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Following a summer of lethal temperatures and wildfires, European leaders are facing criticism for staying silent as voters demand action. During his party's summer congress, French leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon warned that addressing the climate crisis will require completely changing how society lives, produces, and trades.
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Manchester City has secured the transfer of sought-after teenage Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille on a five-year contract valued at $117m.
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A French court has recognized the breast cancer of former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault as an occupational disease due to a radiation link.
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Animal rights activists in France are launching petitions and protests calling for a ban on Alpine marmot hunting, citing climate crisis impacts and accusing hunters of killing the animals for sport.
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A tornado has struck villages in southern France, injuring over 40 people and damaging hundreds of homes, with the village of Pomas suffering the worst impact.