The Norwegian women’s beach handball team were fined because their shorts were too long, British Paralympian Olivia Breen was told by an official that her briefs were too short and Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing won’t be allowed to wear a swimming cap for natural black hair at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Ahead of the Games, […]
A Tokyo court on Monday sentenced US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor to two years in prison and his son to one year and eight months for helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan, where he had faced charges of financial misconduct. Michael Taylor and his son Peter pleaded guilty […]
PARIS (Reuters) -More than a hundred thousand people marched across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to force vaccination of health workers and require a COVID-19 free certificate to enter places such as restaurants and cinemas. Macron this week announced sweeping measures to fight a rapid surge in coronavirus infections, which […]
Vowing to go green this year and shed its consumerist image, the Cannes Film Festival has included a roster of pics on environmental topics and even trimmed its famous red carpet – though there was still enough crimson rug to host the A-list cast from Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” on Monday night. For hardcore […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to address the country on Monday evening to present new measures against the Delta variant of Covid-19, whose rapid progression is hampering France’s emergence from restrictions. Vaccination may be made compulsory for health professionals and health pass requirements look set to be extended. Faced with a resurgence of Covid-19 […]
A small pen-and-ink drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, which lay buried unrecognized in a box for decades, is at the centre of a battle between its owner and France’s culture ministry that will play out in a Paris court on Wednesday. The court will begin hearing if the the drawing of a martyred Saint […]
The French government on Friday denied any cover-up over radiation levels in the Pacific following its nuclear testing in the region, as state-backed discussions took place in Paris about the legacy of the explosions. A two-day meeting called by French President Emmanuel Macron began on Thursday following fresh allegations that the testing from 1966 to […]
A scaled-down replica of the Statue of Liberty that has retraced the journey made over a century ago by its big sister was erected on Ellis Island in New York Harbor on Thursday. The replica, which stands 9.3 feet (2.8 meters) tall, began its trip from France to the United States on the back of […]
The spectator who caused a mass crash of riders on the opening day of the Tour de France has been arrested, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday. “The woman has been formally identified and she was taken into custody a few minutes ago,” the source told AFP after the state prosecutor for […]
Global tax reforms would allow countries to tax a share of profits of the 100 most profitable companies in the world Paris (AFP) – Nearly 140 countries will haggle over key details of a global corporate tax plan this week, with some concerned about giving up too much and others eager to ensure tech giants […]
For the first visit by a top official from President Joe Biden’s administration, France got not only a top diplomat committed to Europe but one who considers Paris a second home. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a mission to Europe to revive ties frayed under Donald Trump, grew up in Paris and speaks native-level […]
Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi ruled out on Monday a meeting with US President Joe Biden but said there were “no obstacles” to resuming diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Shia Iran’s Sunni arch-rival, which have been severed for five years. Raisi added that he will not allow nuclear negotiations for the sake of negotiations, in his […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen saw their respective parties stumble on Sunday as incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of regional elections marred by record-low turnout. Sunday’s regional polls had been billed as a dress rehearsal for next year’s presidential election – but by 8 pm, the putative […]
The Cannes Film Festival paid tribute Thursday to jury president Spike Lee by putting the acclaimed US director’s image in his iconic role in his debut film, “She’s Gotta Have It” on its 74th festival poster. The poster features Spike Lee in his role as Mars Blackmon in the 1986 hit, “She’s Gotta Have It”. […]
French police on Wednesday arrested a leading figure in conspiracy circles over the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl in April, as he returned to the country on a flight from Singapore. Remy Daillet, who was travelling with his pregnant partner and three children, was detained on arrival at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, the public […]
For 50 years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has brought medical care to the victims of earthquakes, famines, epidemics, conflicts and other disasters. It grew out of the ideals of a group of newly qualified French doctors who wanted to be on the ground helping those most in need anywhere in the world. Today, from helping […]
G7 countries that make up lucrative markets for US tech giants have moved closer to a plan to squeeze more tax money from the coffers of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The group, including Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, has visions of a global tax rate of at least 15 […]
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout in southern France, video of the incident showed. Macron‘s security entourage quickly intervened to pull the man to the ground and move Macron away from him. Two people were arrested in connection […]
Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested after his plane was forced to land in Minsk, appeared on state television Thursday in a tearful interview that family and campaigners say was conducted under duress. Looking uncomfortable in the video, Protasevich—the co-founder and former editor of opposition Telegram channel Nexta which galvanised anti-government demonstrations—confessed to calling […]
Farmers in western France are doubling down on an unusual crop: breeding millions of tiny predatory bugs and wasps to protect tomato plants without resorting to the insecticides that consumers are shunning. “Here, we’re in one of the greenhouses for a bug that’s called the macrolophus,” says Pierre-Yves Jestin, as clouds of the pale green […]
French publisher Fayard releases a new translation of Mein Kampf on Wednesday after years of delay due to the controversy over publishing Adolf Hitler’s racist, anti-Semitic screed. But historians behind the project say it will perform a valuable service in elucidating – and thereby disarming – the Nazis’ ideology for French readers. Fayard were so […]
A man attacked a policewoman with a knife on Friday in western France, seriously wounding her and sparking a manhunt, local police said. The suspect, still armed, was on the run after the attack in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre near Nantes, and police dispatched 80 officers to pursue him, a police source said. Pupils in the area’s […]
The French presidency has appointed Laurence des Cars, the current director of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, to head the world’s largest museum as of September 1, the Élysée Palace announced on Wednesday. Des Cars, 54, was tapped to replace the Louvre‘s outgoing director Jean-Luc Martinez, who had been in charge since 2013. Her appointment […]
French media and social networks were abuzz Tuesday with speculation about a mysterious offer to influencers and YouTube personalities asking them to publicly denigrate the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in return for money. Those targeted by the campaign, who are active in the health and science fields, said they had received an email from an apparently […]
At the beginning of the 19th century, aristocratic networks connected to the monarchy and the Tory party had effectively “captured” the institutions of the state and exploited them for their own advantage. Britain was blighted by people in official positions without duties, embezzlement of public funds, jobs for family, clients and friends, rampant over-manning and […]
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The QAnon conspiracy theory focused on Donald Trump’s supposed battle with shadowy elites has taken root in Germany and elsewhere in Europe Paris (AFP) – “It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an […]
Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside the territory, the military said, bringing the front lines closer to dense civilian areas and paving the way for a potential ground invasion. Israel has massed troops along the border and called up 9,000 reservists following […]
Four decades after Bob Marley’s death on May 11, 1981 from skin cancer, the reggae icon’s legacy lives on. The Jamaican singer, musician and songwriter was just 36 when he died, but four decades after his untimely demise — a period longer than the reggae icon’s brief but potent life — his music is still […]