Sept 20 (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel tank near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has been extinguished, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. “There were no casualties,” the mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said on the Telegram messaging platform. “The airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.” […]
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PSG to explore alternatives as Paris mayor says Parc des Princes not for sale
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) – French champions Paris St Germain said they will explore “alternative options” for their home stadium after Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said the Parc des Princes was not for sale. The stadium, owned by the Paris city council, has been PSG’s home since they entered France’s top division in 1974. French […]
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Exclusive: Horse racing-U.S. Senator McConnell pushing for legislative fix to safety law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a legislative fix to a law designed to make horse racing safer after an appeals court last month ruled it unconstitutional, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters. The changes to the law, which would provide greater federal oversight […]
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Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio heads to Harvard as teaching fellow
NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is headed to Harvard this fall as a teaching fellow at the university’s schools of government and public health. De Blasio, a Democrat who served as mayor from from 2014 to 2021, will take part in “a variety of discussions, events, and programming” at […]
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Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe in sale of Angel Stadium
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 23 (Reuters) – The mayor of Anaheim, California, resigned on Monday amid a federal probe into possible corruption involving the $325 million sale of baseball’s Angel Stadium, his lawyer said. Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu had been under pressure to resign since a federal affidavit made public last week showed that he was […]
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