FRANCE

Paris explosion

FIVE people were injured after an explosion in an apartment block in the Montmartre district of Paris on Saturday, August 5.

The incident occurred at around 2:30 pm in a three-storey building whose residents were immediately evacuated.

Paris firefighters confirmed that one of those caught in the blast was in critical condition while the other four were badly injured.

Greenest games

PARIS 2024 Olympics committee has pledged to slash carbon emissions dubbing it the ‘greenest’ games ever. Organisers vow to halve the carbon footprint of previous games, striving to emit under 1.5 million tonnes of CO2, which will set an ambitious benchmark for future games too and the countries bidding to host them.

Italy

Dog detective

IN A remarkable display of sensory expertise, Elio, a black Labrador police dog successfully foiled a cash smuggling attempt at a bus station in Italy. Prompted by Elio's excited interest in the bags, the police officers decided to investigate further. To their astonishment, they discovered stacks of cash totalling over €1,075,600 (£925,000) concealed within the luggage.

Football fines

ITALY has recently enacted a controversial law, imposing heavy fines and even prison sentences for those involved in the illegal use of IPTV technology, typically used to access sporting events. While distributors of illegal broadcasts can face up to three years in prison and fines of up to €15,000. Users caught accessing pirated content via IPTV could find themselves liable to pay fines of up to €5,000.