World Illegal hunting threatens songbird prized as delicacy : study Every year, nearly five million breeding pairs of ortolan buntings -- a type of tiny songbird classified as endangered in several countries --... 2 hours ago
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Health Life support resumes for Frenchman in vegetative state as Vatican steps in The Vatican on Tuesday urged that a Frenchman who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade be kept alive, as doctors switched his support... on 21 May 2019
Health Court orders life-support to resume for vegetative Frenchman A Paris appeals court Monday ordered the resumption of life-support for a longtime vegetative Frenchman from whom doctors had only hours earlier... on 20 May 2019
World French prosecutors want ex-athletics boss Diack to stand trial : sources French prosecutors have recommended that the former head of athletics' governing body IAAF, Lamine Diack, and his son stand trial for allegedly... on 20 May 2019
Culture Colin Firth to star in WWII drama ‘Operation Mincemeat’ British Oscar winner Colin Firth is set to star in a new World War II drama as a spy spreading disinformation to protect Allied soldiers mounting... on 20 May 2019
Health Parents try to remove doctor in French right-to-die case The parents of a Frenchman kept alive in a vegetative state for a decade will on Monday try to have the doctor caring for their son removed before... on 19 May 2019
Health Parents appeal to French president in right-to-die case The parents of a Frenchman kept alive in a vegetative state for a decade appealed to President Emmanuel Macron Saturday to ensure his treatment... on 18 May 2019
Culture Elton John’s pain at watching ‘family parts’ in new film ‘Rocketman’ Elton John said Saturday that the hardest thing to watch in "Rocketman", the biopic of his life that premiered at the Cannes film festival,... on 18 May 2019
World French doctor suspected in 17 more poisoning cases A French doctor already under investigation for poisoning seven patients has been charged with poisoning 17 more people at a clinic in eastern... on 17 May 2019
World Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ blows Cannes away The Elton John biopic "Rocketman" took the Cannes film festival by storm Thursday, with the warts-and-all movie about his wild rock 'n' roll... on 16 May 2019
UK Anti-Kremlin campaigner calls for ‘French Magnitsky act’ A British financier who has infuriated the Kremlin by spearheading legislation worldwide to sanction Russian officials and oligarchs said Wednesday... on 16 May 2019
World Michael Caine to headline ‘Best Sellers’ as razor-tongued writer British actor Michael Caine is to take on the role of a grumpy washed-up author in the film "Best Sellers" which will begin shooting in Canada... on 16 May 2019
Tech Tech giants vow to step up fight against online extremism Major tech firms on Wednesday pledged to pursue a range of new measures aimed at stamping out violent extremist content on the internet, amid... on 15 May 2019
