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Le Figaro 

Deuxième nuit de violences dans le Val-d'Oise

Plusieurs véhicules ont été incendiés, des feux sur la voie publique recensés ainsi que deux tentatives d'incendie contre la mairie et une école de Beaumont-sur-Oise. Neuf personnes ont été interpellées. Mardi après-midi, c'est la mort d'un jeune homme lors de son interpellation qui a déclenché ces violences.

France24.com (fr) 

'James Bond' v Olympic moral strength

AFP previews modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games:

+ It may call itself modern but the sport proudly traces its Olympic roots back to the Stockholm Games in 1912. At Rio it is staged in the Deodoro Olympic complex on the closing weekend. Not for the faint-hearted modern pentathlon is a play of four acts - fencing, swimming, horse riding, and concluding with shooting and running, combined since London 2012. Women competed in the event for the first time at Sydney 2000. It's the inspiration of Baron de Coubertin... Читать дальше...

France24.com (fr) 

Merkel backs May’s decision to delay triggering Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to wait until 2017 before starting the formal process of leaving the EU, a day before the British leader was to meet with French President François Hollande on Thursday.

France24.com (fr) 

Foils and sabres sharpened for Rio duels

Five things on Olympic fencing in Rio:

+ One of the oldest Olympic sports fencing made its appearance at the 1896 games in Athens with the foil and sabre, weapon of choice for the Magyar tribes to resolve their differences and fight off foes in the Ural Mountains. The epee made its debut in 1900. In the women's competition, the foil came in in 1924 in Paris, the epee in 1996 and the sabre in 2004. Fencing covers 10 events, five apiece for men and women. It's staged in the 10,000-seater Carioca... Читать дальше...