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Tyson Fury's retirement looks all but confirmed after vacating the Ring Magazine heavyweight title. WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury's recent decision to retire is looking legitimate following his decision to vacate the Ring Magazine heavyweight title.  The Ring's Managing Editor Tom Gray reached out to Fury to confirm the news and…

Firefighters from across Europe help France with monster fireDrought officially declared in parts of EnglandEurope hit by successive heatwavesSAINT-MAGNE, France, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Firefighters from across Europe came to France's rescue on Friday to battle a massive wildfire, while fire also raged in Portugal and parts of England faced a severe…

Firefighters from Germany, Greece, Poland, Austria and Romania are being sent to France to fight a blaze south of Bordeaux that has reignited after being brought under control two weeks ago, the European Commission announced on Thursday. The deployment, at France's request, was hailed by French President Emmanuel Macron, who wrote on Twitter:…

Dip, dunk or drizzle? That’s what Wendy’s is asking fans about its newest breakfast offering, Homestyle French Toast Sticks. The sticks are the first sweet item on the fast food chain’s breakfast menu, which launched in March of 2020. French toast lovers can order the sticks in a 4-piece or 6-piece size, either a la carte or part…

Lance Armstrong is a married man -- he just tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend ... and the ceremony went down…

DIGITAL HEALTH: French residents will be able to store their physical Carte Vitale card on their smartphone Residents across France will soon be able to download and store a digital version of their Carte Vitale health insurance card on their Apple or Android smartphone using the ApCV app currently being piloted in 10 French departments. News…

A series of ‘job-dating’ fairs to recruit potential secondary school teachers has attracted the ire of teaching unions, who say it risks lowering standards in the profession.The events, which took place over four days at the end of May and start of June, were organised by the education authority in Versailles and Pôle Emploi, to plug a shortfall…

French Mortuary at Fifth Street and Central Ave. in 1907. Chester T. French, the founder, is driving the carriage. (Courtesy of the Stewart Family) Editor’s note: The Journal continues “What’s in a Name?,” a twice a month column in which staff writer Elaine Briseño will give a short history of how places in New Mexico got their…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forward Denis Bouanga signed with Los Angeles FC on Friday as the Major League Soccer-leading club’s third designated player.Bouanga is leaving Saint-Étienne of France’s second division to join LAFC, the club announced without disclosing contract terms. He will join the club after the receipt of his International Transfer…

A British wife drowned trying to save her husband after he apparently had a fatal heart attack in the swimming pool of their luxury villa in France.Diana Shamash, 80, leapt into the water fully clothed to try to help property mogul David, 82, at the couple's holiday home near Montpellier.But she was dragged under by the weight of her clothes,…