Draper cruises past Lehecka into Paris second round

Art Basel Paris lights up Grand Palais with works by Picasso, Richter and Leonor Fini

Plus: satellite fairs boost contemporary art; Sotheby’s opens new Paris HQ; Komunuma draws gallerists to suburbs

World - Financial Times - October 17

‘Bodies were dropped down quarry shafts’: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light

Researchers hope to uncover how people died and how diseases have developed over 1,000 years. Deep beneath the streets of Paris, the dead are having their last word. They are recounting 1,000 years ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

The moment I knew: he took a bus, a train and a ferry to Paris just to see me – and meet my parents

A fire in the Eurostar tunnel scuppered Jess Granata ’s plans of spending a final weekend with Adam – or so she thought. In 2007 I was 22 years old, had just finished uni and had a huge European ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief tells Paris conference

Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza. Warning sirens have again sounded in northern ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash

French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Premature baby taken from Paris region hospital found in Amsterdam, parents detained

Amsterdam police say they have found a prematurely born baby who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris-region hospital earlier this week

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Stokes and Potts return for second Test in Pakistan

Captain Ben Stokes is fit to play in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan, coming in alongside pace bowler Matthew Potts.

South Africa’s ‘second miracle’ coalition fights to endure

Unity government led by ANC and Democratic Alliance works to resolve tensions as it passes 100-day milestone

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Seconds? Scheffler mulls '23 Masters menu redux

Scottie Scheffler is thinking about serving the same food at the traditional Champions Dinner prior to the Masters as he did in 2023. "It was pretty good," he said.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

Second body found after explosion which also killed seven-year-old boy

A body, believed to be a man in his 30s, is found after the blast which killed a seven-year-old boy.

Tourism hotspot cuts council tax on second homes

Councillors vote to cut council tax premium, six months after a higher rate of 200% was brought in.

England spun to defeat in second Pakistan Test

England are spun out by Pakistan to lose the second Test by 152 runs, setting up a series decider in Rawalpindi next week.

Cuba hit by second blackout after grid collapse

Cubans experienced their second black out wave Saturday after government officials said they were working to restore electrical service to hospitals and crucial service centers after a grid failure ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Israel arrests second group of alleged Iran spies

The arrest of seven East Jerusalemites follows that of seven Israeli Jews allegedly acting for Iran.

Trump's former chief of staff warns of a second presidency

Former President Donald Trump's ex-chief of staff John Kelly told the New York Times in a new interview that he frequently witnessed behavior which leads him to believe Trump's ambition is to be a ...

Frontier's Second Biggest Investor Opposes Sale to Verizon

Frontier Communications’ second largest investor is the latest stakeholder to come out against the company’s proposed $9.6 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

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