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Southern Europe Roasts As Temperatures Soar
Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
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Severe Heat Waves Hit Southern Europe, Greece On High Wildfire Alert
Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires.
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Europe Boils In Summer As Heatwave Warms The Continent
With residents of the southern French port city of Marseille expected to have to cope with temperatures flirting with 40C, authorities in city ordered public swimming pools to be made free of charge to help residents beat the Mediterranean heat.
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Power Cut Chaos In Spain, Portugal, Operator Points To 'Rare Phenomenon'
Millions in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France were affected by a rare power outage, bringing traffic, trains and regular activities to a halt, causing panic among people.
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Highlights: Millions Across Spain, Portugal Face Sudden Power Outage
Spain Power Outage: Millions are facing a power outage in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France. The cause for the outage was not immediately identified.
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On Camera, 2 Planes Collide At Portugal Air Show, Pilot Dead: Report
Two small planes collided midair Sunday during an air show performance in southern Portugal, the air force said, with media reporting that one of the pilots was killed.
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About 1,400 Evacuated As Wildfire Rages In Southern Portugal
Hundreds of firefighters scrambled on Tuesday to put out a blaze raging in southern Portugal that has scorched thousands of hectares of land and forced the evacuation of around 1,400 people.
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6 Ryanair Crew Members Fired Over Photo Of Them Sleeping On Airport Floor
Ryanair said on Wednesday it had fired six cabin crew who took a photograph of themselves simulating having to sleep on the floor in Spain's Malaga airport as part of a protest over conditions. The low-cost carrier said the staff were dismissed for staging "a fake photograph to support a false claim (widely reported in international media outlets) ...
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Passengers Evacuated After Bomb Threat On Local Portugal Flight
A bomb threat on a plane preparing to leave Faro airport in Portugal's southern region of Algarve for Lisbon forced the evacuation of its 38 passengers early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the country's flag carrier TAP said.
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3 Dead in New Portugal Bus Crash
A bus crash in Beja in southern Portugal on Friday killed at least three people and injured 20 others, civil defence rescuers said, just two days after another coach accident killed four Dutch tourists.
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3 Dutch Tourists Killed in Portugal Bus Crash
Three Dutch tourists were killed and at least 29 people injured when their bus crashed in southern Portugal late Wednesday, officials said.
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Former Brazil Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari Robbed of Cash, Credit Cards: Report
Luiz Felipe Scolari, 66, who stepped down after Brazil's humiliating World Cup semi-final loss to Germany last year, returned to his vehicle to find a window smashed and his documents gone at Novo Hamburgo, near the southern city of Porto Alegre.
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French Air Traffic Control Strike Disrupts Flights
Airlines were forced to cancel flights to and from Paris's main airports and several cities in southern France Tuesday as air traffic controllers kicked off a six-day strike.
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Pamela Anderson hits the beaches of Portugal
Canadian actress Pamela Anderson, known for her role in the TV series Baywatch, spent the weekend on the tourist beaches of Algarve in southern Portugal as a guest at a birthday party.
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English football fans clash with police
England fans clashed with Portuguese riot police in Albufeira, southern Portugal, early on Tuesday.
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Southern Europe Roasts As Temperatures Soar
Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
-
Severe Heat Waves Hit Southern Europe, Greece On High Wildfire Alert
Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires.
-
Europe Boils In Summer As Heatwave Warms The Continent
With residents of the southern French port city of Marseille expected to have to cope with temperatures flirting with 40C, authorities in city ordered public swimming pools to be made free of charge to help residents beat the Mediterranean heat.
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Power Cut Chaos In Spain, Portugal, Operator Points To 'Rare Phenomenon'
Millions in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France were affected by a rare power outage, bringing traffic, trains and regular activities to a halt, causing panic among people.
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Highlights: Millions Across Spain, Portugal Face Sudden Power Outage
Spain Power Outage: Millions are facing a power outage in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France. The cause for the outage was not immediately identified.
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On Camera, 2 Planes Collide At Portugal Air Show, Pilot Dead: Report
Two small planes collided midair Sunday during an air show performance in southern Portugal, the air force said, with media reporting that one of the pilots was killed.
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About 1,400 Evacuated As Wildfire Rages In Southern Portugal
Hundreds of firefighters scrambled on Tuesday to put out a blaze raging in southern Portugal that has scorched thousands of hectares of land and forced the evacuation of around 1,400 people.
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6 Ryanair Crew Members Fired Over Photo Of Them Sleeping On Airport Floor
Ryanair said on Wednesday it had fired six cabin crew who took a photograph of themselves simulating having to sleep on the floor in Spain's Malaga airport as part of a protest over conditions. The low-cost carrier said the staff were dismissed for staging "a fake photograph to support a false claim (widely reported in international media outlets) ...
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Passengers Evacuated After Bomb Threat On Local Portugal Flight
A bomb threat on a plane preparing to leave Faro airport in Portugal's southern region of Algarve for Lisbon forced the evacuation of its 38 passengers early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the country's flag carrier TAP said.
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3 Dead in New Portugal Bus Crash
A bus crash in Beja in southern Portugal on Friday killed at least three people and injured 20 others, civil defence rescuers said, just two days after another coach accident killed four Dutch tourists.
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3 Dutch Tourists Killed in Portugal Bus Crash
Three Dutch tourists were killed and at least 29 people injured when their bus crashed in southern Portugal late Wednesday, officials said.
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Former Brazil Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari Robbed of Cash, Credit Cards: Report
Luiz Felipe Scolari, 66, who stepped down after Brazil's humiliating World Cup semi-final loss to Germany last year, returned to his vehicle to find a window smashed and his documents gone at Novo Hamburgo, near the southern city of Porto Alegre.
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French Air Traffic Control Strike Disrupts Flights
Airlines were forced to cancel flights to and from Paris's main airports and several cities in southern France Tuesday as air traffic controllers kicked off a six-day strike.
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Pamela Anderson hits the beaches of Portugal
Canadian actress Pamela Anderson, known for her role in the TV series Baywatch, spent the weekend on the tourist beaches of Algarve in southern Portugal as a guest at a birthday party.
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English football fans clash with police
England fans clashed with Portuguese riot police in Albufeira, southern Portugal, early on Tuesday.
