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Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves
Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves
by  AFP

Hotter, longer, more frequent. "It's pure physics, we know how greenhouse gas molecules behave, we know there are more in the atmosphere, the atmosphere is getting warmer and that means we are expecting to see more frequent heatwaves and hotter heatwaves."

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon must stand trial for contempt next week, a judge ruled Monday, despite his belated U-turn in agreeing to testify before the committee investigating the US Capitol riot.
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon must stand trial for contempt next week, a judge ruled Monday, despite his belated U-turn in agreeing to testify before the committee investigating the US Capitol riot.
by  AFP

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the attack on the US Capitol. Investigators believe Bannon and other Trump advisors could have information on links between the White House and the rioters.

In jihadist-torn Niger, France gives discreet support
In jihadist-torn Niger, France gives discreet support
by  AFP

At Ouallam military base in western Niger, France's fabled Foreign Legion and local troops work side-by-side, and the tricolour that floats over the camp is the ochre, white and green flag of Niger. "Every morning, we stop and salute the Nigerien flag," said a Foreign Legion lieutenant who had arrived at Ouallam a week earlier with the force's 2nd Infantry Regiment.

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