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Signup today Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Discover how Paris 2024 became the most media-covered Olympic Games in history See how the Olympic Games’ communications team supported by Wiztrust’s tailored PR platform overcame complex challenges-from synchronizing teams and managing thousands of journalists to ensuring top-level security Learn how innovative digital tools and expert support enabled Paris 2024 to achieve record-breaking visibility and flawless brand protection Download the full Paris 2024 Success Case now and get inspired by the strategies behind this record-breaking achievement For further information and other cases please visit Wiztrust.com protect your company and its directors from disinformation and adopt the “trust mark” of the 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formed in the first hour Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) Damien Girard (Nice Metropole Côte d’Azur) Romain Cardis (St Michel-Mavic-Auber ‘93) After Aznar threw in the towel in the final hour the remainder of the breakaway was brought back with 17 kilometres to go More attacks followed by Arkéa-B&B Hotels were intent on bringing the stage down to a sprint Attacks by Rodrigo Álvarez (Burgos BH) and then Sam Watson (Groupama-FDJ) were quickly neutralised Ben Healy delivered a powerful lead-out for his EF Education-EasyPost teammate heading into the final kilometre with Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) on the wheel but Dainese came around the outside and denied them both with Bennett snatching third place with a bike throw Results powered by FirstCycling Alasdair FotheringhamSocial Links NavigationAlasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991 He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling Multiple Islamophobic attacks were recently witnessed in France as two mosques were attacked in the country’s southeast and racist graffiti targeting Muslims were written on the street walls in the country's west racist attacks targeted two mosques in the cities of La Mure and Domene on early Tuesday The congregation arrived at the mosque in La Mure which is run by the Turkish Muslim community and found the trash bins in front of the building overturned and a small Turkish flag pennant was partially burned Islamophobic graffiti such as "Muslims are harmful" was written Security forces have launched an investigation into the incident a person believed to be drunk entered a mosque in the city of Domene on the evening of Dec and wrote statements on a paper tablecloth accusing the imam and the community of inciting terrorism The attacker managed to escape from the mosque While prosecutors have launched an investigation into the attack the security forces are investigating whether there is a connection between the two attacks Racist graffiti targeting Muslims and other minorities were also written on the walls in the center of the town of Chateau-Gontier in the Pays de la Loire region Authorities have launched an investigation into the Islamophobic and racist attacks French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said that he supports the affected Muslims in La Mure and Chateau-Gontier and that such heinous acts are against republican values the Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims in France (CCMTF) and xenophobic ideas have been on the rise in the country and Muslims have been exposed to direct attacks Pointing out that Muslims have witnessed an escalating hatred towards them with the closure of mosques the statement called for the condemnation of these attacks and for bringing the perpetrators to justice With a controversial “anti-separatism” law adopted in August Paris tightened the controls on Muslim establishments places of worship and well-known Muslim individuals as well as non-governmental organizations and human rights organizations have criticized the government for targeting and marginalizing Muslims As a result of the inspections carried out in 99 mosques this year upon the instructions of the French Interior Ministry and legal proceedings were initiated against six of them CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Shared News Europe » French Point-To-Point A Success The French point-to-point | Photo courtesy france-sire.com The second annual French point-to-point was held on May 4 at Chateau-Gontier and the crowd stuck around for a concert performed by Nicolas Caullery a Chantilly-based trainer who is also a singer One of the highlights of the card was expected to be Olympian Astier Nicolas but after injuring his shoulder the day before he had to watch from the stands His mount Quart de Roi nonetheless won his heat Another popular victory on the day was recorded by Steven Caquineau aboard Fugue d'Oudairies The day also included a raffle of 2020 stallion seasons worth a total of €170,000 Breeder Andre Martin was one of 70 winners and he took home a breeding to top young stallion Dabirsim (Fr) worth €15,000 There was also a demonstration of retrained racehorses in show jumping and horse ball The French point to point was organized last year by a group of trainers breeders and jockeys who wanted to stage an enjoyable day at the races There is no betting on the point to points Not a subscriber? 