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☆ Olympics-IOC Has Full Confidence in Paris 2024 Olympics Security Plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said it was confident French authorities would keep the Paris 2024 Olympics safe with an extensive security plan. The opening ceremony is considered a major security challenge by itself with more than 45,000 security staff deployed on that day. French President Emmanuel Macron said last month that France was prepared to move the opening ceremony to another location should the security situation require it. With a security budget of 320 million euros ($348.42 million), France will be deploying some 35,000 security staff for the days after the opening ceremony, with many competitions and events held in the centre of the city. "This confidence was built on a report received in December (from French authorities) ... on the measures to be taken during the Games," said Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Mark Adams, Christophe Dubi, Dubi, Karolos Grohmann, Ken Ferris Organizations: Reuters, Olympic Committee, Games, IOC, Olympic Locations: Paris, France, Israel, South Korea's

☆ North Korea's Kim inspects spy satellite photos of 'target regions', US bases
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nuclear-armed North Korea launched the satellite on Tuesday, but South Korean defence officials and analysts said its capabilities have not been independently verified. Kim examined photos of Seoul and other cities of Mokpo, Kunsan, Pyeongtaek and Osan, where U.S. and South Korean military bases are located. The photos were taken as the satellite passed over the peninsula on Friday morning, state news agency KCNA said. On Saturday, Kim visited the control centre once again to examine more photos taken in the morning of different target regions in South Korea: Jinhae, Busan, Ulsan, Pohang, Daegu and Gangneung. On Thursday, South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said North Korea had "exaggerated" by saying Kim had already viewed images of Guam.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, KCNA, Carl Vinson, South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won, sik, Yonhap, Josh Smith, Jihoon Lee, Clarence Fernandez, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Korean, National Aerospace Technology Administration, Naval, Hickam Air Force, U.S . State Department, U.S, South Korean Defence Minister, Thomson Locations: Rights SEOUL, Seoul, North Korea, Mokpo, Pyeongtaek, Osan, Pyongyang, South Korea, Jinhae, Busan, Ulsan, Pohang, Daegu, Gangneung, Korean, Harbor, Hawaii, United States, Japan, Pacific, Guam, U.S

☆ South Korea city wildfire fanned by strong winds, evacuations begin
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, April 11 (Reuters) - More than 150 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea's eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds and dry weather fanned a wildfire on Tuesday, officials said. Firefighters were struggling to control the blaze that started at around 8:30 a.m. (2330 GMT) on Monday in Gangneung, officials said. The flames had prompted the evacuation of 152 residents in the city of more than 200,000 people as of noon local time, a Gangneung city official told Reuters. Photos and footage circulating on social media showed large plumes of smoke and fires razing forests and fields. Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Kenneth MaxwellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The world's fastest trains -- from China to France
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-10 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Chogo/Xinhua/Getty ImagesAs well as boasting the longest network of high-speed lines in the world, China now has the fastest scheduled trains on the planet. A statement of intent by China’s booming railway technology industry, the Fuxing trains have been developed from previous generations of high-speed trains, which were based on technology imported from Europe and Japan. The design also forms the basis of the Siemens “Velaro” family of high-speed trains, which has been sold to Spain, Russia, Turkey, China and to Eurostar for its second generation international trains. Europe’s first dedicated high-speed network is still its best known and most successful, reaching out well beyond France’s borders. Frecciarossa services operate across Italy’s T-shaped high-speed network, linking Turin, Milan and Venice in the north with Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples.

