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CLEAN : Wildfires in France's Gironde: "vigilance" is a priority for the authorities
As the firefighters' battle to fix the two major forest fires in Gironde continues, representatives of the authorities on the ground report on the risks ahead (afternoon winds), the return of evacuees (more than 10,000 people), and the...
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CLEAN : Farmers in Saint-Martin-en-Haut install giant fans to cool their dairy cows
While France is experiencing a second heat wave, a dairy farmer in Saint-Martin-en-Haut (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) cools his animals with two giant 4.5-metre diameter fans in order to prevent them from suffering too much "heat stress", which...
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CLEAN : Drought triggers unprecedented restrictions in France's north
Following the driest month of July ever recorded in France, the country's north, like elsewhere, is experiencing record drought (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Senegal: Opposition claims victory in legislative elections
The Senegalese opposition claims to have "won the elections" to the National Assembly, after the presidential camp claimed victory in Sunday's legislative elections in Senegal (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : French vacation spots face water restrictions amid severe drought
'These are extreme situations that we normally see much later in the year': in the middle of the tourist season, water has been declared non-drinkable in this town in the northeastern Vosges region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : CERN-backed renovation project draws ire of locals in Paris
A modern build owned by CERN niched in a neo-Gothic complex from the XIXth century in the heart of Paris: local residents and the mayor of the 17th arrondissement battle against the creation of a shiny new five-floor office, and call on...
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CLEAN : In French former mining district, firedamp responds to energy crisis
In Béthune, in the north of France, the use of mine gas heats most public buildings and lowers heating bills (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : French airport staff on strike at Orly demand higher wages
Several hundred employees demonstrate outside Terminal 3 at Orly airport, near Paris, to demand pay rises (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Fires in Gironde: evacuees will return when there is "no more risk".
"We hope that things will be done as quickly as possible, but we won't take any risks," said the sub-prefect of Arcachon, Ronan Léaustic, about the return of evacuees to their homes (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : La Rochelle: presentation of a "new generation" TGV emitting 32% less CO2
A "new generation" TGV is unveiled for the first time in La Rochelle in the presence of the CEO of Voyages SNCF, Alain Krakovitch (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Crossing the Seine in rowing: A third of the crews are foreigners
More than 1,200 rowers embarked on the Seine at dawn for a rowing trip from the Sèvres Bridge (Hauts-de-Seine) (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : African leaders call for a "privileged partnership" with Europe
"Africa (...) can become a privileged partner for Europe": Tunisian Prime Minister and Benin President are praising the qualities of their countries to encourage French employers, gathered at the national confederation of French...
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CLEAN : Greenpeace gives PSG 'climate red card' after 'inappropriate' mockery of train plea
Greenpeace is setting up a sand yacht near the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, after PSG's coach Christophe Galtier and star player Kylian Mbappe mocked a suggestion that they should take the train rather than private planes for...
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CLEAN : Uber Eats riders protest in Paris over 'fraud' dismissals
Some 500 delivery workers from the Uber Eats platform, many of them undocumented, are demonstrating in Paris in front of the French headquarters of the American firm, after the disconnection of 2,500 accounts of workers identified as...
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CLEAN : French PM lauds "European solidarity" in fight against wildfires
"European solidarity is playing its full role" in the fight against wildfires, says French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, as Greek water bombers and Swedish aircraft are expected to lend a hand to French firefighters battling the blaze...
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CLEAN : French wildfires: 7.400 hectares "up in smoke" in Gironde, say authorities
"7,400 hectares of forest have gone up in smoke" in Gironde, says Martin Guespereau, the deputy prefect of the region, as domestic and foreign firefighters battle the blaze in the southwestern French region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : WRAP: Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad and the high profile French murder case
More than thirty years after the murder of wealthy widow Ghislaine Marchal, a French court is examining another bid by Omar Raddad to clear his name (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Mining in Gabon: economic saviour or environmental hazard?
In the belly of the Moanda open-pit mine in Gabon, the steel arms of the excavators gouge the green mountain and load huge dump trucks with a great clatter (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : 'Victory' for victims as CAR court sentences three militiamen
It's a victory for the victims," says Fernand Made-Djapou, a lawyer who acts as spokesman for an alliance of civilian plaintiffs, after a UN-backed court in the Central African Republic convicted three militiamen of crimes against...
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VOICED : Senegalese opposition warns of political 'subterfuges' on eve of leader's hearing
The main Senegalese opposition coalition says it is ready to "stand by President Ousmane Sonko (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Environmental inspectors enforce water use restrictions in France amid drought
As it faces a drought alert, the French department of the Yvelines is doing everything it can to monitor compliance with the water use restrictions currently in place (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : LONG PROFILE: Late Idriss Deby Itno
Images of the late Idriss Deby Itno as his son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno signs a landmark deal with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Mixed reactions in Chad after signing of deal to launch peace talks
While some Chadians welcome a deal signed in Qatar to launch peace talks between the country's military government and more than 40 opposition groups, others say it's going to be difficult to apply after the main rebel group refused to...
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CLEAN : Lebanon presidential hopeful slams Hezbollah's dominance
Lebanese politician Michel Moawad urges lawmakers to back his bid for the presidency, denouncing Hezbollah's "stranglehold" on the crisis-hit country (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)