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France’s Macron Revs Up With New Government Ahead of 2022
President Emmanuel Macron is promising that a new French government expected to be named later Monday will be one of 'purpose and unity.'
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EU Top Official Criticized for Breaching Code of Conduct
The European Union’s executive arm has expressed regrets after its top official threw her support behind the ruling conservative party in Croatia’s parliamentary elections.
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As Paris Fashion Week Is Streamed, Critics Look to Future
The coronavirus pandemic has instilled extra unpredictability into the already fickle Paris Fashion Week. After first canceling the July shows for menswear and Haute Couture, the French fashion federation has now organized an unprecedented schedule of digital-only events instead.
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Asia Stocks Rise as Investors Shrug Off Virus Worries
Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors shrugged off rising coronavirus cases in the United States and some other countries.
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UK’s Lockdown-Hit Arts Venues to Get $2B Rescue Package
The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion) to help the country's renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters and music venues warned that without support they might never open again.
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Czech Volunteers Develop Functioning Lung Ventilator in Days
Tomas Kapler knew nothing about ventilators – he's an online business consultant, not an engineer or a medical technician. But when he saw that shortages of the vital machines had imperiled critically ill COVID-19 patients in northern Italy, he was moved to action.
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Mona Lisa Back at Work, Visitors Limited, as Louvre Reopens
The Mona Lisa is back in business.
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Spaghetti Western Movie Composer Ennio Morricone Dead at 91
Ocar-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' and often haunting soundtracks for such classic Hollywood gangster movies as 'The Untouchables' and the epic 'Once Upon A Time In America,' died on Monday. He was 91.
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Australia to Shut State Border as Melbourne Infections Surge
Australian authorities were preparing to close the border between the country’s two largest states, as the country’s second-largest city, Melbourne, recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in infections on Monday.
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Africa Starts Opening Airspace Even as COVID-19 Cases Climb
As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good: 70-plus straight days without a single infection. Then the planes arrived.
