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July 31, 2020 at 9:45 pm

Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response VIEW

Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East...

July 30, 2020 at 10:50 pm

Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months

PARIS (AP) — The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1% in the April-June period from the quarter before - the largest...

Business

July 29, 2020 at 11:20 pm

A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears VIEW

PARIS (AP) — As the sun went down, their partying got into full flow, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus. An outbreak among 18- to...

Nation & World

July 26, 2020 at 9:38 am

Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104

PARIS (AP) — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a...

July 24, 2020 at 9:24 pm

French infections rise, Spain cracks down on nightclubs VIEW

PARIS (AP) — France’s coronavirus infection rate crept higher Saturday and Spain cracked down on nightlife but German authorities were confident enough to send a...

July 23, 2020 at 9:26 pm

The global march of face masks: A mirror on humanity VIEW

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France (AP) — House keys, wallet or purse, mobile phone and .... oh, yes: face mask. Reluctantly for many, but also inexorably in the...

July 12, 2020 at 7:06 am

France kicks off fans’ return to elite European soccer VIEW

LE HAVRE, France (AP) — For the first time since the coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, fans returned Sunday to elite European...

July 7, 2020 at 11:32 am

In France, study shows virus hit African immigrants hardest

LE PECQ, France (AP) — Death rates among immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa doubled in France and tripled in the Paris region at the height of...

Visitors crowd around the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, July 9, 2014. Some researchers have suggested that slowing down in a museum and taking the time to stop and look at works for several minutes can help visitors connect better with the artists and themselves. (Guia Besana/The New York Times) — PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE – ONLINE OR IN PRINT – BEFORE OCT. 12, 2014. —

July 6, 2020 at 1:01 am

“Mona Lisa” back at work, visitors limited as Louvre reopens VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” is back in business. Paris' Louvre Museum, which houses the world's most famous portrait, reopened Monday after a four-month...

Entertainment

June 30, 2020 at 10:54 am

Airbus shedding 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe

PARIS (AP) — Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday that it must eliminate 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe, to safeguard...

Business