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Reçu aujourd’hui — 18 août 2025

As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures

18 août 2025 à 05:00
City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare.

© Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times

Trying to cool off this month. France has recently been experiencing its second heat wave of the summer.
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As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning

12 août 2025 à 05:17
As heat waves batter Europe, the need (or not) for air-conditioning has become part of the political tug of war in France between the right and the left.

© by Josh Holder

Statue of French General Accused of Torture Divides His Hometown

6 août 2025 à 05:22
An effort to have a statue of Marcel Bigeard removed has reignited the debate over how the colonial past should be remembered.

© Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A demonstration last October in front of the city hall in Toul against the installation of the statue of Marcel Bigeard.
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