Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:45:46 GMT
U.S. doesn't want war in space, but wants to be prepared for it
The United States doesn't want to engage in warfare in space, but like in all domains, the U.S. military must be prepared for such a conflict, and that'll take a lot of preparation and change, Chie...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:42:05 GMT
Germany, France, UK Rebuke Beijing Over South China Sea
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signed a joint note denouncing China's claims in the South China Sea, in a sign of growing European interest in the maritime disputes there and China's m...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:12:42 GMT
US Open champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open
Freshly crowned US Open champion Osaka said in posts on Instagram and Twitter.On Sunday, Osaka rallied from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the US Open women's final, a...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:40:22 GMT
Osaka (hamstring) withdraws from French Open
Less than a week after winning the U.S. Open women's single title, Japan's Naomi Osaka announced Thursday that she will miss the upcoming French Open due to an ongoing left-hamstring ailment.
The Par...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:05:07 GMT
Latest COVID-19 watch: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 30 mln
People wearing face masks walk on the Trocadero Place near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sept. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)- Global cases surpass 30 mln...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 01:40:14 GMT
Italian teen logs another upset win in Rome
Italian qualifier Lorenzo Musetti pulled off a second consecutive upset Thursday, beating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
Musetti, an 18...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:42:06 GMT
Germany, France, U.K. Rebuke Beijing Over South China Sea
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signed a joint note denouncing China's claims in the South China Sea, in a sign of growing European interest in the maritime disputes there and China's m...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:55:21 GMT
ATP, WTA events set for Moscow are canceled
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Moscow has forced the cancellation of both ATP and WTA indoor events scheduled to take place in Russia during the month of October.
The 2020 VTB Kremlin Cup was a WTA pre...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:41:58 GMT
Good nutrition can contribute to keeping COVID-19 and other diseases away
The connection between the pandemic and our dietary habits is undeniable. The stress of isolation coupled with a struggling economy has caused many of us to seek comfort with our old friends: Big M...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:38:38 GMT
Why we need a global citizens' assembly on gene editing
Developments in gene editing are often met with moral panic. Every new announcement raises outrage over the audacity of scient...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:55:27 GMT
Overwatch League announces All-Star teams
Five players from the Shanghai Dragons were named to the Overwatch League 2020 All-Star Asia team while four from Paris Eternal were named to the North America roster on Thursday.
The Asia team will ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:12:03 GMT
French Open attendance reduced to 5,000 fans per day
The French Open rescheduled for later this month will be limited to 5,000 spectators daily, a reduction from the 11,500 announced by organisers, the Paris police prefecture told AF...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:12:40 GMT
Roglic in Tour de France control as Ineos duo shine in Alpine break
Slovenia's Primoz Roglic retained his lead on compatriot Tadej Pogacar atop the Tour de France standings after stage 18 as British outfit Ineos claimed a one-two f...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:11:51 GMT
Navalny aides say Novichok found on hotel water bottle
Aides of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that German experts found Novichok nerve agent on a water bottle taken from the hotel room where he stayed before being taken ill....[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:05:04 GMT
US Sanctions Cyber Actors Linked to Iranian Intelligence Ministry
The U.S. has sanctioned entities and individuals associated with Iran's intelligence and security ministry for allegedly engaging in a malware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents, other individua...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:18:04 GMT
WHO Europe calls for regional coherence as COVID-19 infections soar
People wearing face masks walk on the Trocadero Place near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sept. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)"Last week, the region's weekly tally exceeded 300,0...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:37:16 GMT
Swedish clothing icon H&M joins global clamour
Stockholm [Sweden], September 17 (ANI): Days after the US imposed a ban on import of five specific manufacturers in Xinjiang, Swedish clothing icon HM has decided not to buy raw materials from the ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:55:10 GMT
Neymar banned for two games following PSG-Marseille brawl
Paris [France], September 17 (ANI): Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar has been banned for two games for his part in the brawl at the end of the Ligue 1 game against Marseille on Sunday (local time).
