Global COVID-19 cases near 12.7 million, death toll at 5.64 lakhWashington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing 12.7 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 564,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 12,681,472, while the fatalities rose to 564,420, the Universit....
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WHO urges aggressive virus measures as flare-ups spark new closuresGENEVA: The World Health Organisation has urged countries grappling with coronavirus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in, as some nations clamp fresh restrictions on citizens.
With case numbers worldwide more than doubling in the past six weeks, Uzbekistan has ....
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Canadian-Israeli billionaire plans to 'make history' with Chris FroomeA Canadian-Israeli billionaire and avid cycling fan is planning to "make history" after persuading four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome to join the Israel Start-Up Nation team for the start of 2021 cycling season.....
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Morocco, France Co-Chair UN Virtual Meeting on Climate ChangeRabat – Morocco's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Omar Hilale, and his French counterpart, Nicolas de Riviere, co-chaired a virtual meeting on climate change on Friday, July 10. The Moroccan and French officials presided over the meeting in their capacity as co-chairs of the UN....
French bus driver attacked over mask rules diesA bus driver in France who was beaten up by passengers refusing to wear mandatory face masks died in hospital Friday, French Prime Minister Jean Castex and the victim's family have said.....
Dutch short track world champion Lara van Ruijven dead at 27
PARIS, France – World champion short track speed skater Lara van Ruijven died on Friday, July 10, after a short illness at the age of 27, the International Skating Union (ISU) reported on its website.
Van Ruijven had been in a hospital in Perpignan, France, for two weeks .......
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French bus driver dies after being attacked over mask-wearing rulesBAYONNE, France – A French bus driver who was badly beaten by passengers after asking them to wear face masks in line with coronavirus rules has died, his family said, sparking tributes from political leaders who condemned his "cowardly" attackers.
Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead ....
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France holidays: Lyon travel guide - where to stay and eat in the 'capital of gastronomy'LYON, France has carved an excellent reputation for itself as the gastronomic capital of France - and with good reason. The stunning, historic city is brimming with delectable food and drink as well as top quality hotels. This writer headed to Lyon to indulge, relax and find out more.....
Bottom of the barrel: IEA sees oil output recoveryPARIS, France – Oil output hit a 9-year low last month as producers reacted to the plunge in demand triggered by the coronavirus crisis , the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday, July 10, but output is now set to recover.
While the Paris-based IEA warned that the resurgence o....
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Champions League draw throws up possible Barcelona-Bayern clash
PARIS, France – Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in a blockbuster Champions League quarterfinal should both sides make it through, after Friday's draw for the latter stages of the competition which will be played out in Lisbon in August following a long suspension because of the coron....
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'Champions,' 'Zombillenium' Set for Cartoon Forum 2020Maybe Movies’ “Zombillenium” and "Champions," from Spain's Morena and Películas Pendelton, feature among 90 series lined up to participate at this year's Cartoon Forum which is scheduled to take place on site in France's Toulouse over Sept. 14-17. France's Maybe Movies, producer....
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France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plansEmmanuel Macron asked Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from annexing Palestinian territory in the West Bank and elsewhere during a telephone call between the two leaders, the French president's office said on Friday.
Macron "emphasised that such a move would contravene intern....
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France investigating millions in virus unemployment fraudPARIS (AP) — Organized crime groups sought to defraud the French state of millions of euros meant for workers left jobless by the virus lockdown, prosecutors said Friday.
France had an exceptionally generous temporary unemployment scheme that subsidized workers' salaries while restaurants, scho....
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Multiple protests against French minister accused of rapePARIS (AP) — Women's rights activists are calling for protests Friday in about 50 cities in France and abroad against President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of a new interior minister who is accused of rape and a justice minister who has minimized the #MeToo movement.
The actions started Frida....
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UK eases quarantine rules for travelersThe UK government has relaxed quarantine rules for travelers from a number of destinations, including France, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Spain.....
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Report: £30m player planning exit, Jose Mourinho in contact, Everton keenReport: £30m player planning exit, Jose Mourinho in contact, Everton keen - originally posted on Sportslens.com
According to ESPN, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho wants to sign Everton target Kurt Zouma, with the player already planning his exit from Chelsea. It has been reported that M....
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Could the United Kingdom become an emerging market?Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic are reshaping the UK economy. Could it end up looking more like Turkey, Mexico and Argentina than France, Germany and the United States?....
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6 decades of missions to Mars
PARIS, France – The six-decade space race to explore Mars has led to some 40 missions, at least half of which have been successful, and still the Red Planet inspires new adventures.
A look back at some key Mars missions over the last 60 years:
1960-1964: Soviet failures
At first, the .......
'Strong evidence' mothers can transmit virus to newbornsPARIS, France – There is "strong evidence" that COVID-19- positive mothers can pass the virus on to their unborn infants, scientists said Thursday, July 9, in findings that could affect how pregnant women are shielded during the pandemic.
While there have been isolated cases of babies inf....
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Europe fears complacency; virus hits 'full speed' in AfricaBelgrade: Asian and European officials pleaded with their citizens Thursday to respect modest precautions as several countries saw coronavirus outbreaks accelerate or sought to prevent new flare-ups, while the virus showed no signs of slowing its initial advance in Africa and the Americas. Follow....
Notre-Dame spire to be rebuilt in original form: French minister"A broad consensus" has been reached to rebuild the spire of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in the French capital as it was before the blaze in April last year, Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot told France Inter radio on Thursday.....
