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Rare Glimpse Inside French Cave Reveals Stunning Prehistoric Art
Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that has rarely been seen -- until now.
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Wildfires Rage Across France And Spain As Heatwave Singes Europe
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
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Mosques In French Cities Under Police Protection After Threats
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday he had asked local authorities to put mosques in the cities of Bordeaux and Beziers in southwestern France under police protection following threats or acts of violence.
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Coronavirus Spreads To Europe, Three Cases Confirmed In France
Three cases of the coronavirus have been "confirmed" in France, the first in Europe, officials said Friday. The first case involved a patient in hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux while the other was in Paris, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told reporters.
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Anti-G7 Protesters March With 'Stolen' Portraits Of Emmanuel Macron
Several hundred anti-G7 protesters staged an unusual protest in southwestern France on Sunday, holding "stolen" portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron which were held upside down in a pointed critique on his policies.
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France's Bordeaux Records Highest Temperature Of 41.2 Degrees Celsius: Weather Service
The southwestern French city of Bordeaux saw its highest ever temperature since records began of 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.16 Fahrenheit) Tuesday, weather service Meteo-France said.
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ISIS Claims France Shooting, Provides No Evidence: Statement
ISIS on Friday claimed a shooting in the southwestern French town of Trebes, but gave no evidence.
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3 Killed In France Shooting, Hostage Scene. ISIS Terror Link Under Probe
Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket, screaming "Allahu Akbar".
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After Vandalising 6,000 Cars, "Serial Puncturer" Finally Caught
After years of playing cat-and-mouse with police, a man who punctured the tyres of thousands of cars around the southwestern French city of Bordeaux has finally been apprehended.
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250,000 Homes Without Power As Storm Hits France
Gale-force winds battered France's southwestern Atlantic coast on Saturday, leaving more than quarter of million homes without power, the national electricity grid Enedis said.
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Duck Cull in France's Foie Gras Region to Contain Bird Flu
French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu.
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France Raises Risk Level On Bird Flu To 'High'
France raised to "high" the risk level across the country after the detection of several cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu strain in Southwestern France farms and in wild ducks in Northern France, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.
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French Foie Gras Makers Worry as Bird Flu Spreads in Europe
New outbreaks in Europe of a severe strain of bird flu pose a fresh worry for French foie gras producers, already reeling from lost sales last year when the virus emerged in southwestern France.
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7 Spanish Potholers Trapped In France: Police
Seven Spanish potholers were trapped today in a cave in southwestern France, French police said, in an area battered hard by storms in recent days.
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France Forest Fire Spreads, Firefighters Step up Fight
A forest fire raging in southwestern France was again advancing on Sunday afternoon because of strong winds, even as efforts to put out one of the country's worst fires in five years were considerably stepped up.
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Rare Glimpse Inside French Cave Reveals Stunning Prehistoric Art
Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that has rarely been seen -- until now.
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Wildfires Rage Across France And Spain As Heatwave Singes Europe
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
-
Mosques In French Cities Under Police Protection After Threats
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday he had asked local authorities to put mosques in the cities of Bordeaux and Beziers in southwestern France under police protection following threats or acts of violence.
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Coronavirus Spreads To Europe, Three Cases Confirmed In France
Three cases of the coronavirus have been "confirmed" in France, the first in Europe, officials said Friday. The first case involved a patient in hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux while the other was in Paris, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told reporters.
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Anti-G7 Protesters March With 'Stolen' Portraits Of Emmanuel Macron
Several hundred anti-G7 protesters staged an unusual protest in southwestern France on Sunday, holding "stolen" portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron which were held upside down in a pointed critique on his policies.
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France's Bordeaux Records Highest Temperature Of 41.2 Degrees Celsius: Weather Service
The southwestern French city of Bordeaux saw its highest ever temperature since records began of 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.16 Fahrenheit) Tuesday, weather service Meteo-France said.
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ISIS Claims France Shooting, Provides No Evidence: Statement
ISIS on Friday claimed a shooting in the southwestern French town of Trebes, but gave no evidence.
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3 Killed In France Shooting, Hostage Scene. ISIS Terror Link Under Probe
Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket, screaming "Allahu Akbar".
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After Vandalising 6,000 Cars, "Serial Puncturer" Finally Caught
After years of playing cat-and-mouse with police, a man who punctured the tyres of thousands of cars around the southwestern French city of Bordeaux has finally been apprehended.
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250,000 Homes Without Power As Storm Hits France
Gale-force winds battered France's southwestern Atlantic coast on Saturday, leaving more than quarter of million homes without power, the national electricity grid Enedis said.
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Duck Cull in France's Foie Gras Region to Contain Bird Flu
French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu.
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France Raises Risk Level On Bird Flu To 'High'
France raised to "high" the risk level across the country after the detection of several cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu strain in Southwestern France farms and in wild ducks in Northern France, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.
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French Foie Gras Makers Worry as Bird Flu Spreads in Europe
New outbreaks in Europe of a severe strain of bird flu pose a fresh worry for French foie gras producers, already reeling from lost sales last year when the virus emerged in southwestern France.
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7 Spanish Potholers Trapped In France: Police
Seven Spanish potholers were trapped today in a cave in southwestern France, French police said, in an area battered hard by storms in recent days.
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France Forest Fire Spreads, Firefighters Step up Fight
A forest fire raging in southwestern France was again advancing on Sunday afternoon because of strong winds, even as efforts to put out one of the country's worst fires in five years were considerably stepped up.