...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:54:46 GMT
The story behind Russian Roulette, the infamous DEADLY game
According to one theory, 'Russian roulette' emerged in the Tsarist army as a relatively "safe" trick that easily impressed onlookers.Wulich [...] invited us to sit around in a sign. [We] sil...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:12:36 GMT
Bayern Munich confirm Thiago Alcantara moving to Liverpool
Bayern Munich chairperson Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed Thursday the club has agreed a transfer with Liverpool for Spain midfielder Thia...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:05:39 GMT
France Launches Effort to Right Classical Music's Gender Imbalance
Only about six percent of the world's professional classical music orchestras are headed by women. But in France, there is a drive to change that, including La Maestra - an international competitio...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:54:48 GMT
Who were the prisoners of Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg
The Peter and Paul Fortress was used as a political prison in Imperial Russia, so it often held captive famous and even great people. 1. Mikhail BakuninPublic Domain; Mikhail Velichko/Alexa...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:35:15 GMT
Asian Markets Plunge Thursday
Asian markets sustained losses across the board Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to offer a new pandemic economic stimulus plan.Japan's benchmark Nikkei index finished 0.6% low...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:54:46 GMT
How Russia took Finland away from Sweden
History Sept 17 2020 Boris Egorov Helena Schjerfbeck For the Swedes, losing Finland to the Russian Tsar was their greatest tragedy, but the Finns, in sharp contrast, saw it as an opportun...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:05:07 GMT
US Vows to Restore International Sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON - The United States vowed to assert a "snapback" of all prior international sanctions on Iran, effective 8 p.m. Eastern Time on September 19, with more announcements to be made thi...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:12:30 GMT
Neymar banned two matches as league opens racism probe
Neymar received a two-match ban Wednesday for his red card against Marseille as the French league announced it would open an investigation into accusations of racism by the Brazil ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:42:45 GMT
'Perfect start' for Nadal on Rome return
In his first match in over six months, Rafael Nadal swept aside fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Italian Open....[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:42:36 GMT
Djokovic, Nadal make winning returns in Rome
Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic made winning returns at the Italian Open on Wednesday with the top two men's seeds easing into ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:35:24 GMT
Experts Call ECOWAS Mali Deadline Unrealistic
ACCRA, GHANA - Leaders of West African states and Mali's military coup failed to agree on a transfer to civilian rule in talks this week, raising concerns about the political standoff and regional ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:19:20 GMT
Djokovic, Nadal cruise in Rome openers
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic began his bid for a fifth Internazionali BNL d'Italia trophy with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italy's Salvatore Caruso in second-round action Wednesday in Rome.
Competing on cl...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:13:09 GMT
Hitachi scraps UK nuclear power plant project
| After Huawei, spotlight on China's role in UK nuclear powerAs recently as last month, Hitachi's Horizon Nuclear subsidiary had insisted it was still committed to the proje...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:12:34 GMT
Nadal sweeps into third round on Rome return
Rafael Nadal swept aside fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in his first match in over six months to reach the third round of the Italian Open on...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:12:29 GMT
Tour of Luxembourg halted as riders complain about traffic
Riders in the Tour of Luxembourg went on strike for 100 kilometres on Wednesday because they felt organisers were not doing enough to keep cars off the route.Riders had been...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:12:27 GMT
Juve manager Pirlo gets coaching licence in time for new season
Andrea Pirlo has been awarded his coaching licence just days before Juventus open their bid for a 10th consecutive Serie A title, the Italian Football Federation a...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:42:39 GMT
Suspended Beale to miss Racing's Champions Cup quarter-final
Racing 92's Australia international Kurtley Beale will miss the European Champions Cup quarter-final against Clermont after receiving a three-week ban on Wednesday...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:13:32 GMT
Paris to keep new cycling paths beyond pandemic
New cycling lanes in Paris, opened in a rush to deal with a massive commuter shift to bikes during the Covid pandemic, will be made permanent, the city's mayor Anne Hidalgo has said....[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:12:54 GMT
European Champions Cup last four set for 26 September
The European Champions Cup semi-finals will be held on 26 September, European Professional Club Rugby announced on Wednesday.The winners of Saracens' trip to Leinster and Cl...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:12:51 GMT
Record performances raise Tour de France doubts
Record performances in the Tour de France have raised eyebrows given the chequered history of cycling, and race leader Primoz Roglic was forced to defend himself d...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:12:49 GMT
Roglic glimpses Tour de France triumph from Alpine peaks
Slovenia's Primoz Roglic once more prevailed on his toughest test yet to remain on course for Tour de France glory, while Miguel Angel Lopez soloed to a breathtaki...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:12:03 GMT
