Drought declared across eight areas of England
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A drought has been declared across wide swathes of England after a meeting of experts. The prolonged dry conditions, with some areas of the country not receiving significant rainfall all summer, have caused the Nation...
Afganistán: bomb in Kabul shopping street kills eight people
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A bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed eight people and injured at least 22, hospital officials and witnesses said. The blast occurred in a western district of the ...
Thousands evacuated as smouldering French wildfire reignites
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Más que 6,000 people have been evacuated to save them from wildfires in the Gironde region of south-west France after a massive blaze that destroyed more than 15,000 hectáreas (37,000 hectáreas) of pine forest in July sp...
French monarchy overthrown: king and family imprisoned – archive, 1792
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The Observer, 12 agosto 1792 By an express received in town yesterday evening from Paris, we learn that on Thursday the motion for the suspension of the King was discussed, and there appeared against the unhappy Louis...
EDF sues French government for £7bn after being forced to sell energy at a loss
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The French nuclear company EDF is suing its own government for €8.3bn (£7bn) after it was forced to sell energy to consumers at a loss. La empresa, which is being nationalised by the French state, has filed a compens...
Afganistán: bomb in Kabul shopping street kills eight people
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A bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday killed eight people and injured at least 22, hospital officials and witnesses said. The blast occurred in a western district of the ...
El alcalde francés pedirá a los escaladores del Mont Blanc 15.000 euros de fianza para rescate y funeral
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Los escaladores que intenten llegar a la cima del Mont Blanc desde un camino popular en Francia tendrán que pagar 15.000 € (£ 12,640) depósito para cubrir los costos en caso de que necesiten ser rescatados, o peor, morir. Jean Marc Peillex, la ma...
62-Marinero francés de un año salvado por guardacostas español tras 16 hours in capsized boat – video
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A French sailor was saved by the Spanish coastguard after 16 hours trapped in his capsized boat. The 62-year-old managed to find an air bubble inside his craft from where he sent out a distress call late on Sunday jus...