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French firefighters battle largest wildfire since 1949
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Firefighters in southern France are battling the country's largest wildfire since 1949, which has burned over 16,000 hectares, killed one person, and left three missing. The blaze remains out of control as officials warn of more heatwaves and worsening climate conditions.
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Flights at Marseille airport suspended due to major fire
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A large forest fire in southern France has reached Marseille, and flights at the city's airport have been suspended. This was reported by BFMTV on July 8.
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Indo-French joint military exercise SHAKTI-VIII underway in southern Franc
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Indian and French armies are taking part in Exercise SHAKTI-VIII at Camp Larzac in southern France. The drill involves 90 Indian personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and aims to boost joint operations and military cooperation.
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Indian contingent demonstrates tactical proficiency, joint synergy in Fra
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Held at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie in southern France, the exercise features the participation of 90 personnel, primarily troops from a Jammu and Kashmir Rifles battalion, alongside the French Army's 13e Demi-Brigade de Legion Étrangère.
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Cannes film festival impacted after major power cut hits southern France
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The city of Cannes was hit by a five-hour power outage on Saturday morning ahead of the film festival's awards ceremony, with electricity finally returning around 3:30 p.m. local time.
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France: 15-year-old boy stabbed 50 times, burned alive in Marseille
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a gruesome incident, a 15-year-old boy was brutally murdered in Marseille, southern France, the prosecutors said. The teenager suffered 50 stab wounds and was then set ablaze, allegedly as a result of escalating drug-related violence, Al Jazeera reported.
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French artist Ben, 88, dies by suicide after his wife's death
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Vautier family confirmed the devastating news on Wednesday, revealing that Annie Vautier, Ben's wife, had succumbed to a stroke at 3 am that morning. Stricken with grief and unable to fathom life without her, Ben made the heart-wrenching decision to take his own life mere hours later at
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France's Macron pledges nation's solidarity with victims of storm in south
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday promised comprehensive assistance and solidarity of the entire nation to those who suffered severe consequences of massive storm Alex, which ravaged settlements in the country's South.
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Macron to meet with Merkel in France today
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 20 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday at his summer residence, the Fort of Bregancon, located in southern France.
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Over 30 Pakistani migrants found hidden in truck in southern France
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 2 (ANI): Over 30 Pakistani migrants, including three teenagers, were found hidden in a truck after it was intercepted during a routine check on a motorway in southern France, prosecutors said on Saturday.
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2 injured in France mosque shooting, suspect arrested
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bayonne [France], Oct 29 (ANI): Two people were injured after being shot at in a mosque by an 84-year-old man in southern France on Monday, according to local media.
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Shooting outside mosque in southern France injures 2; suspect arrested
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 28 (ANI): Two people were injured in a shooting incident outside a mosque in the French city of Bayonne on Monday, Sputnik reported, adding that the suspected gunman has been arrested by the police.
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