World nature congress postponed again over virus
A summit aimed at plans to revers nature loss will again be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.It had already been rescheduled for January 2021 but will be further...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:12:36 GMT
Top seed Halep eases into Italian Open 3rd round
Top seed Simona Halep eased into the Italian Open third round on Wednesday with a straight sets win over Jasmine Paolini of Italy.World No ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:12:34 GMT
Djokovic through to Italian Open 3rd round
Novak Djokovic got off to a winning start at the Italian Open on Wednesday, advancing to the third round of the clay-court tournament in his first match since his ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:42:25 GMT
Defending champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France
Last year's winner Egan Bernal has withdrawn from the Tour de France, his Ineos team said on Wednesday, after the young Colombian fell out of contention and complained of back trou...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:37:17 GMT
SCOTT Sports India launches SCOTT Spark
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] September 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): SCOTT Sports India launches the SCOTT Spark RC 900, one of the most decorated full-suspension bikes, ridden by the likes of Nino Schurter, an ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:12:34 GMT
Warholm, Duplantis target records in Rome Diamond League meet
Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm and Swedish pole-vault sensation Armand Duplantis both threaten to break more records as the Diamond League series heads for Rome...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:12:47 GMT
Wawrinka crashes out in Rome to Italian teenager
Switzerland'sIn the women's tournament, Spaniard Garbine Muguruza dispatched American Sloane Stephens in straight sets with Russian Svetlana Kuznestova battling through for her first win sin...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:12:45 GMT
Brazilian govt backs Neymar in racism row
Brazil's government sent its support to Neymar on Tuesday after he was red-carded for a fight in a Ligue 1 match in France, condemning the "racism" that triggered the brawl....[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:05:26 GMT
Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Shows Signs of Recovery
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has confirmed reports of his improved health following a near fatal poisoning in Siberia last month - posting to social media from his hospital room in Germ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:05:04 GMT
Pew Survey: US Global Image Tarnished During Trump Presidency
America's image as a global superpower has been tarnished since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, according to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.A 13-nation survey by the U.S. think...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:39:09 GMT
Super funds are feeling the financial heat from climate change
The wild fires that have ravaged the US west coast, turning skies orange, are a lurid reminder that climate change looms ever larger as an economic threat.This week has seen a flurry of anno...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:12:22 GMT
Chris Froome's struggles continue far from the Tour de France
Far from the Tour de France,Froome has said he will skip the world championships but may compete in the one-day classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege on 4 October before the Vuelta.But with su...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:05:14 GMT
China Rejects Human Rights Criticism as EU Seeks Trade Rebalance
LONDON - Europe has called on China to take down trade barriers and rebalance their economic relationship, following a virtual summit held Monday among EU leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping....[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:12:36 GMT
Depay packing his bags for Barcelona: report
Dutch striker Memphis Depay is on his way to Barcelona from Lyon in a transfer worth €25 million, Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported on Tuesday.If the d...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:05:48 GMT
Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Posts Photo from Hospital Bed
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny published a photo of himself in a Berlin hospital bed Tuesday as he recovers from a nerve agent poisoning last month in Siberia.Navalny, surrounded b...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:43:17 GMT
Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:42:18 GMT
Kerber falls at first hurdle, Rublev advances in Rome
Former world number one Angelique Kerber fell to a straight sets defeat to Czech Katerina Siniakova in the Italian Open on Tuesday as Russian seve...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:05:18 GMT
EU Mulls Migration Pact in Shadow of Lesbos Fire
PARIS - Five years after a wave of asylum seekers flooded into Europe, the region is facing another reckoning on migration, with familiar bickering and lack of consensus on the way forward.T...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:12:29 GMT
Lionel Messi joins exclusive club of sporting billionaires
Lionel Messi may have had to stay put at Barcelona but the Argentine legend did succeed in joining one new club this year - the one reserved for sporting billionai...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:12:28 GMT
Hard toil for SA tennis trio since ATP Tour resumption
South Africa's three most prominent tennis players have found the going tough since the ATP Tour's resumption.Lloyd Harris, Kevin Anderson and doubles ace Raven Klaasen hav...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:42:23 GMT
Tour de France peloton gets Covid-19 all-clear
Tour de France organisers were in exultant mood on Tuesday when announcing that all of their cyclists were negative for Covid-19 in the final round of tests.With six days le...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:12:24 GMT
Tour de France cyclists all test negative for Covid-19
