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🇪🇺🌡️ EURO-HEAT: Firefighters 🧑‍🚒 from several European nations are arriving in #France 🇫🇷 to help with its latest round of intense #wildfires. #Macron took to Twitter to thank France's European neighbours. FRANCE 24's

@yinka_oyetade

reports ⤵️

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Myanmar court jails Aung San Suu Kyi for six more years on corruption charges f24.my/8pes.t

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@BreakingF24

🔴 BREAKING - French army leaves Gao base, ending nine-year military mission in Mali f24.my/8peb.t

How to use advanced tools to verify photos and videos online f24.my/8pdc.t

Luke Shrago

Rainfall raises hopes for respite from French wildfires • FRANCE 24...

Respite for firefighters in the #Gironde, as rain on Saturday night tamps down on the area’s #wildfire. However, authorities say they’re not out of the woods with more needed - and temperatures set to hit highs again during the week. #F24

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A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, ...

Luke Shrago

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Firefighters in the #Gironde have a host of tools and tactics they've been using to bring the regional #wildfire under control. I went to find out about it all for #F24 with

@ShirliSitbon

and

@BenzebbouchiN

Firefighters light tactical blazes in bid to slow the spread of French wildfire - France 24

Taliban failures in governance speed up Afghan brain drain (Part II)

Thomas Fenton

@TFenton2

Taliban failures in governance speed up Afghan brain drain (Part II) f24.my/8pY1.T via

The mass exodus sparked by the Taliban takeover compelled Afghanistan’s new rulers to issue a call for Afghans to stay and help rebuild the country. But after a year of Taliban rule, the economy is...

China stages new drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit f24.my/8pcg.t

Iran denies links to Rushdie’s attacker, blames author and supporters f24.my/8pcZ.t

India marks historic 75th Independence Day anniversary f24.my/8pcJ.t

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Taliban mark turbulent first year in power in Afghanistan with national holiday f24.my/8pbV.t

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Poverty pushing Afghan families to sell young girls into marriage f24.my/8pZ3.t

Rainfall raises hopes for respite from French wildfires as 1,000 more evacuate f24.my/8pYQ.t

Taliban failures speed up Afghan brain drain, battering an already crippled economy (Part I) f24.my/8pXz.t

Fire during mass at Cairo Coptic church kills more than 40, say church officials f24.my/8pYB.t

Thomas Fenton

@TFenton2

Statement from the New York State Poilce on the attack against author

@SalmanRushdie

#F24

Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at event in New York after decades of death threats -...

Breaking: Author

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Luke Shrago

'Extreme vigilance' as vast southwestern France fire slows • FRANCE...

#France’s main #wildfire in the #Gironde has been contained since Thursday evening, and rain is expected later, but firefighters are still on high alert and have much work to do to prevent flare-ups. My latest for #F24

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A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained, but firefighters face another "complicated" day, local authorities said...

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator, may lose eye following stabbing in New York f24.my/8pUZ.t

Volunteer firefighters under pressure as France battles historic wildfires f24.my/8pTD.t

US Congress passes Biden's landmark climate, tax and health care plan f24.my/8pSe.t

In the #US, an armed man clad in body armour who tried to breach the #FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police Thursday. The suspect has been identified as 42-year-old Ricky Shiffer.

@yuka24

has the details ⤵️

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🌋 #Pompei's 🇮🇹 famed archaeological site has a new mascot: Spot, a robotic #dog. Archaeologists use Spot to examine and retrieve data from areas that are inaccessible to humans. Take a look for yourself ⤵️

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#Senegal's 🇸🇳 President Macky #Sall's coalition narrowly won last month's legislative election, according to final results. Sall has thus kept his absolute majority in parliament thanks to a new alliance.

Senegal president's coalition narrowly holds parliamentary majority

Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition narrowly won last month's legislative election, according to final results, but has kept its absolute majority in parliament thanks to a new alliance.

🗳️ Without providing any evidence, the secretary-general of #Kenya's 🇰🇪 governing Jubilee Party has said the election is rigged—a statement that worries Kenyan voters.

@vee_wandera

is on the ground in #Nairobi with the details ⤵️

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🔴 BREAKING - Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at event in New York after decades of death threats f24.my/8pOl.t

#Iraq 🇮🇶 has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide #Lebanon 🇱🇧 with #fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services. For the past year, Lebanon's power plants have depended on the deal with Iraq.

Iraq to supply Lebanon with fuel for another year, says Lebanon PM

Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services, Lebanon's Prime Minister said in a statement Thursday.

South Korean 🇰🇷 leader of #Samsung group Lee Jae-yong, convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January last year, will be pardoned. The judge who made the ruling says it is a chance to "contribute to overcoming the economic crisis" of the country.

@yinka_oyetade

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🇪🇺🌡️ EURO-HEAT: Roughly 1,100 of #France's 🇫🇷firefighters on the ground were reinforced on Thursday by 361 comrades drawn from European neighbours including Germany 🇩🇪, Poland 🇵🇱, Austria 🇦🇹 and Romania 🇷🇴. FRANCE 24's

is on the ground with the latest ⤵️

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The 15th of August will mark one year of the #Taliban control of #Afghanistan 🇦🇫. This week, FRANCE 24 is talking with refugees who have fled the country to show what this change has meant for the Afghan people. Meet Afghan journalists-in-exile Shafi Karimi and Sofiea Sakhi ⤵️

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Jean-Jacques Sempe, the #French 🇫🇷 cartoonist who illustrated the much-loved "Little Nicolas" (Le Petit Nicolas) series of children's books, has died aged 89.

Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist of Le Petit Nicolas fame, dies at 89

Thomas Fenton

@TFenton2

France: European firefighters join battle to stop wildfires - France 24

European firefighters join battle to stop wildfires in France. From

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🇪🇺🌡️ EURO-HEAT: As #drought and #wildfires devastate #Europe 🇪🇺 due to #climatechange, scientists across the continent look for ways to adapt. In the #Netherlands 🇳🇱, they are learning how to build homes to cope with rising temperatures.

@CarolynLamboley

has more ⤵️

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In the #US 🇺🇸, an armed man who tried to breach the #FBI’s Cincinnati office was shot and killed by #police after fleeing the scene. The man has not been identified.

Gunman killed in standoff with police after trying to breach Ohio FBI office

An armed man who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene, leading to an hourlong standoff Thursday afternoon, the Ohio Highway State Patrol...

In #SouthAfrica's 🇿🇦 Northern Cape, #Orania is a private and autonomous whites-only town. For many, its existence violates South Africa’s dismantlement of #racial segregation.

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#US 🇺🇸 Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he had "personally approved" the dramatic raid on Donald #Trump's Florida estate. In a highly unusual move, he requested the warrant justifying the search be made public.

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'It must stop one day': Outcry erupts over Tunisia's campaign to kill stray dogs

The Observers

@Observers

Aug 11

One of our Observers returned home to find that a stray dog she fed regularly had been killed by authorities.

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Authorities in several Tunisian cities launched a new campaign to kill stray dogs in late July, an annual practice called barbaric by animal rights organisations. However, this year, the authorities…

The Observers

@Observers

'It must stop one day': Outcry erupts over Tunisia's campaign to kill stray dogs

According to our Observer, an animal rights activist, the solution to Tunisia's stray dog problem is simple: feed them, sterilise them and vaccinate them.

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🇪🇺🌡️ EURO-HEAT: A huge #wildfire that has devastated swathes of southwestern #France 🇫🇷 has been largely contained. Despite this, firefighters 🧑‍🚒 face another "complicated" day.