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France's huge wildfire will burn for days: authorities
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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France's biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday as hundreds of firefighters kept up a battle against the flames. The giant blaze in the southern department...
France’s largest wildfire in decades contained
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France — This country’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after burning more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the country’s southern wine region and claiming one life, local authorities said....
France’s deadly wildfire, largest in 70 years, contained
FOX Weather
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August 7, 2025
Video from the Securite Civile shows firefighting efforts in the Aude region of Southern France. A wildfire has consumed nearly 40,000 acres in three days. PARIS – Thousands of firefighters are battling a deadly 39,000-acre fire in Southern France...
France battles biggest wildfire in seven decades, as winemakers point to loss of ‘fire break’ vineyards
The Irish Times
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In southern France’s sun-seared Aude region, farmers have been reluctantly digging up vines, spurred on by declining wine consumption and state subsidies, removing a natural, moisture-filled brake against wildfires. The loss of vineyards – nearly...
France wildfire rages on and is now the worst in 75 years
Euro Weekly News
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August 7, 2025
A photo by @johncremeansX shows how the massive wildfire is too close to the town for comfort For a third consecutive day, French firefighters were battling against the worst wildfire to burn in the country since 1949. The epicentre is in the...
France Moves to Expel Moroccan Man After Cigarette Incident at War Memorial
[your]NEWS
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August 7, 2025
A 47-year-old Moroccan immigrant was arrested and stripped of residency after desecrating the Eternal Flame at the Arc de Triomphe By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A Moroccan national has been arrested and stripped of his French residency permit after...
France’s top court blocks comeback of controversial insecticide
Politico Europe
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August 7, 2025
The judges stressed that neonicotinoids — a class of insecticide that includes acetamiprid and that works by obstructing the nervous systems of insects — can be allowed in exceptional situations but only for a limited time and for well-defined...
France races to contain southern wildfire as heatwave intensifies across Europe
Channel News Asia
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August 7, 2025
THOUSANDS REMAIN EVACUATED Local temperatures were forecast to reach 32°C (90°F) on Thursday, with stronger winds expected in the afternoon. Fire crews warned conditions could again become volatile. The fire has left 13 people injured, including...
France’s largest wildfire this summer contained, one dead, 13 injured
The New Zealand Herald
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August 7, 2025
Firefighters on the scene in the Aude department called it a “classic job but on an extraordinary scale”, saying the day was spent dealing with the remaining active pockets of fire. “The objective is to stabilise the fire” and halt its progress by...
Paris office of Israeli airline El Al vandalized with 'Free Palestine' graffiti
Haaretz
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August 7, 2025
Suspected vandals daubed the front of the Paris office of Israeli national airline El Al in red paint, drawing condemnation from French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Thursday.
France's largest wildfire in decades contained
The Daily Advertiser
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August 7, 2025
"It's very sad to think about the image we're going to give of our Corbières region, with its devastated landscapes and desperate women and men, not just today or tomorrow, but for weeks and months to come. It will take years to rebuild," said...
France to deport Moroccan man for lighting cigarette at memorial
The New Arab
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August 7, 2025
Legal experts, too, expressed reservations about the charges brought against Hakim. [Getty] For the French political left, the government's decision to revoke the residency of a Moroccan man for lighting a cigarette from the eternal flame at the...
France is burning. Here are 5 ways wildfires can hurt your health
Euronews
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August 7, 2025
Published on 07/08/2025 - 14:17 GMT+2 A massive blaze is sweeping through the south of France, leaving more than 160 square kilometres burnt, property destroyed, and at least one death in its wake. French authorities say the wildfire in the Aude...
France strikes down return of banned bee-killing pesticide
KPC Media Group - Indiana
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France's top constitutional authority ruled Thursday that a move to allow the reintroduction of a pesticide harmful to the environment was unconstitutional. The so-called "Duplomb law" sparked public anger for permitting a return of acetamiprid --...
France's Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine ceasefire after 'long discussion' with Zelenskiy, European leaders
Yahoo News
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PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday reaffirmed France's full support for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the launch of talks aimed at reaching a lasting and solid peace, following a "long discussion" with Ukrainian President...
France Tops Global Travel Collection's July Hotel Bookings
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) In 2024 alone, GTC advisors drove $2.3 billion in luxury travel sales, with clients jet-setting to 179 countries. They secured an average daily hotel rate of $1,400 and planned nearly 900 ultra-luxury trips – each worth over...
France’s largest wildfire in decades contained after devastating southern region and wine country
Pique Newsmagazine
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August 7, 2025
VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France (AP) — France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after burning more than 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) in the country's southern wine region and claiming one life, local authorities said....
Israeli Airline El Al’s Paris Offices Vandalized Amid Rising Anti-Jewish Violence, Tensions in France
Algemeiner Journal
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August 7, 2025
The Paris offices of Israeli airline El Al were vandalized, with walls and doors defaced by antisemitic graffiti and pro-Palestinian slogans, amid a sharp rise in anti-Israel sentiment and a wave of anti-Jewish hate crimes targeting France’s...
Ballon d’Or 2025: full list of candidates and nominees for the France Football award
AS
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August 7, 2025
The Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris throws open its doors on 22 September to welcome the best of the soccer world as players, head coaches and executives gather to celebrate the 2025 Ballon d’Or award ceremony. For the 69th edition of the awards...
Tim Weah heads to Marseille on loan
Stars and Stripes FC - Washington D.C.
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August 7, 2025
Tim Weah is returning to Ligue 1. Yesterday, Olympique de Marseille announced that they were bringing in the 25-year old USMNT winger on loan from Juventus, with an option to convert the loan into a permanent transfer.Weah arrives at Marseille...