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Farmers help battle French forest inferno before new heatwave

Farmers help battle French forest inferno before new heatwave

Farmers and firefighters on Monday battled to contain a huge wildfire that has forced 220,000 people to flee and destroyed dozens of homes in southwest France before a new heatwave hits this week.

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Oil prices slump as US and Iran pause strikes

Oil prices slump as US and Iran pause strikes

Global stock markets rallied and oil prices tumbled Monday as the United States and Iran paused tit-for-tat strikes, at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and central bank decisions.

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Heat, overcrowding, pushes Italian prison guard union to sue

Heat, overcrowding, pushes Italian prison guard union to sue

A prison guard union in Italy's southern Puglia region will ask prosecutors to investigate widespread workplace safety abuses, with temperatures inside overcrowded prisons rising above 50C, in a case the union says is a first, AFP has learned.

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South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for African action on migration

South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for African action on migration

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Monday for African countries to work together to manage migration, as his government faces mounting pressure over attacks on foreign nationals.

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Zelensky in UK for first meeting with Burnham

Zelensky in UK for first meeting with Burnham

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Britain on Monday to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who used his first bilateral with a foreign leader to underline London's "unwavering support" for Kyiv.

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UK TV comedy star and naturalist Bill Oddie dies at 85

UK TV comedy star and naturalist Bill Oddie dies at 85

UK television personality Bill Oddie, best known for his role in the TV comedy series "The Goodies" and presenter of nature programmes, has died aged 85, his agent said Monday.

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German creator of 'Body Worlds' anatomy exhibits dead at 81

German creator of 'Body Worlds' anatomy exhibits dead at 81

The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday.

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AstraZeneca profit rises on strong cancer drug sales

AstraZeneca profit rises on strong cancer drug sales

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Monday said net profit rose in the second quarter, driven once again by strong growth in sales of its cancer drugs.

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Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory

Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory

Dressed in Red Army uniforms and waving prop weapons, scores of tourists stormed a mound in southwestern China's Loushan Pass as pyrotechnics lit up the hillside in a reenactment of a historic battle.

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Olympic triathlon champ Beaugrand to sit out European athletics

Olympic triathlon champ Beaugrand to sit out European athletics

Olympic triathlon champion Cassandre Beaugrand will not take part in next month's European championships in Birmingham, her agent said Monday.

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