The Soapbox: Olympic concerns in France, Indigenous festival in Australia, soccer federation scandal in Spain

Washington Square News— In France, Olympic Games face safety concerns French president Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the opening ceremony for this summer’s Olympic Games may be relocated from the River Seine due to security concerns. The Games are set to be held in Paris in just under a hundred days, from July 26-Aug. 11. The security This story The Soapbox: Olympic concerns in France, Indigenous festival in Australia, soccer federation scandal in Spain appeared first on Washington Square News.

Euro Weekly News—France’s mayors voice Games concerns. Local authorities in France fear that too many of their police officers will be seconded to Paris for the Olympic Games. Jean-Paul Fournier, mayor of Nimes, said on April 15 that he was relieved the Pentecost Feria held between May 16 and 20 fell early this year . Cancelling the Feria, which will attract a […]

@thelocalfrance—Olympic torch sets sail at start of its voyage to France. The Olympic flame set sail on Saturday on its voyage to France on board the Belem, the Torch Relay reaching its climax at the revolutionary Paris Games opening ceremony along the river Seine on July 26.

KOBI-TV NBC5—Sen. Wyden voices concerns over federal surveillance bill. Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has voiced citizen safety concerns over the federal legislator’s passing of a new surveillance bill Friday. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act re-authorizes federal surveillance for the next two years. It gives the government access to internet and cell phone data without the need of a warrant in order to help […]