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Novak Djokovic wins record 370th Slam match but isn't sure he can continue at the French Open

The player injured his right knee, on Monday, against No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round. He is supposed to meet No. 7 seed Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals on Wednesday

Published yesterday at 11:16 pm (Paris), updated at 12:59 am Le Monde with AP

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Mbappé officially confirmed to join Real Madrid

The Spanish club announced on Monday that the PSG striker would wear their colors for the next five years. Mbappé, currently preparing for Euro 2024, will have to find his footing at a global institution.

Published yesterday at 7:46 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 8:04 pm Denis Ménétrier

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French Open 2024: Andreeva dashes French hopes as she heads for Grand Slam quarter-final

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva, who has only dropped one set in the tournament so far, has knocked France's Varvara Gracheva out of the French Open.

Published yesterday at 7:00 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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French Open 2024: Sabalenko powers into quarter-finals as De Minaur sends Medvedev home

As the fourth round at Roland-Garros continued, some top seeds sailed through, whilst others including men's number four, Danii Medvedev, failed to make the grade.

Published yesterday at 5:47 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 5:54 pm Le Monde with AP

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The creatures of the deep that could sink Olympic swimming in the Seine

This month, Netflix will release 'Sous la Seine,' a film in which a killer shark preys on athletes. With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner, let's take a look at the critters lurking in the river due to host swimming events.

Published yesterday at 5:09 pm (Paris) Marjorie Philibert

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Paris 2024: Thierry Henry unveils preliminary France squad with Lacazette, but no Mbappé or Griezmann 'for now'

The coach of France's Olympic football team announced a squad of 25 players for the Paris 2024 Games, which is set to still change over the summer. PSG's Bradley Barcola and Warren Zaïre-Emery are also included.

Published yesterday at 12:07 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 2:00 pm Sports department

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French Open 2024: Varvara Gracheva, France's rising star at Roland-Garros

Born in Moscow and naturalized in 2023, the Frenchwoman qualified for the fourth round thanks to a solid match (7-5, 6-3) against Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu. She is the only French player left in the second week of the French Open.

Published yesterday at 11:45 am (Paris), updated yesterday at 2:22 pm Yann Bouchez

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French Open 2024: Dimitrov vs. Sinner and Alcaraz vs. Tsitsipas in quarters

Dimitrov eliminated No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz, and Australian Open champion Sinner recovered from a terrible start to beat unseeded Corentin Moutet on Sunday. Alcaraz, a two-time major champion, defeated No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Tsitsipas, a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, came back to eliminate unseeded Matteo Arnaldi.

Published yesterday at 1:07 am (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Rugby: Dupont guides France to Sevens glory

High expectations on the France rugby sevens side for its Paris home Olympics were elevated after it won its first world series title in Madrid on Sunday. The French team outmuscled Argentina in the final 19-5.World Series

Published on June 2, 2024, at 10:55 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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French auction house postpones sale of Maradona trophy amid probe into ownership

The auction house Aguttes paused the planned auction as French prosecutors investigate claim the Golden Ball in question was stolen decades ago.

Published on June 2, 2024, at 12:51 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Yet again, French Open fails to fill gaping holes of empty hospitality seats

Like in recent years, the empty boxes on the center court at the Parisian tournament are a source of controversy. Organizers seem powerless to fix the problem.

Published on June 2, 2024, at 10:00 am (Paris), updated on June 2, 2024, at 3:59 pm Elisabeth Pineau

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Euro 2024: 'I'm Lilian's son, but above all, I'm Marcus Thuram'

After a successful season with Inter Milan, the eldest son of the 1998 world champion has been included in Didier Deschamps' list of 25 players selected for the 2024 European championships.

Published on June 2, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris) Oscar Korbosli

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Champions League: Record-breaking Real Madrid wins title for 15th time

The Spanish team has now won their last nine European Cup finals and won the competition six times in the last 11 seasons.

Published on June 1, 2024, at 11:13 pm (Paris), updated on June 2, 2024, at 9:11 am Le Monde

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Paris 2024: Cycling already a winner

The 'first cycling Games in history,' as the organizers call them, are based on the promise of 415 kilometers of bike lanes, some of which have been specially created for the event and will be retained after the Olympic Games. Some hope that the sporting event will stimulate bike use in the Paris metropolis, as it did after the pandemic.

