Tag: France
$40 billion pledged at Paris conference for gender equality
PARIS — World leaders, philanthropists and organizations have pledged at least $40 billion at an international conference in Paris to boost gender equality, as...
American Konrad de la Fuente joins Olympique Marseille
American forward Konrad de La Fuente has transferred to Olympique Marseille from Barcelona.
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Paris conference aims to fast-track road to gender equality
UNITED NATIONS — An international conference opening in Paris on Wednesday aims to fast-track the road to gender equality and mobilize millions of dollars...
Switzerland beats France on penalties at Euro 2020
BUCHAREST, Romania — France is out of the European Championship, and it was Kylian Mbappe that missed the penalty kick in the shootout.
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Germany’s Merkel defends idea of summit between EU and Putin
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended the idea of holding a European Union meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that...
Russia denies its personnel in CAR involved in killings
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Monday strongly rejected the claims that Russian military instructors in the Central African Republic have been involved in killing...
French Black activist fined for defacing colonial statue
PARIS — A French court on Monday convicted and fined a Black rights activist for defacing a statue he sees as an insult to...
France’s top court bans glue trapping to hunt birds
PARIS — France's top administrative court on Monday definitively banned the use of glue trapping to hunt birds, a technique that was denounced by...
France’s regional vote shows weakness of Macron and Le Pen
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party was decimated in this weekend’s regional elections and Marine Le Pen’s far-right party failed, upending expectations that...
Regional election poses crucial test for French far right
PARIS — A decisive, second round of voting in France's regional elections on Sunday is being scrutinized as a litmus test of whether the...
