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Climate

Why are French activists filling golf course holes with cement?

As France faces severe drought, the country's golf courses are escaping water bans. Now, protestors are taking action.

16/08/2022

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European firefighters join forces to fight French wildfires

Firefighters from across Europe have teamed up with their French counterparts to help battle several wildfires, including in the south-west of the country.

13/08/2022

France

In pictures: France's battle against catastrophic wildfires

These photographs from the epicentre of the natural disaster reveal the scale of damage after wildfires raging in southwestern France for days.

13/08/2022

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France: Wildfires near Bordeaux show no sign of slowing

France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has thanked European nations for help in tackling the the spread of the fires.

12/08/2022

France

'We fought all night': A thousand firefighters battle Bordeaux blaze

The fire has forced the closure of a major motorway near the city as temperatures hit 40 degrees again in the latest heatwave.

10/08/2022

France

Beluga whale stranded in French river dies after failed rescue mission

A beluga whale stranded in France's River Seine has died after a failed rescue mission.

10/08/2022

France

Salt farmers emerge as reluctant winners of Europe's severe drought

As Europe suffers its most severe drought in decades, one group has emerged as a reluctant winner of the extreme conditions.

10/08/2022

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Stranded beluga whale removed from France's Seine river

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.

10/08/2022

France

Police shoot dead knife-wielding man at Paris airport

It happened in terminal 2F of the airport at around 8:20 CEST.

10/08/2022

France

Rescuers move to save whale stranded in the River Seine near Paris

The whale, first spotted in the River Seine last week, is dangerously thin and on the brink of death.

09/08/2022

France

Thousands evacuated in southern France due to new wildfires

One blaze was reportedly started by a metal piece of tractor machinery.

09/08/2022

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France drought: Loire river so low it can be crossed on foot

With an early heatwave in June and an unusually hot and dry month of May, the bed of the Loire has reached a lower level than usual, so much so that the river can be crossed on foot in certain places.

09/08/2022

Health news

Toxic levels of 'forever chemicals' found in breast milk and tap water

There are calls for a crackdown on chemical pollution after potentially toxic levels of PFAS were found in breastfeeding mothers in France.

08/08/2022

France

Experts struggle to save beluga whale lost in France's River Seine

Hopes are diminishing for saving the whale, which shows signs of illness and has been refusing food, thousands of kilometres from its usual habitat.

07/08/2022

Moments

Morzine: How I lived without my phone for a week in the mountains

A digital detox in the French Alps worked wonders for my physical and mental health.

06/08/2022

France

Pay for your funeral before you climb Mont Blanc, mayor tells climbers

The mayor of Saint-Gervais in France suggests a €15,000 deposit would discourage unwary climbers from ignoring danger warnings.

05/08/2022

Europe News

Over 100 French towns without drinking water amid 'historic drought'

France's prime minister has created an emergency crisis cell to address the country's "worst ever drought".

05/08/2022

France

French vineyards suffering from severe drought in some regions

The driest July since 1959 is forcing vine growers in some regions of France to ask for special permission to irrigate their vineyards

04/08/2022

Europe News

France faces third heatwave of the summer amid severe drought

There are water restrictions in several southern European countries due to drought.

03/08/2022

France

Free art classes for disadvantaged children in Marseille

Some 150 summer camps are on offer in Marseille with up to 13,000 children set to benefit from the programme.

02/08/2022

France

UK author Ken Follett donates €148,000 to restore French cathedral

The Welshman originally wanted to donate the funds to rebuild Notre-Dame in Paris, but was persuaded to help restore the Cathedral of St. Samson in Brittany.

01/08/2022

France

Mont Blanc warning as heatwave causes more frequent rockfalls

Amateur climbers have been urged to steer clear of France's Mont Blanc as extreme heat is causing more frequent rockfalls.

01/08/2022

France

France braces for another heatwave - its third this year

Barely out of the last one, France will experience another heatwave from Monday, with temperatures of 39°C predicted in the southeast.

29/07/2022

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French wildfires: aerial images of burnt areas in Gironde

Helicopter images show the forest and campsites of the Gironde coastline, in southwestern France, which was ravaged by flames as well as the creation of a deforestation zone by firefighters to prevent the fire from spreading to the Landes.

29/07/2022

Ecotech

Paris expands its underground cooling system to beat the heat

Paris' urban cooling network is set to triple in size, reducing the city's temperature by 1°C.

28/07/2022

France

Macron boosts Saudi prince's standing with dinner invite

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner Thursday, marking another step in the Saudi leader's diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the killing of writer and critic Jamal Khashoggi.

28/07/2022