Tag: France
Spain’s Hernangómez injures shoulder, will miss Tokyo Games
LAS VEGAS — Spain power forward Juancho Hernangómez will miss the Tokyo Olympics after dislocating his left shoulder during an exhibition victory Thursday over...
G20 ministers take up plan to deter cross-border tax dodging
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries will push for agreement on proposals backed by U.S. President Joe Biden to deter tax dodging...
EXPLAINER: Deterring tax avoidance by global companies
Negotiators from 131 countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how the world’s biggest multinational companies are taxed. It's an effort to deter...
Paris police release rapper Lil Baby, hand him drug fine
PARIS — Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining him for having cannabis in his car, according to the...
At Cannes under COVID-19, glamour gets unmasked
CANNES, France — For nearly everybody who has come to the Cannes Film Festival after months in various stages of lockdown and caution, the...
Ex-Madrid captain Sergio Ramos signs 2-year deal with PSG
PARIS — Former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has signed a two-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain.
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As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat grows
GAO, Mali — During a grueling, weeks-long mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose the...
New Caledonia gets 1st leader in favor of split from France
NOUMEA, New Caledonia — The New Caledonia government elected Thursday the first pro-independence figure as president of the South Pacific archipelago, a French territory...
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COVID vaccines still work against mutant, researchers find
New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against a coronavirus mutant that is spreading rapidly...