![Seine River tests below Olympic standards ahead of swimming competitions](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/4612e5c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4000x1838%200%20414/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/96/c4/bdf6225b4ea1b90803630121f35d/gettyimages-2163645772.jpg)
Tests by monitoring group Eau de Paris show that in parts of the river, E. coli levels were above the safe limit determined by European rules on June 17, when… [...]
![A boat parade, Lady Gaga and torrential rain: The key moments of the Olympics opening ceremony](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/3234804/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5859x2692%200%20567/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/d8/c9/4da8ad0441bdbc34a94877b3fd7d/20240727118805496729-original.jpg)
This is the first time the opening ceremony has been staged outside the main stadium, making it the biggest-ever launch for an Olympic event. [...]
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Foodbank Australia says 3.7 million households have battled worrying levels of food insecurity in the past year mainly due to living costs. Charities feeding those in need say they can… [...]
![INTERVIEW: Bruce Wolpe on Kamala Harris bid for the White House](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/ac23bb4/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3718x1708%200%20951/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/a5/b1/f6ff16804f85b06ab2a92510eeb5/bruce-wolpe-a-senior-fellow-at-the-united-states-studies-centre-at-the-university-of-sydney-supplied.jpg)
United States Vice President Kamala Harris has begun her campaign for the presidency after President Joe Biden decided to drop out of the race following pressure from his party to… [...]
![Morning News Bulletin 27 July 2024](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/1c74476/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3840x1764%200%20198/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/e7/61/64a65fd041a6862cc5d3e9711393/sbs-news-ok-audio-16x9-day.png)
In this bulletin, rail sabotage in France ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics; Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump in Florida; and in AFL, Port Adelaide defeats Carlton by… [...]
![Who is your Olympic body match?](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/31c3c36/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3840x1764%200%200/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/a0/25/ba4b857048cb9546ebc5f5a4dca3/olympics-body-header.jpg)
Olympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes — from the lofty basketballers to the small and powerful gymnasts. Use our interactive tool to find out how you measure up. [...]
![Barack Obama endorses Kamala Harris' US presidential bid](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/07c82c3/2147483647/strip/false/crop/6480x2977%200%200/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/0f/27/f4b9ba2d41229262927c0af3a7b0/20240722163220741860-original.jpg)
The former US president and his wife Michelle Obama have endorsed current vice-president Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for US president. [...]
![Australians set to receive world's first valveless artificial heart](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/24bc86e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/704x323%200%2036/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/4e/ef/fc94ab2c4e8ebe6d0b754eda8772/260724-artificial-heart.jpg)
Up to 10 Australians will soon become the recipients of the world's first valveless artificial heart. Earlier this month, a patient in the U.S. received the new device, and professionals… [...]
![Hundreds of wildfires burn in Canada and California](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/db819ca/2147483647/strip/false/crop/704x323%200%2036/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/e9/b4/54addbc64730a7811b842e26d165/260724-north-america-fires.jpg)
: A 'wall of flames' has destroyed at least half of the historic resort town of Jasper in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate.… [...]
![Employment based pathway aiming to fast track much needed teachers](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/429dbba/2147483647/strip/false/crop/704x323%200%2036/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/2f/f6/fb09313241999f01c45bc774f761/260724-teacher-shortage.jpg)
With a nationwide shortage of teachers, trainees usually need four years to become qualified. Now, a Victorian initiative is spreading - and it helps other professionals fast-track their way into… [...]
![Staff at Nine newspapers on strike after pay offer rejected](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/d597e3e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/704x323%200%2036/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/13/ce/7e7c979f4d09a92bbc32bd0dae00/260724-nine-strike.jpg)
Journalists at some of Australia's most popular newspapers have begun five days of industrial action over pay, conditions and the use of artificial intelligence. The strikes at the Sydney Morning… [...]
![Australia, New Zealand and Canada call for 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/f003f4a/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5184x2382%200%20658/resize/1234x567!/format/jpeg/quality/90/?url=http://sbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/e4/f2/c816ef3f4e959586f7b53cd3e3ba/20240726197536500865-original-1.jpg)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a joint statement with the leaders of Canada and New Zealand urging for a "desperately" needed ceasefire in Gaza. [...]