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France expecting peak temperatures as heatwave hits Europe
Banner Graphic - Indiana
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Paris was on red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and speed restrictions in place as a searing heatwave gripped Europe. Mediterranean countries from the Iberian peninsula...
I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
France’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was historically among the most significant in Europe. After Britain, France had the second biggest colonial empire. We know that 1.38 million people were deported in at least 4,220 documented...
world France's Macron calls tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of 'blackmail'
Asiaone
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July 1, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (June 30) that tariffs levied by powerful countries were often a form of "blackmail" rather than instruments to rebalance trade. His comments during a speech at the International Conference on...
Businesses urge EU not to weaken sustainability rules
ETLegalWorld.com
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July 1, 2025
More than 100 companies and investors on Tuesday warned against rolling back European sustainability rules that they said support economic growth, as the EU negotiates cuts to the rules to reduce costs for local industries. A group of 29...
UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos'
Sun Online International
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UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference on Monday as US-led cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty and the climate crisis. Dozens of world leaders and more than 4,000...
‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
One quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sofa when a story broke on TV news: the water coming from her tap could be poisoning her. The 36-year-old, who is breastfeeding her six-month-old son Côme, lives in the quiet French...
Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality
Politico Europe
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July 1, 2025
“It’s no longer a question of if we will have a heatwave, but how many are we going to experience this year and how long will they last,” said Marisol Yglesias Gonzalez, technical officer for climate change and health at the WHO in Bonn. As for...
UN expert pressures nations to ‘defossilize’ economies to combat climate crisis
JURIST
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July 1, 2025
A UN Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights urged countries on Monday to phase out fossil fuels to combat the climate crisis following the 10 hottest years in history, which saw average global temperatures reach 1.5 degrees Celsius...
Alliance Of Climate Civil Society Organisations Rally In Seville For Global Levies To Make Polluters Pay
Scoop
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30 June, Seville, Spain —A global coalition of civil society leaders, including Global Citizen, the Glasgow Action Team and Greenpeace International, have rallied this morning outside the FIBES Conference Center in Seville, where world leaders...
Where Chinese and French brushstrokes meet
China Daily Global
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Works of four recipients of the Yishu 8 Prize, including French artists Lionel Sabatte (left) and Claire Nicolet (right) are on show at The Other Within the Self, an exhibition about encounters and artistic dialogue between France and China. CHINA...
The French town that banned its tap water and the chemicals that could be in yours - podcast
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Sandra Wiedemann was watching TV on a Saturday night when she first saw the news that the water where she lived was contaminated. Then, three days later – right at the end of April – it was made official. Sandra and 60,000 other residents of...
Heatwave forces France to shut down nuclear power plant
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp EDF, the French national electricity company, shut down its Golfech nuclear power plant in the south of the country on Monday due to the severe heatwave hitting the region. EDF said the shutdown took place Sunday...
80-nation coalition takes off to tax luxury flyers, fund global climate fight
GEO TV
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July 1, 2025
Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said. The coalition, which also brings...
Rich flyers may foot climate bill under new tax push by 80-nation group
The News International
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Several countries, including France, Kenya, Barbados, and Spain, came together on Monday to form a coalition aimed at taxing wealthy air travellers. The idea is to generate funds to help poorer countries deal with the impact of climate change,...
Deputy Premier represents the VI at UN Ocean Conference in France
Virgin Islands News Online
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Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Climate Change Honourable Julian Fraser RA attended the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France, from June 9 to 13, 2025. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands NICE,...
France shuts down nuclear power plant due to severe heatwave
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 30, 2025
[Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:40:27 +0300] Paris - Saba: State-owned French electricity company EDF announced on Monday the shutdown of the Golfech nuclear power plant in the south of the country due to the intense heatwave affecting the region. EDF stated...
France Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant Amid Heatwave
Sada Elbalad
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June 30, 2025
Mon 30 Jun 2025 | 09:24 PM French state-owned utility company Électricité de France (EDF) has temporarily shut down the Golfech nuclear power station in southern France due to an ongoing extreme heatwave affecting the region. The shutdown, which...
France and much of southern Europe roast as temperatures soa...
Modern Ghana
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A heatwave has gripped southern Europe, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings. Firefighters in France have been mobilised to tackle early summer fires and 84 of the country's 101 administrative areas have been put on heat...
Severe Weather May Disrupt FIFA Club World Cup Matches
Times News Global
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July 1, 2025
ORLANDO, Florida — The FIFA Club World Cup is facing potential disruption as severe thunderstorms are forecast for matches scheduled on Monday in Orlando. Manchester City is set to face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal at Camping World Stadium at 9 p.m....
France: One in Four Hotels Rejects Stars – Seeking Freedom and Authenticity
Tornos News
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June 30, 2025
In France, red signs with one to five stars have been the hallmark of a hotel’s quality for decades. However, more and more hoteliers are choosing to move outside this traditional framework. Around 25% of the country’s hotels – 4,168 out of a...