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Benzema salutes Ronaldo's role in voyage to glory with Real Madrid

France international Karim Benzema hailed former Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo for helping him to perfect his game during the Portuguese attacker’s nine-year stay at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Radio France Internationale

European Union warns of "very critical situation" as drought threatens 60% of EU and U.K.

Drought conditions are creating water shortages and affecting farming across Europe.

Axios

Blind Ambition review – a fine vintage: four refugees become world-class sommeliers

Well-balanced documentary of four young men who escaped Zimbabwe’s crisis of 2008 to become entrants in France’s World Blind Wine Tasting Championships

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Birds in Europe Are Less Colorful than 15 Years Ago Due to Climate Crisis, Study Suggests

Birds native to Europe are on average less colorful now than observed 15 years ago, according to a new study that suggests the climate crisis could be behind the change. Researchers, including those from the University of the Basque Country in Spain, assessed two populations of blue tits in southern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer.

Reuters

Stranded beluga whale lifted out of river Seine at start of return trip to sea

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France for a week was removed from the water on Wednesday morning in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.

Radio France Internationale

Bristol City striker Weimann riding the wave after a crowning moment 10 years in the making

City's star forward finally scored his first Austria goal this summer against world champions France in his hometown

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Beluga whale that strayed into River Seine euthanised during rescue

An ailing beluga whale that strayed into the River Seine died on Wednesday during an attempt to return it to the sea off northern France, authorities said.

Reuters

Stranded Whale Removed from France's Seine River

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation, an AFP journalist said. After nearly six hours of work, the 800-kilogram (1,800-pound) cetacean was lifted from the river by a net and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lance Armstrong marries longtime fiancée Anna Hansen at intimate ceremony in France

“It was an evening full of laughter and plenty of joyful tears,” the athlete wrote on Instagram.

The Independent UK

France to rescue whale stranded in Seine and send it to saltwater

A four-metre-long whale has been stranded in a river since last week and is now fighting for its life until transfer.

Al Jazeera

Cristiano Ronaldo exit helped me become better player, Karim Benzema claims

Benzema and Ronaldo played together successfully for nine seasons, but the Frenchman is relishing his return to prominence

The Independent UK

Channel 4's A Place in the Sun buyers view 20 properties and don't like any

Simon and Lawrence wanted a holiday home in the south of France with a budget of £100,000

Liverpool Echo

Woman Becomes The First Person With Complete Spinal Cord Injury To Swim The English Channel

A woman becomes the first person with complete spinal cord injury to swim the English Channel – without a wetsuit.

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New residence permits in EU rose to approach pre-pandemic levels in 2021

Residence permits issued for the first time in the European Union climbed close to pre-pandemic levels last year, with Poland leading the bloc due mostly to work-related immigration while France largely attracted students, the bloc's statistics office said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

France evacuates thousands as more wildfires rip through south

More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from wildfires between the French departments of Lozère and Aveyron, with at least 700 hectares of land razed.

Reuters

Tourist boats marooned, farm land parched as drought lowers Europe's rivers

Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddling the French-Swiss border that her cruise boats usually ply.

Radio France Internationale

France to launch pilot vaccination scheme against monkeypox

Four French pharmacies will be authorised to vaccinate against monkeypox from Wednesday, according to the office of Health Minister François Braun.

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Irish Mirror

Veronique Rabiot: Man Utd target's fierce mother, her outbursts, demands and reputation

Veronique Rabiot, the mother of France midfielder and Manchester United target Adrien, has been in the news for a variety of reasons during her son's playing career

ABC News

France facing mustard shortage blamed on heatwave and Ukraine-Russia war

At some supermarkets, customers have been limited to buying one jar per person, and prices have risen.

Reuters

Beluga whale in France's River Seine to be moved to saltwater lock

A beluga whale which strayed into the River Seine, far from its usual habitat of arctic or subarctic waters, will be moved to a saltwater river basin close to the sea on Tuesday, marine conservation group Sea Shepherd France said.

The Independent UK

Manchester United chase Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after Adrien Rabiot deal

The summer transfer window is hotting up with the deadline now less than a month away

Wales Online

Dad of four died in accident while paragliding in France

"He encouraged us in everything we did, and made us believe we could achieve anything we put our minds to"

Daily Mirror

Adrien Rabiot's mum makes demand to Man Utd as she leads transfer talks

Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot is represented by his mother, Veronique, who has set out her requirement to Manchester United as they aim to sign the France international

The Conversation

Altruism – but also vulnerability – drive healthy volunteers to take part in clinical research

When UK authorities granted permission in October 2020 for the first controlled infection study to be carried out to test the anti-Covid-19 vaccine Oxford University had just developed, reactions ranged from disbelief to disapproval.

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