PARIS (Reuters) – Wearing masks in some areas of Paris was forced on Monday as part of a drive to crack down on COVID-19 infections, but some tourists appeared to be confused about what the new rule meant is to apply. FILE PHOTO: A woman wears a protective face mask …
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Paris sets up face mask for outdoor markets, streets of river Seine
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks walk near the Louvre Museum as France intensifies wearing masks as part of efforts to boost the country’s resurgence of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease Paris, France August 6, 2020. REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS (Reuters) – Parisians and holidaymakers walking along the banks of the …
Read More »A group of viruses in France divides generations, increases fears
PARIS (AP) – As the sun went down, their party got underway, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus. An outbreak among 18 to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast is crystallizing fears that the virus will reignite in France, behind the backs of tourists throwing the COVID-19 …
Read More »Researcher points to the location of Van Gogh’s latest painting
AUVERS-SUR-OISE, France (AP) – The exact location where Dutch master Vincent van Gogh painted his latest work has been pinpointed after being hidden from view for years among a tangle of roots alongside a country road near Paris. Experts say the discovery sheds new light on the painter’s distraught state …
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