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The U.S. women’s basketball team, which is hot in a win streak of 51 straight Olympic games, is set to face off against France on Sunday night for the last preliminary game before the quarterfinals. The game will air on the USA Network and is available for streaming.

BNP Paribas reported Friday a 26% annual jump in net profit for the second quarter of this year, beating market expectations.

The Netherlands’ unique approach to water management can provide some key flood preparedness lessons for countries around the world, experts have told CNBC.

More places are easing travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers, with some set to require inoculations from all travelers by the summer.

The Pegasus spyware saga has embroiled several African governments and could prompt further diplomatic fallouts, experts say.

Swedish scientists are attempting to find out if financial incentives could motivate people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

European stocks closed higher on Thursday, reflecting positive global momentum after a dour start to the trading week.

There are quiet concerns in parts of Europe about the Covid beta variant, which was discovered in South Africa.

European stocks closed higher Wednesday, as investors tracked another batch of quarterly earnings and shrugged off Covid-19 fears.

Fitness tracking app Strava saw big growth during Covid as people worked out at home instead the gym. Its founders, former Harvard rowers, plan to keep winning.

European stocks closed higher Tuesday, looking to rebound after a sharp sell-off in the previous session on fears of a Covid-19 resurgence.

England has taken a step into the unknown, lifting nearly all remaining restrictions on public life at a time when coronavirus infections are high.

European stocks plunged on Monday as investors reacted skittishly to rising cases of Covid-19 around the world.

The Eiffel Tower has greeted tourists for the first time in nearly nine months even as France introduces new virus rules to tame the fast-spreading delta variant

Report comes a few months before the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

France has celebrated its national holiday with thousands of troops marching in a Paris parade and traditional parties around the country

European stocks inched lower Wednesday as traders reacted to hotter-than-expected U.S. and U.K. inflation figures and comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

July 14 marks the fall of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed little changed, with sectors and major bourses moving in opposite directions.