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The World's Strangest Border Crossings That Feel Like Walking Into Another Reality

Imagine leaving your kitchen in one country and having dinner in another without ever getting into a car. Sounds like something from a fantasy movie, right? Surprisingly, it's real. While many people picture international borders as heavily guarded checkpoints, some places around the world completely challenge that idea. Streets, homes,…

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Huge wildfires rage in France and Spain as firefighters race against time before next 40C heatwave

More than 360,000 people have been evacuated, with major fires burning near Bordeaux and Madrid, torching tens of thousands of hectares

The Independent UK

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say

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Rating every Tour de France team's performance – The good, the great and the downright disappointing

We look at each squad's achievements, failures and areas of improvement after a race that saw plenty of winners, but plenty of losers too

Cycling News

‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire

Residents describe their fear as they were forced to leave their homes because of the ‘extremely intense’ blaze

The Guardian - UK

Wildfires: The ominous 'fire clouds' or 'pyrocumulonimbus' seen in France for the first time

French firefighters are grappling for the first time with immense fire clouds, known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds, created by extreme wildfires, as they struggle to bring a forest inferno in southwest France under control. French wildfire researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi says the phenomenon is yet another consequence of human-related climate change.

France 24

Why Europe's wildfires have spiralled into a historic disaster

Record heat and prolonged drought have triggered some of Europe's worst wildfires in decades, forcing over 300,000 evacuations across France and Spain. The blazes have scorched record areas, with climate change blamed for worsening conditions. As another heatwave approaches, the European Union has deployed aircraft, helicopters and emergency assistance to…

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Wildfires Are Out Of Control In France And Spain. Hundreds Of Thousands Are Fleeing

Wildfires in the south of France and Spain have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

International Business Times

Paris police arrest man who wounded three women with knives

A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris, France's interior minister said.

Radio France Internationale

Bulletin PM briefing: Devastating wildfires in France and will Burnham reverse Brexit?

In case you missed them – here are five of the day’s biggest stories

The Independent UK

Macron rallies government response as wildfires ravage south-west France

French President Emmanuel Macron convened ministers on Monday before heading to south-west France, where wildfires have displaced hundreds of thousands and a new heatwave threatens to reignite the flames.

Radio France Internationale

France just hours from next heatwave as huge wildfires tear through country

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The Independent UK

'I spent the night coughing': Wildfire smoke leaves Bordeaux residents struggling to breathe

A dense blanket of smoke has hung over Bordeaux since last Friday as a massive wildfire burns its way through southwestern France. As the flames creep closer to the city, FRANCE 24 met residents stunned by the scale of the disaster and fearful of what comes next.

France 24

For nearly 250 years, a small notebook kept unnoticed in a French library until archivists realised it contained lost music written by Mozart

For generations, music historians worked on the assumption that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's surviving manuscripts had been mapped with extraordinary precision. Fresh discoveries were expected to involve forgotten copies, letters or fragments rather than entirely unknown music written in the composer's own hand. That expectation shifted after an ordinary archival review…

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International Business Times UK

Macron Scrambles Into Action as Raging Wildfires Threaten Bordeaux

Macron calls a crisis meeting as raging Bordeaux wildfires close in on 850,000 residents, with flames just 15km away and another heatwave threatening to fuel the crisis.

The Economic Times

Europe races to contain mega wildfires as fresh heatwave threatens France and Spain

Firefighters in France and Spain are battling massive wildfires that have displaced over 320,000 people and threatened Bordeaux as another heatwave looms. Fires remain out of control in parts of Spain, while European nations have deployed aircraft, troops and helicopters to bolster firefighting efforts amid worsening climate-driven wildfire conditions.

The Independent UK

French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said

Euronews

'Out of capacity’: EU warns wildfires are pushing response systems to the limit

The European Commission has activated its emergency response system to support France and Spain as they battle wildfires. France has received seven firefighting aircraft and four helicopters, while Spain has been provided with six aircraft and three ground firefighting teams.

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The Independent UK

Europe wildfires: Photos show huge areas of Spain and France destroyed as rare fire cloud looms

The fires have displaced more than 300,000 people and burned hundreds of thousands of acres of lands

The Independent UK

What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain

Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes

Evening Standard

Threat of France-style wildfires 'on our doorstep,' warns Sadiq Khan as London faces 'exceptional' risk this week

The capital faces a ‘perfect storm’ of rising temperatures, parched land and lower humidity

The Independent UK

Tourists urged to rearrange travel plans as France wildfires rage

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The Independent UK

Tourists warned ‘do not come’ to Gironde prefect as wildfires rage

Travel warnings have come at the height of the summer holidays

Cycling News

Tadej Pogačar's five-star Tour de France performance was his least stressful yet, and paved the way for his very promising successor - Philippa York analysis

Cyclingnews' expert columnist marvels at Pogačar's fifth Tour victory and searing Alpe d'Huez ascent, analyses his GC rivals' progression, and reflects on a memorable final stage

Cycling Weekly

I made six tech predictions ahead of the Tour de France – which did I get right?

Leap Components and 3D printing dominated the tech at the Tour de France, but did our tech editor manage a clean sweep of predictions?

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