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Featured More Top News Lakers return to glory, claim record-tying 17th NBA title The Los Angeles Lakers captured a record-tying 17th NBA Championship on Sunday with a 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat that sealed the best-of-seven title series 4-2, restoring the storied franchise to the top of the basketball…

PARIS (Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is highly likely to hit France in the autumn or winter, the government’s top scientific body warned on Tuesday as authorities seek to contain an increase in new cases over the past two weeks.The warning came as an increasing number…

PARIS (AP) — France has decided not to ratify an extradition agreement with Hong Kong after China’s central government in Beijing imposed a new national security law on the city.The French Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said in a written statement on Monday that “in light of the latest developments, France won’t…

PARIS (AP) — The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1% in the April-June period from the quarter before - the largest drop on record - as coronavirus lockdowns shut businesses and hampered consumer spending.Economists say the worst of the downturn is past as many restrictions have…

FILE PHOTO: Governor of the Bank of France Francois Villeroy de Galhau speaks during a news conference at the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Chantilly, near Paris, France, July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File PhotoPARIS (Reuters) - France’s economic slump may not be quite as bad as…

PARIS: Paris St Germain forward Neymar struck early to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man St Etienne as they claimed the Coupe de France on Friday in a near empty stadium as French football came out of a four-month break due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.Neymar scored on the rebound…

Arsenal defender William Saliba ‘feels like a robber’ since leaving Saint-Etienne ahead of their French Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain. The two Ligue 1 clubs will go head-to-head for silverware when they meet at the Stade de France on Friday evening. AFP or licensors Saliba came through the ranks at…

PARIS (AP) — A tearful Kylian Mbappé limped off with an apparent ankle injury as Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Saint-Étienne 1-0 to win the French Cup on Friday.The injury to Mbappé, who returned to the sideline on crutches, took the gloss off a record-extending 13th cup success and will raise…

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. This story was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on July 17, 1900. The story is published as it appears in the newspaper, including…

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of the 1900 Olympics in Paris.No opening ceremony. No closing ceremony. And many of the athletes at…