Tour de France organisers were in exultant mood on Tuesday when announcing that all of their cyclists were negative for Covid-19 in the final round of tests.With six days le...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:42:29 GMT
Georgia to use Nations Cup tournament for Six Nations 'experience'
Newly-appointedPreparations for the Autumn Series are hardly ideal for the Georgians. While many play in the French Top 14, which is back underway, the home-based players are suffering from ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:09:21 GMT
Volkswagen Group set to sell Bugatti to Rimac Automobili
Volkswagen Group set to sell to Automobili Porsche, one of the stakeholders of Automobili, is set to benefit from this acquisitionAutomobili may just be a 11-year-old elect...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:08:16 GMT
Cuties, the French indie movie dragged into US election fray
An award-winning film about a girl of Senegalese heritage growing up in a Paris suburb has become a target of vocal conservatives and Republican politicians who seized on a misleading Netflix poste...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:16:15 GMT
French ministers furious over 800 Bridgestone layoffs
The French government has expressed its anger following the announcement by Japanese tyre company Bridgestone that it would shut its factory in northern France with the possible loss of over 800 jo...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:47:12 GMT
Covid-19 in France: More people in hospital, more in ICUs, more dead
According to the latest update from French daily newspaper Le Monde, the past three days have seen a 43 percent increase in the number of those hospitalised with coronavirus symptoms; the same peri...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:16:16 GMT
Why is Germany faring better than France in the Covid-19 epidemic
France is witnessing one of Europe's highest rates of Covid-19 infection despite adopting similar principles of testing, tracking and isolation as its neighbour Germany, which has fared better sinc...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:16:14 GMT
ECOWAS says Mali junta needs to pick civilian leaders 'within days'
After meeting with the Mali junta leaders in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday, six leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called on the junta to nominate a civilian transition g...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:47:11 GMT
France shuts more schools as pupils test positive for Covid-19
Eighty-one schools and 2,100 classes have been closed across France since the start of the school year due to Covid-19, the government said Wednesday, stressing the closures represented only a smal...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:16:15 GMT
French 5G detractors protest Emmanuel Macron's Amish model remarks
Left-wing and environmental groups protested Tuesday after French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed reservations about 5G telecom infrastructure in remarks about "going back to the oil lamp" and ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:16:12 GMT
Naked woman shot 36 times by Mozambique army after 'casting spell'
The military in Mozambique hounded, beat, and killed a naked woman, says rights group Amnesty International after verifying a video footage of the attack. The images have been circulating since Sep...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:16:15 GMT
France's Macron vows to deploy divisive 5G network despite opposition
France will proceed with its planned 5G mobile network deployment, President Emmanuel Macron has said, dismissing fierce opposition from those who would prefer "the Amish model" and "going back to ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:16:13 GMT
Kamna powers away to win Tour de France's 16th stage
Lennard Kämna claimed won the 16th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday following an impressive solo breakaway.The Bora Hansgrohe rider finished the 164 kilometres between La Tour du ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:37:12 GMT
France's Macron backs 5G technology over 'the Amish model'
France will move forward with its planned deployment of 5G telecom networks despite detractors who would prefer "the Amish model" and "going back to the oil lamp", President Emmanuel Macron said Mo...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:47:15 GMT
President Macron hosts tech leaders ahead of French digital summit
French President Emmanuel Macron gathered leaders from the world of high technology and the digital economy at the Elysee palace on Monday ahead of this year's France Digitale Day summit. This year...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:47:12 GMT
France-US trade tensions disrupt billion-dollar LVMH-Tiffany buyout
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has backed the country's Foreign Affairs minister in requesting that LVMH, the French luxury goods conglomerate, postpone its takeover of American jewellery c...[read more]
Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:37:13 GMT
Coping with Covid-19: How FRANCE 24 has adapted to the new normal
France has issued new guidelines for workplace safety amid Covid-19, seeking to strike a balance between protecting workers and avoiding another crippling lockdown. Like other companies around the ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:52:13 GMT
Battle of scales: Our CBDs are no match for a micrometre invader
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that something as microscopic as a virus is enough to weaken our strongest city technology, writes Dr ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:27:30 GMT
THE SPECIFICITY OF GOVERNANCE IN KABYLIE: Challenge and Perspectives
LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, October 1, 2020 @ 2 PMPlease RSVP: FACEBOOK event: https://www.facebook.com/events/248033759784774Kabylie is an ethnolinguistic regio...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:51:01 GMT
Spotlight: China-EU economic ties resilient despite global trade woes
