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More than 300,000 displaced in France and Spain as exhausted firefighters battle wildfires

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Fire crews in France and Spain continued to battle raging wildfires that have forced the evacuation of more than 300,000 people in the two countries. Authorities in France’s Gironde region, where the wine region city of Bordeaux is located, issued overnight evacuation orders for five more localities as shifting winds and arid conditions complicated the … Read more

Hundreds of thousands race to escape wildfires in France and Spain

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Wildfires in France and Spain force 200,000 to flee as crews continue to battle untamed blazes

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More than 200,000 people have been forced to flee parts of Western Europe on Saturday as out-of-control wildfires continued to rage in Spain and France. Thick black ash coated roof terraces in the north of Madrid’s center, the Spanish capital, with residents forced to keep their windows closed by the smell of throat-irritating smoke. Spanish … Read more

Wildfire in France forces 40,000 people to evacuate as crews battle record blazes across Western Europe

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Paris, France — Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled the French peninsula of Cap Ferret by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Spain’s capital Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through multiple parts of western Europe, triggering states of emergency and calls for EU help. Some 40,000 people have been evacuated in southwestern … Read more

France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during historic June heat wave

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At least 5,700 more people than usual died in France last month, as the country endured a historic heat wave, French public health officials said. That figure represented a sharp increase in the estimated death toll nationwide from June and early July’s record temperatures. Public Health France said regions hit by the heat from June 17 … Read more

France becomes first European Union country to ban social media for under-15s

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France has become the first country in the European Union to ban social media for children under the age of 15, after its parliament overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation by 279 votes to 81. Under the new law, children under 15 will be prevented from creating new social media accounts on platforms such as TikTok and … Read more

England holds on to defeat France 6-4 in wild World Cup third place match

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Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé surpassed Argentina’s Lionel Messi’s career World Cup scoring record and took the lead in the Golden Boot race with a pair of second-half goals on Saturday. It was the highest-scoring World … Read more