France
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
LONDON | Temperature records toppled as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. London recorded a rare “tropical night,” defined as one in which the temperature does not […]
Barbra Streisand won’t attend Cannes Palme d’Or ceremony after a knee injury
CANNES, France | Barbra Streisand announced on Sunday that she will not attend the Cannes Film Festival ‘s closing ceremony later this week where she was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or, after sustaining a knee injury. The festival organizers said they would still honor the singer-actor despite her absence, according to a press release […]