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Or sign-in if you have an account and those who put their lives at terrible risk to save me Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience After France fell to the Germans in June 1940 my Polish-born parents and their two young daughters (I had not yet been born) were taken inland from where they had been living away from possible escape across the English Channel My father had been a soldier on the Maginot line when the Germans skirted it and went through the supposedly impassable Ardennes Forest between Belgium and France He was demobilized after the fall of France and I have both his good conduct form and his demobilization paper This newsletter tackles hot topics with boldness By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of Platformed will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? My parents and sisters, together with a few other displaced Jews, were placed under enforced residence in Château-Gontier. Eventually, other members of my father’s family came to this town, 13 souls in all. They were subject to curfew, had to wear the Star of David, and the adults had to register daily, except for Sunday, at the German command centre. On the day my father was arrested, the kindergarten teacher for my two sisters, Mlle. Madeleine Counord, saw my mother, who was then five months pregnant with me, and she swore to herself that she would do everything in her power to save us. The Gestapo returned to attempt to arrest my mother when she was visibly pregnant, and my mother, sensing danger, called the midwife and the landlady. When confronted with two French witnesses, and the possibility of a childbirth in their Mercedes, the Gestapo withdrew, though they continued to keep tabs on her when she entered the maternity hospital. A short time after my mother gave birth to me, Madeleine arranged for our escape. She planned it for a Saturday night, knowing that there would be no registration on Sunday. She sent her 12-year-old niece, Monette, in the dark of the night to fetch my mother and me and take us to the house where both Madeleine and her elderly mother lived. My mother was disguised and was carrying me in a bag. Monette wordlessly took the bag and led us to the safety of her grandmother’s house. Madeleine had already spirited my sisters out of town, first placing them on a farm, then in a convent before moving them to Paris. At first I was placed in a home where there was another newborn so that a crying baby would not arouse suspicion. When the other baby became ill and a doctor had to visit, I was taken back to the Counord household until a safer hiding place could be found. In 1980 I was able to visit the members of the remarkable Christian family who risked life, limb and torture to save a mother and her three children. I met the midwife, Mlle. Gaillard, who delivered me. She told me that when the Gestapo interrogated her, she told them that Mme. Honig had been so desperate she had probably jumped into the Mayenne River with her children. And then she watched as they dredged the river for three days looking for bodies. There are many other personal stories regarding my family in the Holocaust, but perhaps the following might shed a bit more light as to the real meaning of genocide, a term that is so often bandied about in a mindless fashion. To me, on a very personal level, two of the incidents that I recorded above bracket and highlight the true meaning of the term genocide. 1) The labelling of a mother, her two young daughters and her infant son, me, as fugitives, and then hunting them down to the point of dredging a river to find their bodies. And 2), the meticulous recording of the place, date and time of death of my uncle, together with the cause of death, when Germany was close to defeat. These incidents have defied, and continue to defy, my imagination. A final note: Six members of the Counord-Gardon family have been designated by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for their mind-bogglingly dangerous efforts over an extended period of time to save my family and me. There are others, including the Mother Superior, and my midwife, Mlle. Gaillard, who also deserve this honour, but for whom unfortunately, I do not have the necessary documentation for their induction. I should add that I am also personally indebted to the Canadian and other Allied soldiers who left hearth and home and crossed an ocean to save a continent and me. Eli Honig is a retired physicist and physics teacher who taught at both the high school and university levels in Toronto, often in parallel. transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account becoming the first judoka from Cameroon to win a medal at a grand slam and powerful judo and the motivation to do something very special beating fellow African Cheikh Rouhou (TUN) a possible rival for Olympic selection via continental quota Rodrigue Chenet builds her programme as she is no longer a funded athlete The Cameroon funding ran out and so her French club provides all it can for her to make progress Ms Mballa Atangana and her training partner Mr Sauvé Martin drove from their home to Düsseldorf Mr Chenet hopes that today’s incredible medal may provide a springboard to further funding an ordinary question with no ordinary answer It was a wonderful day with a lot of challenging fights I’m also so happy to beat the Tunisian athlete On 16th April in Casablanca at the African Championships we will have to fight I can’t yet realise what I have done here but I know I will feel emotional about this for some time to come I was in the -78kg category until 2017 and then me and my coach made the decision to change and it has been such a great move for me How doesn’t this compare to your previous achievements Winning the African Championships 3 times has been wonderful but this is a global stage and it means so much but this is another step up and gives me further faith in my coach and my training In the last two months Ms Mballa Antangana was fortunate to have -100kg and +100kg men from Argentina training with her at her club With theses heavyweights she is sure she gained strength and so thanks them for that I have to take some time to attend to some injuries Then it is likely I will compete at the continental Championships and then Qatar for the Masters 2023 / It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing .. 2022 / The African continent is huge and with its vastness .. 2022 / The Judo Federation of Cameroon has just inaugurated .. 2020 / It is with great sadness that we learned of the death .. 2019 / It is with great sadness that the Cameroon Judo Federation .. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations The first names of Besoin d’Europe were unveiled on Friday (3 May) Outgoing members of the parliament who distinguished themselves during the last term are given priority Several regional representatives complete the list France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with European MP Valerie Hayer (2-R) prior to the inauguration ceremony of the Mayenne's new sous-prefecture headquarters in Chateau-Gontier EPA-EFE/LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL MAXPPP OUT [LUDOVIC MARIN/EPA-EFE] I read with some concern the article on giant catfish (silures) Rémi Masson stated these monsters are non-invasive and pose no harm to river life Read more: ‘Monster’ cannibal fish in French rivers, but no threat to humans We live on the banks of the Mayenne river and over the past 25 years have witnessed the eradication of the small river catfish eaten by silures Much more worrying is the decimation of our wild duck population once prolific but now sadly dramatically reduced by silures We established a wildlife pond which hosts some 20 to 30 ducks who come and go as they please but which now comprises less than 10% females go down to the river but are eaten by silures within two to three days Proof of this was found three years ago in Château-Gontier when two 2m-long silures were gutted and their stomachs found to be stuffed with adult female duck feathers I would urge Mr Masson to speak to locals who live by the rivers and canvass their thoughts on the subject And perhaps reserve some small affection for our poor duck population Share a point of view on an aspect of French life at letters@connexionfrance.com The Connexion Please include your name and department of France or country where you live Letters used may be edited for space and sense; the Editor’s decision is final Letters received may be used online and/or in print A guide to fishing in France 16,000 ducks slaughtered due to avian flu case in Brittany World record catch in the Tarn Connexion readers share frustrating visa challenges to access their French properties Columnist Cynthia Spillman advises a reader whose French dream has turned sour Household favourites including courgettes and strawberries become commonplace this month When Nick Goldsmid first set eyes on La Ronciere and parts of the roof were carpeted in moss 18 YOUNG footballers from Frome Town United FC’s youth squad are heading for Frome’s twin town Murrhardt in Germany in July having successfully reached their fundraising target for the trip The players will take part in a mini European football tournament at Murrhardt from July 5 to July 7 They will play against teams from Frome’s other twin towns and will also have the opportunity to travel to Stuttgart Stadium and visit the fan zones/Euro Cup event areas within Stuttgart City Centre Fundraising activities included a bingo night at Badgers Hill and a challenge event that saw them climb Mount Snowdon Frome Town United players on a fundraising trip to Snowdon said: “We are extremely lucky to have such an amazing opportunity to play football in Germany against teams from four other countries “We have all worked really hard fundraising to ensure we can get to Germany and I know we are all really excited Thank you to everyone who has donated to make this trip possible for us all.” Sienna from the under 14 girls’ team said: “In Frome we are so lucky to have such a large number of girls’ teams “For us to represent not only Frome Town United and Frome but also girls’ football within England is a great opportunity We can’t wait for the tournament and the opportunity to play against girls’ teams from the other countries attending.” A bake sale is planned at Frome Tennis Club’s open day on Sunday They have already exceeded their £7,000 fundraising target to cover the cost of the trip Frome Town FC Chairman Lee Seviour said: “This is an amazing opportunity for the players who have all played for Frome Town United since they were very little “They are now keen to represent their club and country who is due to travel with the team to Murrhardt said: “The young people have worked really hard to raise the money they needed to fund this trip and we hope they have a fantastic experience in July “Many thanks to everyone who donated to their fundraising page sponsored them and supported them in any way “Particular thanks to Frome Twinning Association who donated an amazing £900 towards the Murrhardt trip.” with the football tournament running from July 5 to July 7 To follow updates, visit https://www.frometownunited.co.uk/ Congratulations to the young footballers going to Murrhardt.& to those who raised the funds to send them on their way Many tears ago when I was chairman of Frome Twinning Association I organized a trip for 6 young people to go to Murrhardt for a sports Tournament,I hope twinning will continued to be supported by Frome Town Council Follow us on Subscribe to the The New Blackmore Vale Magazine The New Stour & Avon Magazine Salisbury & Avon Gazette