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The Olympic torch arrives at the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, in the hands of former Brazilian beach volleyball star Isabel Salgado, just hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IMAGES
Several dozen gendarmes are stationed near Clairvaux Abbey, in the Aube region of north-eastern France, for the start of the Olympic torch relay test, four months before the Paris 2024 Games. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recommends the bloc drop a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. The original proposal, put forward by her European Commission as part of the European Union's green transition, "has become a symbol of polarisation," she tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. SOUNDBITE
Representatives of the majority farming unions, Arnaud Rousseau (FNSEA) and Arnaud Gaillot (Jeunes Agriculteurs), arrive at Matignon to meet French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and obtain "concrete measures" to deal with farmers' anger. IMAGES
Images of trash on fire in the streets of Rio de Janeiro as suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses in the city after one of their leaders was killed in a police operation. IMAGES
Celebrations on the River Seine as the Olympic Torch is unveiled with Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet and legend Usain Bolt, with one year to go to the Summer Games. IMAGES
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