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August 4, 2019 at 1:03 am

French hoverboard inventor flies over the English Channel VIEW

ST. MARGARET'S BAY, England (AP) — Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard....

July 18, 2019 at 2:09 am

Facebook’s Libra gets stark warning from G-7 finance chiefs VIEW

CHANTILLY, France (AP) — Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven rich democracies issued a stark warning on Thursday that cryptocurrencies like the Libra digital...

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July 17, 2019 at 2:04 am

US objections to French tech tax overshadow G-7 finance meet VIEW

CHANTILLY, France (AP) — The Trump administration is objecting to France's plan to tax Facebook, Google and other U.S. tech giants, a rift that's overshadowing...

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A collection of bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum tokens. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

July 16, 2019 at 8:51 am

Cryptocurrencies, digital tax top agenda for G-7 meeting VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies will weigh risks from new digital currencies and debate how to tax tech...

Business

July 10, 2019 at 5:05 am

Thousands of endangered animals seized in customs operation

PARIS (AP) — Police and customs officials have carried out the most widespread anti-wildlife-trafficking operation ever in a joint global operation that's led to the...

June 23, 2019 at 11:02 am

Longtime Kenzo designers stage final show in Paris VIEW

PARIS (AP) — It was quite literally the final curtain for Kenzo's Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, after the...

Entertainment

June 22, 2019 at 11:01 am

Secret gardens and co-ed styles hit Paris men’s collections VIEW

PARIS (AP) — A frothing cherub fountain constructed of striped fabric drew the eyes and camera lenses of VIP guests at Thom Browne's fantastical Paris...

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June 20, 2019 at 1:39 pm

Stars put on tribute for late Karl Lagerfeld in Paris VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Portraits of Karl Lagerfeld, who died in February, lined the walls of Paris' Grand Palais as VIP friends of the Chanel designer...

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June 14, 2019 at 5:53 am

Small donors, not French tycoons, help pay Notre Dame works VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The billionaire French donors who publicly proclaimed they would give hundreds of millions to rebuild Notre Dame have not yet paid a...

April 22, 2019 at 11:11 pm

Wit and grit: Algeria’s sizeable youth lead fight for change VIEW

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — They're on the peaceful front line of the protest movement that toppled Algeria's longtime ruler, facing down water cannons with attitude,...