FRANKFURT, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Despite the shrinking global trade market due to the COVID-19 outbreak, trade flows between China and the European Union (EU) remain comparatively steady and resilie...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 01:05:02 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 18
NEW YORK -- Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 30 million on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count reac...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:51:01 GMT
Leading results of Tour de France 18th stage
PARIS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results from the 2020 Tour de France 18th stage, a 175km ride from Meribel to La Roche-sur-Foron on Thursday: 1. Michal Kwiatkowski, Pol...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:30:02 GMT
Passenger car registrations in EU down 32 pct in first eight months
BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Passenger car registrations in the European Union (EU) dropped by 32 percent in the first eight months this year compared with the same period last year, the European...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:18:02 GMT
France mulls tougher COVID-19 rules as daily cases hit new high
PARIS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- French authorities would consider additional restrictive rules to contain the spread of coronavirus, notably in red zones, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:30:01 GMT
Lebanese president says committed to French initiative of forming gov't
BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday that he is committed to a French initiative about forming a government in Lebanon to implement necessary reforms....[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:51:02 GMT
French shares drop 0.69 pct on Thursday
PARIS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Thursday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.69 percent, or 34.92 points, to close at 5,039.50 points. Of the 40 selected large companie...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:18:01 GMT
Bundesliga challengers spoil Bayern's hunger
By Oliver Trust BERLIN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- One question has been on the minds of Germany's clubs for decades. In advance of the 58th Bundesliga season, things don't seem to have changed....[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:51:01 GMT
Germany's foreign trade in electric vehicles rises in 2019
BERLIN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicle exported from Germany in 2019 increased by 72 percent compared with the previous year to 99,000, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on...[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:30:03 GMT
Across China: Old factories turn into creative hubs in east China
XIAMEN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- As sunshine poured on the tables by the French window through the bamboo dome, visitors sipped coffee and went around the cafe looking at the exquisite exhibits....[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 03:30:02 GMT
Former athletics chief Diack found guilty for doping corruption
PARIS, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The former head of world athletics governing body, Lamine Diack, was found guilty on Wednesday by a court in Paris, France for corruption in Russian doping cases....[read more]
Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:30:01 GMT
Leading results of Tour de France 17th stage
PARIS, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading results from the 2020 Tour de France 17th stage, a 170km ride from Grenoble to Meribel Col de la Loze on Wednesday: 1. Miguel Angel Lope...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:30:02 GMT
Bombardier to sell rail business to Alstom at lower price
MONTREAL, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Montreal-based Bombardier announced Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its rail unit to French train giant Alstom at a lowered price ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:18:01 GMT
Madrid mulls local lockdown as coronavirus cases spiral: official
MADRID, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Madrid regional government is preparing a series of measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus in and around the Spanish capital. The region's deputy hea...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:59:01 GMT
Ireland's exports to China up 35 pct in July
DUBLIN, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ireland exported over 1 billion euros (about 1.18 billion U.S. dollars) of goods to China in July, up 35 percent when compared with the same month last year, according ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:44:03 GMT
Shanghai exhibits Monet's Impression Sunrise
SHANGHAI, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The French impressionist Claude Monet's masterpiece Impression Sunrise was unveiled on Wednesday afternoon in Shanghai and will be exhibited to the public starting fr...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:44:02 GMT
China's PP Sports to broadcast all Bundesliga matches next season
BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese broadcaster PP Sports, the owner of the local media rights to the Bundesliga in China, announced on Wednesday that it would broadcast all matches of Bundesliga...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:44:01 GMT
French shares gain 0.13 pct
PARIS, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- French shares edged up on Wednesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 up 0.13 percent, or 6.49 points, to close at 5,074.42 points. Of the 40 selected large compan...[read more]
Published: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:18:03 GMT
Koeman not expecting any new faces at Camp Nou
MADRID, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has admitted he is pessimistic about the club's chances of strengthening its squad before starting the new season. Barcelona sit...[read more]
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:37:28 GMT
Lebanese negotiations to form govt continue after French deadline expires
Lebanese negotiations to form govt continue after French deadline expires FRANCE 24 English...[read more]