Published on June 1, 2024, at 4:24 pm (Paris) Olivier Razemon Le Monde infographics

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An 'Islamist-inspired' attack targeting an Olympic event has been foiled, says Interior Ministry

An 18-year-old Chechen was arrested in southeast France, according to the ministry's press release, which stated this was the 'first foiled attack' on the Paris Olympic Games. The suspect has been indicted and imprisoned, according to the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office.

Published on May 31, 2024, at 6:55 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Football: Monaco player gets four-match ban for hiding anti-homophobia logo

Camara opted not to support a French league campaign against homophobia by hiding the logo on the front of his shirt as he played for Monaco against Nantes in the final game of the season on May 19.

Published on May 31, 2024, at 3:20 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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French Open bans alcohol in the stands in crackdown on unruly fans

David Goffin claimed he was spat at by a spectator while women's defending champion Iga Swiatek scolded spectators for making noise during her match with Naomi Osaka.

Published on May 30, 2024, at 3:10 pm (Paris), updated on May 30, 2024, at 4:41 pm Le Monde with AFP

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French Open 2024: Swiatek survives Osaka scare, Alcaraz and Sinner move on

Defending champion Iga Swiatek escaped from match point down against Naomi Osaka to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz overcame a scare of his own as persistent rain caused widespread disruption to the tournament.

Published on May 30, 2024, at 3:22 am (Paris), updated on May 30, 2024, at 8:34 am Le Monde with AFP

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Olympiakos wins Europa Conference League 2024, making Greek history

Olympiakos emerged victorious over Fiorentina in a final that lacked excitement. Clinching its first European trophy, the Greek club defeated the Italian side in extra time with a goal from Ayoub El Kaabi.

Published on May 30, 2024, at 12:24 am (Paris), updated on May 30, 2024, at 8:16 am Le Monde with AFP

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Lascaux cave, Bordeaux vineyards: The Olympic flame's third week in France, in photos

The Olympic torch is making its way around France ahead of the start of the Paris Games on July 26.

Published on May 29, 2024, at 2:56 pm (Paris) Photography desk

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French police arrest 15 for drug trafficking near Olympic village

The arrests took place at a dealing point that police have been monitoring in the run-up to the Olympic Games, according to a police source, as police have increased their operations in the lead up to July 26, expecting a spike in crimes during the Games.

Published on May 29, 2024, at 12:38 pm (Paris), updated on May 29, 2024, at 12:49 pm Le Monde with AFP

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'Emotional' Cornet ends career after record 69th straight Grand Slam

French tennis player Alizé Cornet made her debut at the French Open at age 15. She reached a career-high ranking of 11th in 2009 and enjoyed a surprise run to the 2022 Australian Open quarter-finals

Published on May 28, 2024, at 6:26 pm (Paris), updated on May 28, 2024, at 7:46 pm Le Monde with AFP

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French Open 2024: Rafael Nadal loses swansong match

Losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 against Germany's Alexander Zverev, Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal was beaten in his 116th French Open match, a likely end to his career at the Paris tournament.

Published on May 27, 2024, at 6:44 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Ivan Ljubicic: 'It may be easier for the French to pull off a surprise at the Olympics than at the French Open'

The Croatian former world number three, who is director of Ambition 2024 at the French Tennis Federation, talks about his work to restore French tennis to its former glory.

Published on May 27, 2024, at 2:19 pm (Paris), updated on May 27, 2024, at 9:04 pm Valentin Moinard

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Paris 2024: Hotels and Airbnb rental prices continue to fall due to oversupply

Some 145,000 homes have been listed on Airbnb for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, compared with 65,000 in normal times. But many have yet to be rented.

Published on May 27, 2024, at 10:13 am (Paris) Marjorie Cessac

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Rafael Nadal, king of clay, returns to French Open for last dance

Long in doubt, his body battered by injury, the Spaniard begins his 19th tournament on Paris clay against Alexander Zverev on Monday. It will likely be his last.

Published on May 27, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris) Elisabeth Pineau

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Formula 1: Charles Leclerc wins first home Monaco Grand Prix

Published on May 26, 2024, at 6:09 pm (Paris) Le Monde

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American Golfer Grayson Murray, two-time PGA Tour winner, dies at age 30

He died one day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge at Colonial. There were no immediate details on the circumstances of his death.