Persons: Germany's, Philipp von Ditfurth, Thomas Coex, Europe’s, Kiyoshi Ota, Al Boraq, Morocco's Al Boraq, ‘ Al, Boraq, Oriol, Iryo, Frecciarossa, Ed Jones, Alessandro Rota, sandstorms don’t, HHR Organizations: CNN, Japan’s, Vitesse, Getty, Germany's Inter, City Express, Express, Siemens, Eurostar, Bloomberg, JR, Japan Railways, Tohoku, TGV Euroduplex, Alstom, Flickr, Images Spain, Alta Velocidad, Ouigo Espana, Italian State Railways, Alitalia, Arrows, Spanish National Railways, Railway, Haramain, Speed Railway Locations: Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, France, China, Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, England, Africa, Morocco, Egypt, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Russia, United States, Shanghai, Shanghai’s Pudong, Hangzhou, Chogo, Xinhua, Japan, Beijing, Hong Kong, Harbin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Turkey, AFP, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg, Lille, London, Switzerland, Tokyo, Shin, Aomori, Hokkaido, Honshu, Tsugaru Strait, Tangier, Casablanca, Kenitra, Rabat, Oriol Paris, Madrid, Seville, Malaga, Valencia, Galicia, Barcelona, Alta Velocidad Espana, Korea, South, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, Mokpo, Pyeongchang, Turin, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Saudi, Bandar Aldandani, Mecca, Medina

☆ Festivitățile de Anul Nou din toată lumea sub semnul pandemiei. Noua Zeelandă și Australia sunt printre primele țări care au pășit în 2021
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( Jardan Cristian | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +8 min

Anul acesta, din cauza pandemiei de COVID-19, spectacolul pirotehnic a fost mult mai scurt față de anii anteriori. Evenimentul tradiţional de Anul Nou din Japonia, programat pentru 2 ianuarie, a fost anulat. Coreea de Sud anulează tradiția primului răsărit de Anul Nou, de pe plajele din GangneungCoreea de Sud trece cu cântec în 2021. Sărbătorile de Anul Nou din India vor fi, cel mai probabil, compromise anul acesta. Guvernul a interzis vânzarea de artificii și a impus restricții stricte asupra numărului de persoane care se pot aduna în public.

Persons: Sidney, Digi24, Asia îşi, Mulţi, Gladys Berejiklian, Boris Johnson, Jens Spahn Organizations: Artificiile, Tower, Televiziune, Revelion, Autorităţile, BBC, Interne, Sănătății, Times Square, Square, Times Square Alliance, One Times Locations: Asia, Pacific, Noua Zeelandă, Australia, Wellington, Sidney, Sydney, Auckland, Kiribati, Samoa, Asiei, Est, Japonia, China, Filipine, Thailanda, Maldive, Asia Centrală, Orientul Mijlociu, Beijing, East Japan, Tokyo, Marina Bay, Singapore, Coreea de Sud, Seul, India, Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Sidney Australia, New South Wales, Europa, Spania, An, Madrid, Tamisa, Londra, Anglia, Irlanda, Franța, Paris, Germania, York, SUA, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Times

☆ Finalul unui an în care lumea nu a mai fost la fel: Pandemia a schimbat festivitățile de Anul Nou de pe tot globul
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Evenimentul tradiţional de Anul Nou din Japonia, programat pentru 2 ianuarie, a fost anulat. În schimb, focurile de artificii vor lumina cerul în diferite puncte ale insulei sud-estice. Coreea de Sud anulează tradiția primului răsărit de Anul Nou, de pe plajele din GangneungCoreea de Sud trece cu cântec în 2021. Sărbătorile de Anul Nou din India vor fi, cel mai probabil, compromise anul acesta. Guvernul a interzis vânzarea de artificii și a impus restricții stricte asupra numărului de persoane care se pot aduna în public.

Persons: Asia îşi, Mulţi, Gladys Berejiklian, Boris Johnson, Jens Spahn Organizations: Televiziune, Revelion, Autorităţile, BBC, Interne, Sănătății, Times Square, Artificiile, Square, Times Square Alliance, One Times Locations: Asia, Beijing, China, Japonia, East Japan, Tokyo, Marina Bay, Singapore, Coreea de Sud, Seul, India, Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Australia, Sidney Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Europa, Spania, An, Madrid, Tamisa, Londra, Anglia, Irlanda, Franța, Paris, Germania, York, SUA, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Times

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