Tag: Paris
Poland wants to buy Marie Curie’s vacation house in France
SAINT-REMY-LES-CHEVREUSE, France — Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-winning scientist couple...
France wants tougher punishment for those who attack police
PARIS — France’s prime minister is proposing tougher and faster punishment for people who attack the police, as the government pays a national tribute...
Former world track chief Diack back in Senegal after release
DAKAR, Senegal — Disgraced former world athletics head Lamine Diack returned home to Senegal late Monday after a local soccer club paid a bond...
Beyond vaccines, UNESCO seeks share more global science
PARIS — While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious...
French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam
PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...
Paris court tries anti-racism activist for statue attack
PARIS — A French activist for Black rights went on trial in Paris on Monday for defacing a statue of a historical figure from...
French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam
PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...
French serial killer dies at 79 in secure hospital unit
PARIS — A French serial killer sentenced twice to life imprisonment for the murder of eight women has died Monday at 79, the Paris...
France honors Paris teacher who saved jogger’s life
PARIS — The French government gave a medal Monday to a math teacher-volunteer fighter who used CPR to save the life of a jogger...
French serial killer dies at 79 in secure hospital unit
PARIS — A French serial killer sentenced twice to life imprisonment for the murder of eight women has died Monday at 79, the Paris...
