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The supposed origin of the Bloody Mary is a bit unclear and a variety of tales about the vodka-and-tomato-based cocktail have popped up over the years. One of them involves an American bartender at Harry's New York Bar, which is actually an eatery located …

PARIS (Reuters) - (Backstory is a series of reports showing how Reuters journalists work and the standards under which they operate. This one is part of a series marking the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War Two.) Seventy-five years ago, a…

AI photography startup Meero may be the perfect example of how far the French Tech ecosystem has come in recent years. Founded in 2016, the company has already raised $63.4 million in venture capital, including a $45 million round last summer. It has almost …

It's Monday, it's a new week, and while we won't pretend to know everything that's going to happen over the next seven days, we have some sense of what's coming up. 1) Trump crosses the pond US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for their fi…

You know what's better than a smartwatch? Literally everything else. But especially: the centuries' worth of wrist-mounted paint palettes worn by some artists. The Universal Serial Bus first showed up in 1996, replacing SCSI and other interfacesand the hapha…

(PARIS) — France’s counter-terrorism prosecutor says the main suspect in the bombing last week in the French city of Lyon that wounded 14 people had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Remy Heitz said in a statement on Friday that the 24-year-old man ha…

French officials give a first hand look insIde Notre Dame Cathedral nearly one month after it was heavily damaged by flames. (May 14) AP, AP Should you try to modernize one of most beautiful landmarks the world? No, says the French Senate, which has adopt…

BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - Buoyed by two electoral victories in a month, Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez wants to thrust his country back into the heart of European Union decision-making after years of domestic woes that undercut Madrid’s sway. Sanc…

Lewis Hamilton held off Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win a nail-biting Monaco Grand Prix. The world champion was left struggling with the tyres on his Mercedes after fitting softer rubber during an early-race safety car than the Dutchman. Hamilton repeatedl…

LYON, France A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler in a bakery, a local official said. France's anti-terrorist office opened an inqu…