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American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is being extradited from France to the US
Read full article: American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is being extradited from France to the USFrench Appeal Court prosecutors say an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 is being extradited to the United States.
Absentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in high-stakes legislative election
Read full article: Absentee voters in France scramble to make their voices heard in high-stakes legislative electionVoters who don’t expect to be able to cast ballots themselves are scrambling to make their voices heard in France’s high-stakes legislative election.
PIN IT: Share your photos with us to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Read full article: PIN IT: Share your photos with us to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-DayThe 80th anniversary of D-Day will be commemorated on Thursday, June 6, and in honor and memory of those who served in World War II, we want to feature your photos.
Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II
Read full article: Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War IIThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II.
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
Read full article: Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residentsSpecial anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the route.
Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
Read full article: Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremonyThe head of the Paris airports operator says skies over the French capital will be closed completely for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France's cheeky embrace
Read full article: Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France's cheeky embraceThe double-cheeked embrace that was a customary greeting in France before the coronavirus pandemic saw it largely abandoned as a potential kiss of death is back with a presidential seal of approval.
Air France-KLM plunges to huge loss in pandemic-hit year
Read full article: Air France-KLM plunges to huge loss in pandemic-hit yearAir France-KLM plunged to a 7.1 billion euro ($8.5 billion) loss in 2020 as the global pandemic grounded planes and halted travel plans worldwide causing a 67% slump in passenger numbers at the French-Dutch aviation giant. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)PARIS – Air France-KLM plunged to a 7.1 billion euro ($8.5 billion) loss in 2020 as the global pandemic grounded planes and halted travel plans worldwide causing a 67% slump in passenger numbers at the French-Dutch aviation giant. The year 2020 “tested the Air France-KLM Group with the most severe crisis ever experienced by the air transport industry," CEO Ben Smith said Thursday. Both the French and Dutch governments pledged billions in support last year to help the carriers survive the brutal downturn in air traffic caused by the coronavirus. The massive loss included some 2.1 billion euros in restructuring and other charges.