Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
Radio: BBC Radio Cymru 2
Categories: News & Politics
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In spectacular style, bridges and riverbanks were used as catwalks, stages and grandstands, with performances by Lady Gaga in French and the French-Malian singer, Aya Nakamura. The culmination of the show included Celine Dion standing on an illuminated Eiffel Tower. Also: Bangladesh police detain protest leaders at a hospital, and a Scottish peat bog gets UNESCO world heritage status.
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5685 - Opening ceremony of Olympic Games takes place in ParisSat, 27 Jul 2024
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5684 - French travel chaos hours before OlympicsFri, 26 Jul 2024
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5683 - Final rallies are held before Venezuela's presidential electionThu, 25 Jul 2024
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5682 - Typhoon Gaemi wreaks havoc across AsiaThu, 25 Jul 2024
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5681 - Netanyahu defends Gaza war as protesters rally outside US CongressThu, 25 Jul 2024
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5680 - Almost one in three people in care abused in New ZealandWed, 24 Jul 2024
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5679 - US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failuresWed, 24 Jul 2024
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5678 - Kamala Harris has enough support to become presidential candidateTue, 23 Jul 2024
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5677 - Harris kicks off presidential campaign with attacks on TrumpTue, 23 Jul 2024
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5676 - Democrats back Harris after Biden ends re-election campaignMon, 22 Jul 2024
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5675 - Biden special: President ends re-election campaignSun, 21 Jul 2024
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5674 - Donald Trump holds first rally since shootingSun, 21 Jul 2024
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5673 - The Happy Pod: South Korea's Samba diplomatSat, 20 Jul 2024
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5672 - Crowdstrike CEO 'deeply sorry' for impact of global IT outageFri, 19 Jul 2024
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5671 - A major worldwide IT outage affects airports, media organisations, banking and healthcareFri, 19 Jul 2024
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5670 - Obama has 'concerns' about Biden running againFri, 19 Jul 2024
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5669 - Von der Leyen re-elected as European Commission presidentThu, 18 Jul 2024
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5668 - Biden suffering Covid infectionThu, 18 Jul 2024
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5667 - Paris mayor swims in Olympics riverWed, 17 Jul 2024
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5666 - US Senator Bob Menendez convicted of corruptionTue, 16 Jul 2024
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5665 - Ukraine's troop mobilisation deadlineTue, 16 Jul 2024
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5664 - Trump names Ohio senator JD Vance as running mateMon, 15 Jul 2024
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5663 - Kenyan police say they have arrested a 'psychopathic serial killer'Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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5662 - What we know about the Trump attackerSun, 14 Jul 2024
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5661 - Trump special: Calls for unity following attackSun, 14 Jul 2024
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5660 - Trump special: Shots fired at former presidentSun, 14 Jul 2024
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5659 - The Happy Pod: Inspiring my daughter to donate a kidneySat, 13 Jul 2024
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5658 - 'I am running and we're going to win' - Biden vows at Detroit campaign rallySat, 13 Jul 2024
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5657 - President Biden defiant despite more gaffesFri, 12 Jul 2024
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5656 - Biden faces media as re-election bid hangs in balanceFri, 12 Jul 2024
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5655 - China furious with Nato accusationsThu, 11 Jul 2024
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5654 - Nato confirms support for Ukraine's 'irreversible path' to membershipThu, 11 Jul 2024
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5653 - Israel orders Gaza City to evacuateWed, 10 Jul 2024
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5652 - Nato 75th anniversary summit begins in WashingtonTue, 09 Jul 2024
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5651 - Ukraine mourns dead after airstrikeTue, 09 Jul 2024
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5650 - US President Joe Biden tells Democrats he will not stand asideMon, 08 Jul 2024
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5649 - Dozens killed in Russian missile attacks on UkraineMon, 08 Jul 2024
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5648 - France election: voters reject the far rightSun, 07 Jul 2024
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5647 - Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as presidentSat, 06 Jul 2024
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5646 - The Happy Pod: How kindness made a dream come trueSat, 06 Jul 2024
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5645 - Britain's new PM Keir Starmer appoints cabinet after election winSat, 06 Jul 2024
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5644 - Labour Party wins landslide victory in UK electionFri, 05 Jul 2024
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5643 - UK Election SpecialFri, 05 Jul 2024
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5642 - Exit polls suggest UK election landslide for LabourThu, 04 Jul 2024
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5641 - Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from LebanonThu, 04 Jul 2024
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5640 - Joe Biden is under pressure but says he won't quit the presidential raceThu, 04 Jul 2024
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5639 - Japan top court rules forced sterilisation unconstitutionalWed, 03 Jul 2024
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5638 - Democratic Party congressman calls for Joe Biden to withdraw from electionWed, 03 Jul 2024
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5637 - Mass evacuation order in southern GazaTue, 02 Jul 2024
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5636 - Donald Trump calls Supreme Court immunity ruling a 'big win' for democracyTue, 02 Jul 2024
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