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South African paraglider makes first legal flight off Everest

A South African paraglider has made the first legal flight off Mount Everest, an expedition organiser said Tuesday, opening doors for "climb and fly" adventurers on the world's highest mountain.

24/05/2022

Greece

Two men held in Greece after crossing border in 'motorised paraglider'

The men were rescued by local fishermen over the weekend after their light aircraft crashed.

18/04/2022

Earth News

Why did a protester parachute into the France vs Germany match?

Greenpeace protester parachuted into a Euro 2020 match to protest sponsorship by Volkswagen.

16/06/2021

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Global free flight festival: colorful carnival in the French Alps

Around 130 pilots from France and beyond flew paragliders during the 'Icarnaval' carnival, a contest awarding pilots with the best costume prize

22/09/2019

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The Jetman soars over the Dolomites

Vince Reffet flew through the Dolomites mountain range in a death-defying stunt on Saturday.

17/06/2019

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Watch: Paragliding Acro World Tour finals in Switzerland

Held on the shores of Lake Geneva, around 29,000 spectators observed the thrilling finals.

27/08/2018

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Watch: Fancy-dress paragliders in Bolivia

Speaking of the competition, paraglider Gustavo Robledo said the adventurers "strive to make people enjoy the show".

27/08/2018

Bolivia

Watch: Costume-clad paragliders descend over the Andes

The "Bumblebee" character from the franchise "Transformers" and the flying house from the Pixar produced film "Up" were among the costumes in the skies.

27/08/2018

World News

Feeling good: positive stories from the week

Studies have shown that increasing positive emotions has a powerful effect on our general wellbeing. But is it really that simple with news? We know it’s not. This is why we’d like to introduce you to our roundup of some of the brightest stories from this week!

03/08/2018

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Paragliders compete and Christmas comes early: No Comment of the week

Here's our selection of this week's best videos from Euronews' No Comment section.

03/08/2018

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Paragliders fill the skies above Portugal to crown new European Champions

150 of the continent's best paragliders graced the skies above Montalegre, Portugal, in July as new champions were crowned in the European Paragliding Championship.

31/07/2018