France’s prison service said Saturday it had launched an investigation after a man escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate’s bag as he left jail, having served his sentence. The man was captured on Monday. The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported. His cellmate had completed … Read more
Lausanne, Switzerland — French Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus was cleared of a doping allegation Monday because the judges accepted she was contaminated by kissing her American partner over a period of nine days. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling echoed a verdict clearing another French athlete with a similar defense in a doping allegation — tennis … Read more
Cries of “It is warm!” rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians took a plunge in the river for the first time in more than 100 years. The French capital’s iconic waterway has been closed to swimmers since 1923, with few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation. After … Read more
France bans smoking in most public areas – CBS News Watch CBS News The iconic image of a smoking Parisian is becoming a thing of the past as France has banned smoking in most public areas. Ramy Inocencio reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. … Read more
Barcelona recorded its hottest June in more than a century, the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and hundreds of French schools closed on Tuesday as Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer. Health warnings remained in effect in several European countries. The worst heat was felt … Read more
The iconic image of a smoking Parisian is becoming a thing of the past as France has banned smoking in most public areas. France’s new law dictates that tobacco must disappear where there are children, and parents, as well as the majority of the country, agree. Those who choose to smoke in public in areas … Read more
Face the Nation: Himes, Russell, Brennan – CBS News Watch CBS News Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut tells “Face the Nation” that while President Biden “did not perform the way we would have liked to have seen him perform,” Himes said he is “not so … Read more
Two men have been charged with murder as part of a criminal gang after a 27-year-old bride was shot dead at a wedding party in southeastern France, prosecutors said. Gunmen opened fire last Sunday at a wedding celebration in Goult, a hilltop village overlooking lavender fields, in what sources said might have been drug-related score … Read more
Paris — French police have detained 12 suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country’s annual street music festival, officials said Sunday. Millions of people took to the streets across France on Saturday evening for the Fete de la Musique, with authorities reporting “unprecedented crowds” in Paris. Before the party, posts on … Read more
Two butcher shops in northern France have temporarily closed after a child died from severe food poisoning, said local authorities on Friday. Eight children have come down with severe food poisoning since June 12 after consuming meat products from the two businesses in the northern city of Saint-Quentin. Five of them contracted a rare foodborne … Read more