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Now playing Next Climate ‘Winter storms’ in August destroy crops in northern France ‘We've never seen anything like it,’ says a French farmer who has lost half of his harvest due to weather extremes. 14/08/2023
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Now playing Next France French police investigate Channel shipwreck that killed at least six An overcrowded vessel attempting to cross from France to UK capsized this week, ending with the death of several Afghan exiles. 13/08/2023
Now playing Next world news English channel rescue operation underway after migrant boat capsizes At least six are thought to have died in the incident, which comes as the estimated number of channel crossings in the last five years passes 100,000. 12/08/2023
Now playing Next Business Inflation slows down in France, UK economy grows by 0.2% France's inflation dropped to 4.3% in July, the lowest level since February last year, while the UK economy has avoided stagnation, growing 0.2% between April and June. 11/08/2023
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Now playing Next world news Plan agreed for military intervention in Niger as deadline approaches Leaders of the bloc of West African states known as ECOWAS have agreed on a plan for military intervention in Niger unless coup leaders restore civilian rule by Sunday. 05/08/2023
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Now playing Next Tech News French media agency AFP sues Twitter over news content remuneration AFP took legal action to obtain an urgent injunction with a court in Paris. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next France French authorities probe Corsican nationalist group's terrorism claims The FLNC says it carried out multiple attacks on the Mediterranean island, which has seen an uptick in nationalist-linked violence this year. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Plane carrying 262 evacuees from Niger lands in Paris Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next Health news France loses more money from tobacco and alcohol than it gains A new report has found that the cost to public finances related to alcohol and tobacco use exceeds any money the state gains from taxes on those products. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Former Miss France head Geneviève de Fontenay dies aged 90 The former boss of the French beauty pageant died at the age of 90. She had withdrawn from public life for several years. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 4000-year-old menhir statues at risk of erosion warn conservationists Aged at least 4,000 years, the enigmatic menhir statues are facing a grave threat from erosion, caution the conservators. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next world news ‘We are alone’: Villages ravaged by fire last summer speak out As fires ravage Europe for yet another summer, what has become of the villages that saw their homes reduced to ashes last year? 02/08/2023