May 16, 2020 Calgary Zoo returning two giant pandas to China due to COVID-19-related bamboo shortage Canada's Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed their gargantuan appetites.
May 16, 2020 French police arrest man accused of financing Rwanda genocide after 23 years in hiding The decades-long chase for the financier of a genocide finally ended with his arrest.
May 13, 2020 French serial-killer 'expert' admits he made up his experience — even the murder of his nonexistent wife A famous author in France known as a serial-killer expert, according to reports, divulged that most of his life and work are fake: including the murder of his nonexistent wife.
May 13, 2020 French preschoolers seen isolating inside chalk squares as coronavirus restrictions ease A photo from a French school showed young children playing within the confines of boxes drawn with chalk in an effort to maintain social distancing on the first day of classes for preschools and elementary schools across the country.
May 13, 2020 Coronavirus lockdown: Here is how European countries are easing restrictions After weeks under strict coronavirus lockdown measures, most European countries are cautiously easing their societies back to some semblance of daily life.
May 12, 2020 Paris bans alcohol by Seine River as crowds violate social distancing after coronavirus lockdown lifted Paris has banned alcoholic drinks along the banks of the Seine River after police were forced to break up crowds flouting social distancing guidelines just hours after France emerged from its eight-week coronavirus lockdown Monday.
May 11, 2020 Bipartisan lawmakers push to have Taiwan included in World Health Agency meeting, China pushes back Citing the global fight against coronavirus, a group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on Friday wrote to nearly 60 countries on behalf of Taiwan, asking them to support the country's inclusion in the World Health Organization.
May 8, 2020 Europe marks VE Day anniversary in low-key fashion due to coronavirus lockdown Europe was marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces following six years of war in a low-key fashion Friday due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.
May 6, 2020 France warns coronavirus could limit summer travel abroad, advises ‘staycations’ to help local tourism As European countries begin to ease coronavirus restrictions, France warned its citizens that they may need to scale back vacation plans this summer as international travel will likely remain limited.
May 5, 2020 French encouraged to eat more cheese as act of patriotism to help with surplus amid coronavirus lockdown French citizens are being asked to fulfill their patriotic duty and eat more cheese to help the dairy industry amid a massive surplus from slumping sales due to the coronavirus pandemic.