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Added on the 28/06/2021 13:33:11 - Copyright : France 24 EN
French health minister, Brigitte Bourguignon, visits the residents of a nursing home in Poitiers, as France's record pre-summer heatwave spreads across the country. IMAGES
Around 1,000 people gathered in two "yellow vest" protests in the French capital Paris in lower-than-expected numbers for the movement's hoped-for September comeback, later clashing with police who fired tear gas. IMAGES
An Argentine court allowed two French rugby players held for almost two months on rape charges, to return home pending the conclusion of their case. Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou -- both 21 -- were arrested in Buenos Aires two days after winning their first international caps against Argentina in Mendoza in early July. IMAGES
Pictures of people working in shops and restaurants in Caracas as a widespread blackout hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, from dawn in what the authorities are blaming on "sabotage" and an attempted coup, a month after the disputed re-election of Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES
Images of Caracas residents as a blackout leaves most of Venezuela without power in what authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the oil-rich country after a disputed presidential election. IMAGES
A Russian training ship of the Baltic Fleet Smolniy arrives in Venezuela and is received with honors at the port of La Guaira, near the capital, as part of a working visit to the Caribbean nation amid a climate of tension after the last presidential election. IMAGES