The Irish women’s hockey team came up just short in their bid to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris. Sean Dancer’s side lost 2-1 to Great Britain at the third/fourth-place play-off in Spain. Great Britain went into the game having qualified for every Olympics except 2004. Ireland’s women, on the other hand, had only […]
Emily in Paris star Ashley Park is talking about a recent scary medical ordeal in a new Instagram post. Sharing photos from her hospital stay, the Beef actress and cancer survivor wrote that what “started as tonsillitis spiraled into critical septic shock, which infected and affected several of my organs.” Park confirmed that her “health […]
France will supply Ukraine with up to 50 precision-guided air bombs per month and increase the supply of artillery ammunition to 3,000 shells per month until the end of 2024 to help it fight against Russia’s invasion, Le Figaro reported on Jan. 18, citing French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu. This commitment follows the previous “supply […]
A record number of global institutions have co-filed a shareholder resolution at Shell, calling for the UK-headquartered oil giant to align its emissions reduction targets with the Paris Climate Agreement. The resolution, led by Dutch activist group Follow This, has been backed 27 institutions, including Nest, Rathbones, Brunel Pension Partnership and Amundi. It proposes that […]
Paris is immortalising late British music star David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city’s south-east on what would have been his 77th birthday. The inauguration of rue David-Bowie was first announced in 2020 by Jerome Coumet, mayor of the 13th arrondissement. Bowie died of cancer in 2016. The new street, situated […]
The French Foreign Ministry has condemned statements from far-right members of Israel’s government on the possible expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. “We call on Israel to refrain from such provocative statements, which are irresponsible and fuel tensions,” it said in Paris on Wednesday. Forced resettlement of population groups is a serious violation of […]
Eurostar chaos has left travellers bound for the continent on the verge of tears as they told of “cancelled” New Year’s plans in Paris, “ruined” trips to Disneyland and skiing trips in jeopardy. No high-speed services will run between Ebbsfleet International and London St Pancras International on Saturday because a tunnel under the Thames is […]
Dec. 26—New Paris Church of the Nazarene, 67136 Ind. 15, New Paris, was burglarized at about 5:10 a.m. Sunday. According to a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, the church’s security company reported an alarm was going off on the south side of the church. Sheriff’s deputies determined that someone had forced their way […]
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has announced the launch of an artillery coalition in January 2024 to strengthen the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Source: press release from the Ministry of Defence published on Sunday, 24 December, reported by European Pravda Details: The creation of the new coalition was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Defence […]
From a film star at a Glasgow bingo rave to royalty at Glastonbury, there has been no shortage of celebrity sightings this year. With Samuel L Jackson, Ed Sheeran and Paris Hilton among some of the quirkier celeb spots, here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the best of the year. […]
Hiep Quan for at least the last two years has looked for a new location to house Pho Quan Viet Cuisine. The pieces for a move fell into place when the Hardee’s on Paris Road closed down. Within two days of meeting with the building’s owner a lease was signed and it set into motion […]
The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine to launch next year’s Olympic Games could be moved if France is hit again in the run-up by extremist attacks, French president Emmanuel Macron said. Mr Macron’s comments in a television interview on Wednesday night were a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse […]