PARIS - A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilets of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said March 24. The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating this immensely popular variety of grape s»»»

In France, Italy and Slovenia, far-right parties failed to convert momentum into decisive victories, but analysts warn against drawing long-term conclusions. Three votes across Europe in recent days have dealt setbacks to the populist far right. In France, centrist and left-leaning forces won in Pa»»»