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Europe's hottest summers
Europe's hottest summers
by  AFP

Sweltering temperatures in Spain and France spotlight the increasing frequency of heatwaves in Europe. - 2019: Northern Europe swelters - The summer of 2019 brings two heatwaves, in late June and mid-July, which leave around 2,500 people dead, according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters of Belgium's Louvain University.

Heatwave grips France and Spain as temps set to rise
Heatwave grips France and Spain as temps set to rise
by  AFP

A punishing heatwave broke a string of records in France and Britain on Friday as Spain battled to contain forest fires that forced hundreds from their homes. In Spain, forest fires burned up to 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of land in the northwest Sierra de la Culebra region Friday, forcing some 200 people from their homes.

Lagos film school helps focus Nollywood's global push
Lagos film school helps focus Nollywood's global push
by  AFP

Inside the cavernous Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic church in Lagos, a man in a dark hoodie stops menacingly at the entrance and glares at the Christ statue before him. Back at the Lagos church, an actor's makeup is touched up by the light of a cellphone as lighting crews look how to capture the colours of the stained glass windows.

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