Olympics organisers 'deeply apologise' for mistakenly calling South Korea North Korea during opening ceremony
Saturday, 27 July 2024 Olympics officials have "deeply apologised" for announcing South Korean athletes as North Korean during the opening ceremony of the Paris games on Friday.
Lady Gaga dazzles amidst pink poms and welcomes us to Paris, while Celine Dion stuns us all with a majestic performance under the Eiffel tower and teams from countries across the world make their entrance sailing down the River Seine. The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway and kicked off the...
Great Britain's Evie Richards holds off Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot to win the women’s cross-country short track race at the Mountain Bike World.. BBC Sport
An elderly couple has been taken to hospital after the car they were in fell into a sinkhole in South Korea on Thursday, local media reports have said. Sky News
Kanye West's living it up in South Korea with his family ... taking his daughter North to a toy store for a little shopping R&R. The doting dad of four hit the.. TMZ.com
North Korea has been devastated by severe flooding in its northern province, with over 4,000 homes inundated and 5,000 residents cut off. In response, Russia has stepped forward with a humanitarian aid offer, which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warmly accepted. However, Kim has rejected South Korean aid, despite their offer of assistance. What does this mean for regional dynamics and international relations? Watch as we break down the latest developments, explore the geopolitical implications, and analyze the strategic choices made by North Korea and its allies.
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Para-archer Jodie Grinham beats Paralympics GB team-mate and reigning champion Phoebe Paterson Pine to win bronze in the women's individual compound. BBC Sport
"His room is still the same" and "there's always a missing chair around the table", says Pip, whose younger brother Sanjiv Kundi was 41 when he vanished in Paris.. Sky News
Watch as Great Britain's Jaco van Gass wins gold in the men's C3 3,000m individual pursuit final, just days after being hit by a car on the streets of Paris. BBC Sport
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been pictured grinning enthusiastically as he witnessed the explosion of so-called "suicide drones", state media reports. Sky News
North Korea has issued a grave threat, promising to annihilate the U.S. and South Korea if leader Kim Jong Un gives the order. During a high-level meeting marking the 71st anniversary of the Korean War armistice, senior military officials expressed intense hostility towards the two nations, accusing them of provoking nuclear conflict. The North Korean military pledged to enhance their war capabilities to deliver an overwhelming and immediate attack on their enemies upon Kim's command.
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Organisers of the Paris Olympics say they are "really sorry" for any offence caused by their daring and quirky opening ceremony but denied "any intention to show disrespect to any religious group."..
A segment of the opening ceremony, appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper with drag artists, sparked backlash from religious conservatives, who felt it mocked Christianity.
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Australia lead medal table as France end Fiji's dominance in rugby sevens. But a wave of rows on the opening ceremony is partially overshadowing the competitions.
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