Tourists visiting the city take boat trips on the canals in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 25, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks nudged just above the flatline in late trade Thursday, helped along by a revival in confidence around the U.S. economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.02% higher … Read more
By the time I arrive in Lezay my clothes are damp with sweat, my head foggy. I find hundreds of Les Soulèvements de la Terre’s supporters in a field on the outskirts of town in a victorious, yet cautious, mood. People carry flags that read: “We are all Les Soulèvements de la Terre.” The police … Read more
With summer now finally here, Brits will be flocking all over the world to bask in some much-overdue sunshine. But experts have now issued a stark warning about fatal ‘raccoon worms’ that are reportedly cropping up among numerous European vacation hotspots. The deadly parasite, known as Baylisascaris procyonis, can spread from these animals to humans, … Read more
Brits travelling to France have been urged to take caution as a case of “break bone fever” typically found in tropical climates has been detected there. Health authorities have confirmed its first “locally acquired” case of dengue fever in the south east of the country. The infected person is from La Colle-sur-Loup, near Nice, according … Read more
A stock exchange in Germany. Torsten Silz | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks fell sharply at the start of Monday’s session, as global volatility continues amid concerns of a looming U.S. recession. The regional Stoxx 600 index was 2.2% lower by 9:24 a.m. London time, with all sectors and major regional bourses … Read more
David Azevedo died because of the heat. A construction worker living in a small city in central France, he had recently started a new job when a heatwave struck in the summer of 2022. He would not even see out his first week. The journalist Samira Shackle interviews his sister Anne-Marie about what happened, and … Read more
Britain’s Jack Draper cools himself with a bag of ice during a break in play against US’ Taylor Fritz during their men’s singles second round tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 30, 2024. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images U.S. gymnastics … Read more
Two Australians have been attacked while visiting southern France for the Olympics. 7NEWS understands two Australian tourists were accosted while walking along Rue François Bazin towards Marseille’s main railway station, Saint-Charles, in the early hours of Monday morning. Two men approached the pair before one of the Australians was punched in the stomach, local police … Read more
Every time the Olympics come around, it seems there’s a different disease stalking the event. At Rio 2016 it was Zika. At the postponed Tokyo games it was Covid. And at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer? Take your pick. Authorities have been working to contain both dengue and measles, which have been on the … Read more
France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics. French officials condemned the attacks as “criminal actions,” though they said there was no sign of … Read more
