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Meteo France has this afternoon placed two additional departments on a top-level red alert for extreme heat.
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A project to bring the F1 French Grand Prix to Nice is currently being considered. According to F1 boss Stefano Dominicali, the city of Nice is a serious track to host an F1 GP. A suggestion which has recently been mentioned in an interview.
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Two children have been run over by a motorist in front of a nursery school in Nice. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon shortly after 5.30pm in the Ariane district.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Kyiv for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion. Accompanied by the German Chancellor and Italian Prime Minister the three met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Twelve departments in the west of France have been placed on a top-level red alert for extreme heat
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The Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes has called for vigilance in the coming days due to the heat wave. Four people have drowned in the last two days in the Alpes Maritimes and with the current high temperatures many of us are heading to the beach to cool down or making use of private pools.
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Police have opened fire on a vehicle allegedly carrying illegal immigrants in the early hours of this morning. The van was pursued by police from close to the Italian border near Sospel all the way to the Moulins district of Nice
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An 80-year-old man has drowned in the sea at Golfe-Juan.
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A French government spokesperson has called for vigilance during the heatwave which is expected to hit much of France this week. Speaking after the Council of Ministers meeting today, Olivia Gregoire said that the heatwave promises to be "strong, early, unprecedented during this period"
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The French government has called on prefects and school heads to be attentive in the face of the current heatwave.
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President Macron has announced a re-assessment of France's military budget in the light of current threats. Speaking at an international defence industry exhibition near Paris today, he said that France has "entered a war economy"
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For the past three months, Nice Côte d'Azur airport has been handing over some of the banned products which are taken from passengers during boarding checks and donating them to the Restos du Cœur.
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In a letter addressed to the director general of the airline EasyJet French pilots say they fear "an exodus of customers".
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A violent fire has ravaged 12 hectares of forest a few kilometers from the Var
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Police have opened an investigation after a 45-year-old man was shot dead in the Duranne district of Aix-en-Provence on Saturday afternoon.
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