Published on May 26, 2024, at 1:54 am (Paris), updated on May 26, 2024, at 8:49 am Le Monde with AP

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PSG wins the French Cup and completes the double in Mbappé's last game

Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 2-1 in the French Cup final on Saturday. The final was somewhat overshadowed by incidents ahead of the game, with rival fans clashing at a motorway toll near Lille.

Published on May 25, 2024, at 11:11 pm (Paris), updated on May 26, 2024, at 8:46 am Le Monde with AP and AFP

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Rugby: Toulouse beats Leinster 31-22 after extra time in Champions Cup final thriller

Two penalties from Thomas Ramos enabled French giants Toulouse to build a decisive nine-point lead in Saturday's European club rugby final.

Published on May 25, 2024, at 6:51 pm (Paris), updated on May 25, 2024, at 7:11 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Mbappé's stats: How PSG star made Ligue 1 history with seven titles and 191 goals

The 25-year-old forward, who will play his last match for Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final on Saturday, broke many records during his eight years playing in the French league.

Published on May 25, 2024, at 2:00 pm (Paris) Dorian Jullien Romain Geoffroy

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Olivier Giroud plans to end international career after Euro

France's all-time leading scorer said in an interview with L'Equipe that this summer's tournament in Germany would be his last with the national team.

Published on May 24, 2024, at 11:20 am (Paris), updated on May 24, 2024, at 11:48 am Le Monde with AP

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Mediation last chance to avoid eviction for Paris pétanque club, police warn

A pétanque club near Montmartre faces eviction from the secluded garden its 300 or so members use if mediation talks with the city council, which owns the land, fail.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 4:19 pm (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 4:52 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Nadal to face Zverev in first round of farewell French Open

Rafael Nadal will face the world number four Alexander Zverev in what is expected to be his last match at the Grand Slam tournament he has won 14 times – unless he can pull off an upset.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 3:14 pm (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 3:48 pm Le Monde with AFP

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French Open draw: Swiatek and Osaka in potential 2nd round clash

The defending champion Iga Swiatek could face former world number one Naomi Osaka, who has never gotten past the third round.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 2:48 pm (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 2:50 pm Le Monde with AFP

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French Open 2024: World number five Pegula pulls out

The American tennis star announced her withdrawal on Instagram on Thursday, explaining that she had not sufficiently recovered from an injury.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 12:26 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Paris Olympics: Rail staff offered bonus of up to €1,900 for working during Games

In the wake of a well-attended strike, the national rail company SNCF has offered a bonus of €95 gross per day to the 50,000 SNCF agents mobilized during the Games, up to a maximum of €1,900. Unions are expected to agree.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 10:50 am (Paris) Jean-Michel Bezat

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo set to swim in the Seine on June 23

The socialist elected official invited a number of VIPs to swim in the river on Olympic and Paralympic Day. Should weather conditions prove unfavorable, or water quality inadequate, the swim will be postponed until June 30.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 3:22 am (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 8:16 am Philippe Le Coeur

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Atalanta win Europa League beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0

Bayer Leverkusen's 51-match unbeaten winning streak ended along with their hopes of Europa League victory on Wednesday after crushing 3-0 defeat by Atalanta.

Published on May 22, 2024, at 11:52 pm (Paris), updated on May 23, 2024, at 7:21 am Le Monde with AP and AFP

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French Open 2024: Two-time finalist Thiem knocked out from qualifiers

The 30-year-old Austrian player has announced he will retire at the end of the 2024 season.

Published on May 22, 2024, at 2:46 pm (Paris), updated on May 22, 2024, at 5:32 pm Le Monde with AP

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Paris 2024: To win medals at home, France has recruited abroad

In the run-up to the Olympic Games, the National Sports Agency has allowed some sports disciplines to hire foreign coaches.

