Paris

Image copyright Thai-Binh Phan-Van Image caption The grounds of Résidence Saint-Julien remain open to residents, as long as they keep away from each other Care homes have become a vulnerable front in the fight against coronavirus - and in France they account for a third of the 17,000 fatalities linked…

An aerial view shows the deserted Eiffel tower in Paris during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in France, April 1, 2020. Picture taken with a drone April 1, 2020. — Reuters picPARIS, April 16 ― The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a…

Manchester City's German international winger Leroy Sane, 24, is moving closer to a £70m move to Bayern Munich. (Mirror)Premier League clubs will meet on Friday to discuss whether the season can be completed by 30 June. If put to a vote, 14 of the 20 clubs would need to agree.…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The company will face a fine of €1m ($1.1m) per item if it fails to limit its operations in France Amazon has been ordered to limit its deliveries in France to essential goods only, amid claims it is failing to protect its workers from…

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PARIS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers have agreed to an economic recovery plan for the coronavirus crisis that France’s minister said implicitly opens the door to jointly issued debt and which he hailed as a French success. FILE PHOTO: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire looks on during a…

The UCI employs 130 peopleCycling's governing body has furloughed staff and cut leaders' salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic.The International Cycling Union (UCI) blamed the postponement of the Olympics and Paralympics, plus losing much of its annual calendar, for the move.UCI president David Lappartient said: "Our international federation is going…

PARIS (Reuters) - France has officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections, making it the fourth country to cross that threshold after Italy, Spain and the United States.The rate of increase in the number of fatalities also rose on Tuesday for the second consecutive day, official figures showed.Jerome…

Leïla Slimani and Marie Darrieussecq may be two of Frances most acclaimed writers but their accounts of life in lockdown in their second homes in the countryside have unleashed an outpouring of resentment among French readers, with one fellow writer even comp… Read More

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sixteen people have died at the Rothschild care home in Paris Deaths can be invisible, coffins are hard to hide.Outside the Rothschild care home in Paris, a delivery van pulls up to unload its pale wooden cargo, still wrapped in factory plastic.A delivery man tells…