Tag: France
Hit French medical drama director dons scrubs to fight virus
<p>PARIS — Sometimes in the best cases, life affects art and art affects life.</p>
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Coach Kovac’s "finishers" pushing Monaco’s title challenge
<p>PARIS — Monaco coach Niko Kovac refers to players on the bench as “finishers” who can settle close games rather than substitutes, and they...
Bordeaux seeks commercial protection after owners withdraw
<p>BORDEAUX, France — Bordeaux placed itself under the protection of the city's commercial court on Thursday after the club's American-based owner King Street withdrew...
Biden opening summit with ambitious new US climate pledge
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and...
In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos
WASHINGTON — It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever-worsening global warming in a...
Inventive books make final 6 for International Booker Prize
LONDON — Books from Europe and Latin America that blur the boundaries of fiction, history and memoir are the final six contenders for the...
Pandemic ‘exposed’ UK households’ finances, report finds
<p>LONDON — Households in Britain, especially poorer ones, are far more likely to have suffered a severe income shock during the coronavirus pandemic over...
Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad
<p>PARIS — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking...
Pandemic ‘exposed’ UK households’ finances, report finds
LONDON — Households in Britain, especially poorer ones, are far more likely to have suffered a severe income shock during the coronavirus pandemic over...
France to impose entry restrictions on travelers from India
<p>PARIS — France will impose new entry restrictions on travelers from India to fight a contagious coronavirus variant spreading in that country, an official...