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Paris, March 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ian Langsdon) Hundreds of people celebrated International Women's Day in Paris with a march through the streets of the capital.FOOTAGE OF THE MARCH IN PARIS.
The International Olympic Committee has given the go-ahead for a number of new sports to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. According to CNN, one notable newcomer will be breakdancing. It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago. The IOC executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing will be featured in Paris, too. Those three events were due to debut at the postponed Tokyo Games. Today is a historic occasion, not only for b-boys and b-girls but for all dancers around the world. Shawn Tay President, World DanceSport Federation
Angelina Jolie has urged people to "value girls" in order to see them grow "stronger" and "healthier", in a message penned for International Women's Day.
Activists of Manif Pour Tous (Protest For All), a French group opposing LGBTQ rights and promoting family values, gather outside the National Assembly in Paris on International Women's Day to protest a bill that would allow lesbian couples and single women to have children via medically assisted means. The bill passed in the Senate and is now set to return to the National Assembly for a second reading. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather at the Place de la Republique in Paris to mark the 42nd International Women's Day. IMAGES
A number of protests and events took place around the world on Thursday 8 March for International Women's Day. In Paris, demonstrators gathered in the capital's Place de la République. 1ST IMAGES OF PROTESTS IN PARIS