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11.20pm EDT 23:20 Rio carnival delayed for first time in a century Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade, saying Thursday night that the global spectacle cannot go ahead in February because of Brazil’s continued vulnerability to the pandemic, AP reports. Rio’s League of Samba Schools, LIESA, announced that the spread of the coronavirus…

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Passengers wait next to the Eurostar Terminal at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris.Michel Euler/AP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 14 August UK visitors to France could face restrictions after UK…

Aurélien Lechevallier has highlighted several incidences where France and South Africa have co-operated at the United Nations Security Council. The month of June 2020 saw France presiding over the United Nations Security Council at a particularly challenging time for the world. In some ways the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, but in other…

Charles Ollivon of France looks dejected following his side's Six Nations defeat against Scotland at Murrayfield on 8 March 2020 (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) France captain Charles Ollivon has supported the idea of a global calendar as it will benefit the sport at Test level but questioned its positives domestically.Register your interest for the…

The move comes after the World Health Organization halted clinical trials of the drug as a treatment, citing a study that found no benefit and a higher mortality rate for hospitalized patients. A box of hydroxychloroquine, under the brand name Plaquenil, is seen in a pharmacy in Paris. Chesnot/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chesnot/Getty…