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November 30, 2021 at 12:11 am

Black artist Josephine Baker honored at France’s Pantheon

France has inducted U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon.

Entertainment

November 28, 2021 at 5:50 am

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon.

Nation & World

November 27, 2021 at 11:58 pm

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again VIEW

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon.

November 25, 2021 at 5:54 am

Lifting obstacles: France helps women report abuse to police VIEW

France is launching a new process for women to formally report abuse, circumventing police stations where many victims feel uncomfortable filing such complaints.

November 25, 2021 at 12:55 am

Lifting obstacles: France helps women report abuse to police VIEW

France is launching a new process for women to formally report abuse, circumventing police stations where many victims feel uncomfortable filing such complaints.

November 17, 2021 at 1:09 am

Hate speech trial of likely French far-right candidate opens

A far-right TV pundit who is expected to run for the French presidency is going on trial for allegedly inciting racial hatred with his comments...

November 11, 2021 at 5:30 am

Leaders in Paris call for protecting children online

Internet giants, including social media apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, joined some world leaders to issue a global call to better protect children online...

Business

October 31, 2021 at 5:40 am

UK-France fish spat deepens despite Macron and Johnson talk VIEW

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have stuck to rival positions in their countries’ post-Brexit dispute over fishing in the English...

Business

The “family photograph” of world leaders at the G20 summit in Rome on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. President Joe Biden and other world leaders endorsed a landmark global agreement on Saturday that seeks to block large corporations from shifting profits and jobs across borders to avoid taxes. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT5 XNYT5

October 30, 2021 at 1:39 am

G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit VIEW

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies have endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations as part of an agreement on new international tax rules.

Business

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron greet each other prior to a meeting at La Villa Bonaparte in Rome, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders of the world’s biggest economies since the COVID-19 pandemic started. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) VLM349 VLM349

October 29, 2021 at 1:15 am

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal VIEW

President Joe Biden has told French President Emmanuel Macron that America was “clumsy” in its orchestration of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia.