France Cautiously Celebrates Bastille Day, Clouded by Virus
PARIS (AP) — Bastille Day is back, sort of.
‘The Crown,’ ‘Mandalorian’ Top Emmy Nominations With 24 Each
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.”
France Top Wallabies in Australia for First Time in 31 Years
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melvyn Jaminet landed a seventh penalty with two minutes remaining for France to end a 31-year drought by beating the Wallabies in Australia 28-26 on Tuesday and sending the three-test series to a decider.
Police Investigate Racist Abuse of Three England Players
LONDON (AP) — British police opened investigations Monday into the racist abuse of three Black players who failed to score penalties in England's shootout loss to Italy in the European Championship final.
Italy Explodes in Joy After Winning European Football Title
ROME (AP) — Italians celebrated the European Championship soccer title as a new beginning not only for their youthful national team but for a country that's been yearning to return to normalcy after being hit hard and long by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fans Go From Euphoria to Despair as England Falls Short
LONDON (AP) — So close.
Messi Pays His Debt to Argentina With Copa America Title
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina finally made Lionel Messi cry with joy.
2 US Men, Ex-Colombia Soldiers Held in Haiti Assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti's president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia's government says at least six are former members of its army.
Norway’s Telenor Sells Myanmar Operations to M1 Group
BANGKOK (AP) — The Norwegian telecoms company Telenor, one of the biggest carriers in Myanmar, said Thursday it has agreed to sell its entire operations in the country to the M1 Group, a Lebanese-based investment firm, for $105 million.
Myanmar Protesters Commemorate 1962 Student Resistance
BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets Wednesday in cities and towns around Myanmar to commemorate students who lost their lives in 1962 when a military dictator violently suppressed protests against harsh university discipline implemented under his regime.