Published on May 21, 2024, at 11:33 am (Paris) Jérôme Porier

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Paris 2024 Olympics: 1 million football tickets still available

Tickets for the men's and women's Olympic football tournaments are struggling to sell. Of the 2.5 million tickets, 1 million have yet to be snapped up.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 3:58 pm (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 3:59 pm Philippe Le Coeur

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Monaco player taping over LGBT logo 'unacceptable,' says French sports minister

The French sports minister has called for sanctions against Mohamed Camara and his Monaco club after he covered a pro-LGBTQ logo on his jersey with white tape.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 2:27 pm (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 3:03 pm Le Monde with AFP

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100 days before Paralympics, Paris seeks to boost ticket sales

Organizers have launched an advertising campaign for the Paralympic Games that begin on August 28. Two-thirds of the tickets are still available.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 10:10 am (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 10:14 am Le Monde with AFP

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Paris train drivers to go on strike Tuesday over Olympic Games bonuses

Rail workers' unions are pressuring SNCF in negotiations over bonuses for working through the Olympic period.

Published on May 20, 2024, at 9:02 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Manchester City wins fourth consecutive Premier League title

Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 to clinch the title on the final day, ahead of Arsenal.

Published on May 19, 2024, at 7:28 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Mbappé left out of PSG squad for final Ligue 1 match

Kylian Mbappé is not traveling to Metz for the final league match of the season. His last chance to appear for Paris Saint-Germain before his departure will be the Coupe de France final.

Published on May 19, 2024, at 11:30 am (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Boxing: Usyk beats Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight champion

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk defeated Britain's Tyson Fury by split decision on Sunday to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years.

Published on May 19, 2024, at 4:02 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Paris 2024: Olympic torch relay begins with popular success

The first 10 days of the torch's route, which began in Marseille on May 9, have been better attended than the authorities had forecast.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 11:04 pm (Paris), updated on May 19, 2024, at 8:58 am Philippe Le Cœur

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New Caledonia removed from Olympic torch's route following unrest

The French territory in the Pacific Ocean is under a state of emergency since violent clashes have broken out as French lawmakers adopted a constitutional reform to change voter lists there.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 7:16 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Paris 2024: 55,000 spectators turn out to cheer the Olympic torch in Toulouse

The Olympic torch relay in Toulouse on Friday came to a climactic close in an enthusiastic Stade Ernest-Wallon.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 3:51 pm (Paris), updated on May 19, 2024, at 12:11 pm Audrey Sommazi

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Lyon win French title ahead of Women's Champions League final

The 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain is good news for the team, who will be challenging Barcelona in the Champions League final on May 25.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 12:27 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Three major Paris roads closed to traffic from Friday

The first road closures in Paris began on Friday, May 17, to allow for the construction of infrastructure for the Olympics.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 6:00 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 6:04 pm Service Sports

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Putin rejects Macron's call for Ukraine ceasefire during Olympics

The French president restated on Friday his idea of 'an Olympic truce so that Russia ceases its current operations' in Ukraine, to Putin's disapproval.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 5:56 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Paris 2024 Olympics: What was promised and what will actually be ready?

In 2016, Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics boasted lofty ambitions. But as the city counts down the days until the opening ceremony on July 26, some of these promises have fallen through.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 4:10 pm (Paris), updated on May 20, 2024, at 2:24 pm Marion Huysman Félix Pommier Diana Liu 04:00

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Paris Olympics 2024: 500 recipes on the athletes' menu, but no burgers or fries

The restaurant in the Athletes' Village, open 24/7 for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will have to meet competitors' high standards, nutrition being key to sporting success.

Published on May 17, 2024, at 11:37 am (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 11:45 am Laurence Girard

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Wembanyama headlines France's basketball roster

Head coach Vincent Collet has announced a list of 19 players – featuring NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert – which will be trimmed to 12.

Published on May 16, 2024, at 11:09 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 8:36 am Le Monde with AFP

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Euro 2024: Deschamps announces 25-man squad

France coach Didier Deschamps brought back midfielder N'Golo Kanté and gave a first call-up to PSG forward Bradley Barcola.

Published on May 16, 2024, at 10:07 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 7:54 am Le Monde with AP and AFP

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The first week of the Olympic torch relay in pictures

From lagoons to historic landmarks, the Olympic flame has already gone on an impressive journey across southern France.

Published on May 15, 2024, at 9:50 pm (Paris), updated on May 17, 2024, at 5:49 pm Photography desk

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Paris 2024: The Olympic torch relay in maps

The relay began on May 9 in Marseille, a day after the torch arrived from Greece on a 19th century ship. It will reach Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony after 68 stages, including six overseas territories.

Published on May 15, 2024, at 3:00 pm (Paris) Le Monde's infographic department

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