French island group Mayotte will begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 inhabitants this month as the region faces its worst drought episode this century, the government said Thursday.
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Nov 2, 2023
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France this week recorded its hottest late-summer day ever, breaching the record yet again in the now-ebbing heat wave, weather authorities said Friday.
Environment
Aug 23, 2023
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Millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heat wave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire blazing in the southeast.
Environment
Aug 21, 2023
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A wildfire in France that triggered the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from holiday campsites near the Spanish border has been contained but remains dangerous, regional authorities said on Tuesday.
Environment
Aug 15, 2023
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The first giant panda to have been born in France received an emotional send-off on Tuesday as he left his French zoo ahead of the long haul flight back to his ancestral China.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2023
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Millions of people across three continents suffered a sustained spell of heat Wednesday as fires raged, health worries mounted and temperature records tumbled.
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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As the holiday season gets underway on the world's fastest warming continent, AFP looks back at a series of brutally hot, dry summers in Europe that have left tens of thousands of people dead.
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2023
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France is being badly hit by climate change, is not prepared for its effects and is failing to sufficiently reduce its emissions, an independent climate body warned Wednesday.
Environment
Jun 28, 2023
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The German government said Monday it is launching a campaign against deaths from heat waves that are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
Environment
Jun 26, 2023
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