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As plans for Paris 2024 get underway it's not just Tahiti getting a piece of the Olympic action (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

A spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the Summer Games will begin as planned on July 24 despite coronavirus fears.

After applauding France's healthcare workers in the national 8pm ritual, the residents of rue de Tahiti in Paris' 12th district stay on their balconies for a musical quiz. Today's theme? Disney (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

The French minister for overseas territories, Jean-Jacques

Peretti, on Saturday (26/8) became the first French minist
er to
visit Tahiti since his country's decision to resume i
ts nuclear
test...

French photographer Alexis Rosenfeld tells AFP about the "extraordinary field of possibilities" born from the recent discovery of a "valley of a thousand roses", a sprawling reef of rose-shaped corals apparently unharmed by climate...

Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet confirms the Polynesian island of Tahiti has been chosen to host the surfing events at the Olympic Games (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently unharmed by climate change in deep water off the coast of Tahiti, UNESCO announced Thursday (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)