New evidence of long-term volcanic, seismic risks in northern EuropeAn ancient European volcanic region may pose both a greater long-term volcanic risk and seismic risk to northwestern Europe than scientists had realized, geophysicists report. The densely populated area is centered in the Eifel region of Germany, and covers parts of Belgium, the Netherlands, France ....
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Froome to leave Team Ineos for 'new challenges'July 10, 2020 5:00 AMLONDON • Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will leave Team Ineos at the end of the season to join Israel Start-Up Nation, it was announced yesterday.....
Solution to levelling the digital economy playing field may rest with OttawaThe federal government is studying how Australia and France are levelling the playing field between news producers and global online aggregators such as Facebook Inc. and Google LLC, but grafting one of those models onto Canada may not be a ....
France's Cesar Academy Unveils New Rules Post-OverhaulThe Cesar Academy, which distributes France’s equivalent to the Oscars, has unveiled new rules aimed at ramping up diversity and parity within its board. The new guidelines were put together with the help of a mediator appointed by France’s National Film Board (CNC) following an industry....
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Former France attacker Franck Ribery pledged his future to Fiorentina on Thursday despite raising doubts over staying with the club after a....
AirAsia to emerge stronger from pandemic, says FernandesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes insisted on Thursday, July 9, the top budget carrier would emerge "stronger" from the coronavirus pandemic despite a warning about its future, and said the airline was hopeful of raising a sizeable cash injection.
In an interview with Agen....
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Greenpeace activists hang banner on Notre Dame Cathedral craneGreenpeace activists hung banners from a huge construction crane atop Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Thursday, accusing France and President Emmanuel Macron of not doing enough to fight climate change.....
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They splurged on fancy clothes before quarantine. Now what?In the weeks before the pandemic, Anthony Longhi, 28, a self-described shopaholic who's a sales associate at Celine in Paris, found himself smitten with a pair of black leather Yves Saint Laurent pants. Their four-figure price felt indulgent, and he hesitated to buy them. Then came the news that Fra....
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Europeans say they want a ban on British tourists this summer because of the coronavirusEuropeans would favour a ban on British tourists this summer because of the high level of coronavirus cases in the country.
The YouGov poll found majorities in most of the European countries surveyed for a ban on UK tourists.
61% of Spaniards said they didn't want arrivals from the UK without ....
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Eurostar to launch direct Amsterdam servicesFor these services to operate, existing agreements between the UK, France and Belgium signed in 1993 have been modified to include the Netherlands.....
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The Euclid space telescope is coming togetherESA's Euclid mission has reached another milestone on its journey towards launch. Its two instruments are now built and fully tested. These have been delivered to Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, where they are now being integrated with the telescope to form the mission's payload mod....
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International aeronautical exercise carried outAn international aeronautical exercise was carried off the coast of Limassol on Wednesday with the participation of Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy, the defence ministry said in a statement. Greece's frigate Kanaris, France's frigate Aconit with its helicopter, Italy's frigate Alpino with its helic....
Namibia grounds cash-strapped national airlineWINDHOEK, Namibia – Namibia's transport ministry said Wednesday, July 8, it had grounded flights of its cash-strapped national airline as it had failed to provide a "safe and reliable service."
Air Namibia spokesman Paul Nakawa told Agence France-Presse it could not comment on the suspensio....
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Airbus deliveries down 50% in 1st half of 2020PARIS, France – Airbus on Wednesday, July 8, said January-June plane deliveries slumped by half to 196 aircraft compared with the first 6 months of 2019, highlighting the impact of the coronavirus crisis .
For the second consecutive month there were no new orders in .......
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Sony Pictures Television France, Satisfaction Group Form Joint Venture (EXCLUSIVE)Satisfaction Group, Arthur Essebag’s thriving Paris-based production company specializing in non-scripted shows, has acquired 100% of Sony Pictures Television France and its label Starling, creating an exclusive joint venture called Satisfy. Under the deal, Sony Pictures Television has acquire....
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Portraits of health workers installed to pay tribute to medical staff in ParisClimbers install posters featuring portraits of health workers on the facade of the Opera Bastille, created by French artist Jean Rene aka JR, to pay tribute to caregivers and medical workers during the coronavirus outbreak in Paris, France.....
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Covid-19 coronavirus: Second wave expected in France, but no new lockdownFrance is bracing for a second wave of Covid-19 cases but cannot afford the "disastrous" economic consequences of another national lockdown, its new prime minister said."We must be ready for a second wave, but we would not proceed.......
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Ivory Coast PM dies after cabinet meetingAmadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for an October presidential election, died on Wednesday, President Alassane Ouattara said. The death of Gon Coulibaly, 61, who had had heart surgery in 2012 and had just returned from cardiac examinations....
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Quick economic rebound possible for France – stats officePARIS, France – France's statistics office unveiled on Wednesday, July 8, survey data that shows there is a chance the country's economy could return to near pre- coronavirus levels by the end of the year.
INSEE released updated economic forecasts for the year that see a .......
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Can the Emmys Buck This Year's Trend of Terrible, Poorly Rated Awards Shows?A version of this story about 2020’s awards first appeared in the Drama/Comedy/Actors issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
The Television Academy has delayed its voting schedule, delayed its nominations announcement and turned its two Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies into a multi-night virt....
