August 10, 2021 Lionel Messi arrives in France after signing 2-year, $104 million contract with Paris Saint-Germain International soccer sensation Lionel Messi landed in Paris on Tuesday after reportedly signing a two-year $104 million deal with Paris Saint-Germain, officially ending his 21-year-long career with Barcelona.
August 9, 2021 CDC urges against travel to Israel, France, other nations as COVID-19 delta variant spreads As positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added new travel warnings for several countries.
August 7, 2021 Thousands of protesters pack Paris streets in defiance of COVID-19 vaccine passport: 'Our freedoms are dying' The demonstrations came two days after France’s Constitutional Council upheld most provisions of a new law that expands the locations where health passes are needed to enter.
August 1, 2021 Germany protesters slam 'unbearable level of arrogance' as lockdown fears loom Thousands turned out in Berlin on Sunday to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures despite a ban on the gatherings, leading to clashes with police and the detention of some 600 protesters.
July 31, 2021 French police clash with anti-virus pass protesters in Paris Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital.
July 27, 2021 US to blame for Molotov attack on Cuba embassy in Paris, FM says A top Cuban official took to Twitter late Monday to report a Molotov cocktail attack on Havana's embassy in Paris and place the blame squarely on the U.S. government over its rhetoric after the country's historic protests.
July 26, 2021 'Shame' that US Olympians' wokeness, protests ruining formerly unifying event: James Golden Former Rush Limbaugh Show producer James Golden sounded off Monday on "Fox News Primetime" as the United States Olympic team collectively saw their worse performance in decades.
July 24, 2021 French protesters reject bill requiring vaccine passes Tens of thousands of people, including far-right activists and members of France's yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers.
July 20, 2021 UK: Con woman stole diamonds by swapping them for pebbles A British court has heard how a woman allegedly pretended to be a gem expert and swapped diamonds worth 4.2 million pounds ($5.7 million) for pebbles using “sleight of hand” at a luxury London jewelers.
July 17, 2021 Spike Lee mistakenly announces Cannes' top honor early Julia Ducournau's "Titane," a wild body-horror thriller featuring sex with a car and a surprisingly tender heart, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau just the second female filmmaker to win the festival’s top honor in its 74 year history.
