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Now playing Next France Olympic swimmers train in Seine River ahead of marathon races The training session was held after a similar test run to get swimmers used to the river was cancelled on Tuesday, over concerns about the levels of faecal matter in the water. 07/08/2024
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Now playing Next Lifestyle For next Olympics? These are the UK’s weirdest sporting events We're currently being treated to all the sporting goodness with the Paris Olympics. But across the pond, the UK has a spectacular range of baffling sports events, from throwing Wellington boots to chasing cheese. Maybe some deserving a future inclusion for the Olympic Games? 07/08/2024
Now playing Next France Paris Olympics: Seine faecal bacteria levels force new cancellation The level of faecal bacteria in the Seine was above the World Aquatics standards of 400 colony-forming units of enterococci per 100 millilitres. The women's marathon swim competition is set for Thursday, while the men are scheduled to race Friday. 06/08/2024
Now playing Next Markets What are carry trades and how do they contribute to market mayhem? The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the "carry trade". 06/08/2024
Now playing Next Business Bayer reaps benefits of demand for new cancer and kidney medicines German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG released its second quarter and half year 2024 earnings on Tuesday morning, with the company seeing an average performance in the second quarter, due to the agricultural market environment becoming tougher. 06/08/2024
Now playing Next Denmark Polish man sentenced to four months in jail for assaulting Danish PM The unidentified 39-year-old man has been charged with punching Frederiksen’s right shoulder with a clenched fist, causing her to lose her balance but not fall. Frederiksen suffered whiplash at the time. 06/08/2024
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Now playing Next Art Banksy unveils new animal artworks in London – but what do they mean? Elusive street artist Banksy has unveiled two new artworks on the sides of buildings in London: a mountain goat, perched precariously on a ledge; and two elephants, reaching out to each other from blocked-out windows. 06/08/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Pope Francis: Literature is essential to counter 'violent fake news' In a letter recently translated in eight languages, Pope Francis argues that literature should not be written off as "a minor art" due to its capacity to stimulate empathy and counter “the obsession with screens and with toxic, superficial and violent fake news.” 06/08/2024
Now playing Next Markets Wall Street sees sea of red as investors fear US economic slowdown Stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street as investors fear a US economic slowdown; Dow drops 1,000 points. 05/08/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News EU Commissioner and RAI top management: A sticky August for Meloni The Italian Prime Minister is wrestling with choices over who to nominate as the next EU Commissioner, and the new Board of Directors of the public media network RAI. Both choices involve wrangling within her coalition, and were complicated by the recent EU rule of law report. 05/08/2024