France

There’s something remarkable happening in France right now, and it’s starting to feel a little “Louis XVI-ish.”

An overly conservative Bayesian analysis shows beyond a reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 is laboratory derived. There’s a 99.8% probability SARS-CoV-2 came from a laboratory and only a 0.2% likelihood it came from nature

We who have lived in communist countries recognize the signs: American freedom of speech and thought are hanging on by a thread.

Peacock Network’s costly event shed 49% of viewers from 2016 Rio Games.

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Tens of thousands of French protestors march against Covid-19 in Paris on Saturday.

Antitrust regulators in France fined Google $593 million (€500 million) on Monday for failing to cut a deal with local publishers who wanted to host their news material on its platform.

The French president began a grand tour of France last week ahead of regional elections and next year's presidential vote, with the trip expected to include around a dozen stops over the next two months.

Bernard Arnault, owner of the European luxury group LVMH, which is home to top global brands Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy, Fendi, Christian Dior and Givenchy, has become the world's richest person with an estimated net worth of $186.3 billion, Forbes reported on Monday.