Tag: France
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
COVID-19 kills former Lebanese militant Anis Naccache
DAMASCUS, Syria — Anis Naccache, a former pro-Palestinian militant who participated in the 1975 kidnapping of oil ministers in Vienna, died Monday after battling...
Sanofi to help second rival produce COVID-19 vaccines
PARIS — French drug maker Sanofi, battling development delays with its own vaccine candidates against COVID-19, is turning over more of its vaccine production...
Terror trial for former ETA leader is adjourned over virus
PARIS — A Paris court ordered Monday that the appeals trial of former ETA political chief Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea will be adjourned because...
Bayern midfielder Tolisso out for 3 months with thigh injury
MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso will be out for at least three months after tearing a tendon in his left thigh...
French soccer league slams ‘climate of hate’ on social media
PARIS — The French soccer league has called on Facebook and Twitter to take action to eliminate racist abuse that has created a “climate...
Marseille holds on to beat Nice 3-2 and move up to 6th place
PARIS — Saif-Eddine Khaoui scored twice as Marseille beat Nice 3-2 at home Wednesday to snap a seven-game winless run and move up to...
Young Louis-Dreyfus takes over at English club Sunderland
SUNDERLAND, England — The purchase of third-tier English club Sunderland was completed Thursday by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, whose family previously owned French team Marseille.
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Verratti could prove the key player for PSG’s title chances
PARIS — While Kylian Mbappe was the talking point of the soccer world this week after his hat trick against Barcelona, the performance of...
Britain to push for speedier vaccines at G-7 leaders meeting
LONDON — Some of the world’s wealthiest countries are promising to share coronavirus vaccines with the poorest, but details of when and how many...