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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...
French Heritage Week Returns with Music, Dancing, Fun
St. Thomas Source
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July 1, 2025
Scenic artwork depicting Frenchtown with the St. Anne’s Chapel sitting atop the hill in the center of the community. (Photo courtesy The French Heritage Museum) This year’s French Heritage Week festivities officially kick off on July 9 with live...
France: Economic sentiment deteriorates in June
FocusEconomics
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June 30, 2025
Latest reading: Economic sentiment fell to 89.6 in June from May’s 93.0. June’s result marked the weakest sentiment since November 2020. Consequently, the index moved further below the long-term average of 100, pointing to a muted near-term...
French scientists find new blood type in Caribbean woman
Jamaica Observer
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June 30, 2025
The need for blood is universal, but access to blood for all those who need it is not. Blood shortages are particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries. (Photo: Pexels) BASSE-TERRE, France (AFP) — A French woman from the Caribbean island...
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...
US Pharma Group Urges USTR to Leverage Trade Talks against S. Korea’s Drug Pricing Policies
KBS World
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June 30, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has singled out South Korea as a country that harms the interests of the United States, urging the U.S. government to use ongoing trade negotiations as leverage to pressure Seoul to reform its...
Torrent Pharma – M&A driven growth strategy
Financial Express
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The Indian pharma industry appears to be following the mantra – bigger is better – at a time when the Trump administration is planning to impose higher tariffs on pharma imports along with increased inspections by the US FDA at overseas production...
All Blacks vs France: Ardie Savea’s hopes for Moana Pasifika survival amid financial concerns
The New Zealand Herald
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July 1, 2025
Pasifika Futures Ltd, which is linked to Moana Pasifika’s owner, the Pasifika Medical Association Group, has held the Whānau Ora contract for Pasifika communities since 2014. From July, however, it will lose this contract as part of changes to the...
Saxon Cancel String of Shows Following Biff Byford Health Scare
MetalSucks
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June 30, 2025
We’ve got some pretty sad news for Saxon fans today… In an unexpected turn of events, the British heavy metal group has cancelled 10 shows this summer. Saxon has issued a statement saying that it’s due to their vocalist, Biff Byford, needing to...
UK will be even hotter tomorrow: Temperatures could hit 35C as amber health alert is extended across England after sunseekers flocked to the coast as 'killer' heatwave gripped Britain
Daily Mail
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June 30, 2025
The UK is set to be even hotter tomorrow as temperatures could soar to a sweltering 35C with an amber health alert extended across England. Forecasters issued the alert which will cover London, the East Midlands, the South East, the South West and...
Farmer Focus: We can learn much from French attitude to food
Farmers Weekly
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June 30, 2025
We recently returned from a week in France over half-term. The weather was fantastic, as was the food, beer and wine. At the same time, a farmer who many of us follow on X – and who also writes for Farmers Weekly – posted the unfortunate news that...
France Implements Sweeping Public Smoking Ban in Cultural Shift Towards Tobacco-Free Future
EUToday
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June 29, 2025
70France has enacted its most extensive smoking restrictions to date, banning smoking in outdoor public spaces such as beaches, parks, and bus shelters from Sunday, 29 June 2025. The move, outlined in a decree published in the Official Journal on...
Europe Heatwave: fire and health warnings issued across continent
Channel 4 News
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June 30, 2025
The first heatwave of the summer has led European countries to issue wildfire warnings and health alerts. Near Turkey’s popular western Aegean coast, hundreds of rescue workers have spent a second day fighting flames in searing heat and strong...
Hugh Jackman's Favorite Childhood Dessert Mixes Nostalgia And Classic French Technique
The Daily Meal - New York
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June 30, 2025
Just a few months after breaking his "Wolverine" diet with Jimmy Fallon in 2017, Hugh Jackman posted something on Instagram far softer: a photo of a handwritten recipe labeled "Hughby's favourite Crème Caramel." Scrawled in delicate cursive and...
French gambling regulator calls for tight control of potential online casino market
Yogonet International
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June 30, 2025
The Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has contributed to a consultation with the government on the legalization of online casino, the French gambling regulator confirmed in its 2024 annual report, unveiled on Thursday. In its yearly assessment,...
Marthe Cohn, Holocaust survivor and nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105
The Times of Israel
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June 30, 2025
JTA — Marthe Cohn, a Holocaust survivor and nurse who went behind Nazi enemy lines on behalf of French intelligence and helped undermine the German military in the waning days of World War II, died May 20, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She...
Wildfires rage in Turkiye, France as early heatwave hits
Oman Observer
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June 30, 2025
ISTANBUL/PARIS/SEVILLE: Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France on Monday as an early heatwave hit the region. In Turkey, wildfires raged for a second day in the western province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds, Forestry Minister...
France Detects 1st Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreak at Cattle Farm
Medscape
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June 30, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -France confirmed the country's first outbreak of lumpy skin disease at a cattle farm on Sunday, the agriculture ministry said. Lumpy skin disease, which causes blisters and reduces milk production, is a highly infectious viral...
Soccer-Stop the 'game of massacre', French players' union tells FIFA boss
The Malaysian Star
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June 30, 2025
MIAMI (Reuters) -France's professional footballers' union wants FIFA to halt what it describes as a "game of massacre" affecting players’ health, accusing President Gianni Infantino of ignoring the toll an overloaded calendar, with an expanded...
France braces for heatwave peak, orange alerts for 84 departments
The Malaysian Star
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June 30, 2025
PARIS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Meteo-France has placed 84 departments on orange alert for a heatwave, with temperatures already exceeding 35 degrees Celsius across three-quarters of the country and locally approaching 40 degrees, the agency said on...