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The 35th edition of the "Marathon des Sables" ("Marathon of the Sands"), a six-day 251 km (156 mi) ultramarathon across the Sahara Desert, sets off in southern Morocco, with hundreds of participants ready to take on one of the toughest races on Earth. of the first stage
The 33nd edition of the "Marathon des Sables" ("Sand Marathon"), one of the toughest races on earth, sets off in southern Morocco, with hundreds of participants taking on the Saharan dunes over more than 250 kilometers despite the scorching heat.
The French President Emmanuel Macron has this Monday given an address to both houses of parliament outlining his roadmap for the next five years. He chose the opulent Palace of Versailles for this state-of-the-union-style speech, raising eyebrows among some of the opposition and press calling the ceremony "monarchical", others drawing comparisons with Napoleon himself. What messages did President Macron want to get across to the French public? What was that grand ceremony in aid of?
On the outskirts of Rissani, in the Moroccan desert, hundreds of palm tree trunks rot away on cracked ocre soil shot through with parched irrigation channels. But Morocco is trying to save its oases through special programmes, and will unveil a proposal for a "sustainable oasis" at the COP22 climate talks to run in Marrakesh from November 7 to 18.
10 year old Omar uses cooking as a way to get over his disability on his cooking channel Chef Omar.
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