Non to English at the Paris Olympics, say French MPs

In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the lower house of parliament urged organisers of the 2024 Paris Games, as well as athletes, trainers and journalists to use French as much as possible. Annie Genevard, the conservative sponsor of the resolution, expressed alarm to fellow MPs that "the Olympic Games reflect the loss of influence of our language." She recalled the much-criticised slogan used for Paris' original bid for the Games -- "Made for Sharing" -- as well as other recent government-backed...