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Noted Aug. 2, 2019 by Armin About (Est. 1903) “The Tour de France is an annual men’s multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelt…

The Pan American Games in Peru, a 3D-printed prosthetic arm in Australia, a baby Sumatran elephant in Indonesia, paddle-boarding pups in the U.K., the Tour de France in Paris, U.S. Democratic presidential debates in Detroit, Vladimir Putin in a submersible, a…

The fire that badly damaged Notre-Dame this spring has had several long-term effects: For starters, it served as a tool for right-wing groups in France and abroad, who tried to “weaponize” the church as a political symbol of the decline of Christianity. It be…

Barcelona had classified the sale of Philippe Coutinho as a priority this summer but sources at the Catalan club have told ESPN FC there's "concern" about the fact they have still not received a single offer for the Brazilian. With just eight days to go unti…

PARIS -- No one knew it on the climb of the Col de l'Iseran last Friday, but thanks to weather -- the ultimate referee -- the 2019 Tour de France was about to be decided by a penalty kick. It may forever be labeled anticlimactic after a tight race that…

THIBAULT CAMUS/Getty Images Egan Bernal was officially named 2019 Tour de France champion after the final stage concluded in Paris on Sunday. Lotto Soudal's Caleb Ewan won Stage 21, his third win of his tournament debut, but Bernal already had the yellow jer…

Anya van Wagtendonk is a reporter and multimedia producer based in Brooklyn. PARISThe air conditioning was on at full blast inside Joe Allen, the self-proclaimed oldest American bar in Paris, where about 30 people were gathered to watch a video playback of t…

Recently the Guardian reported on a British health experts proposal to bury bodies alongside roads. The idea of lining thoroughfares with corpses may seem macabre, but it could promote the planting of new woodlands through green burial and help address the na…

LONDON (Reuters) - “Shall we all just kill ourselves?” It was an odd title for a comedy night, but British stand-up Carl Donnelly turned out to have chosen an environmental theme with impeccable timing. With temperature records tumbling daily in last week…

ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/Getty Images Egan Bernal has the 2019 Tour de France title wrapped up ahead of the 21st and final stage in Paris on Sunday. A bunch sprint where the general classification leader is traditionally unchallenged, will end at the Champs-…