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The 100-metre-high cooling tower and 140-metre-high chimney of a former coal-fired power station in eastern France collapse after being razed using explosives. Operated from 1917 to the end of 2015, the Lucy power station has been undergoing conversion since 2018, with dismantling and decontamination work. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will "fast-track" wind power installation permits as part of a broader "European Wind Power Package". SOUNDBITE
French president Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the very first of a series of offshore wind farms, off Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), the deployment of which he intends to accelerate in the face of the energy crisis. IMAGES
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls on French President Emmanuel Macron to take "decisive action" to resolve the Belarusian crisis, as she speaks at a press conference at the House of Journalists in Paris. SOUNDBITE
Paris (France), Feb 4 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Yoan Valat).- The French trade union CGT called a demonstration in Paris on Thursday to protest against the government and ask for measures to reduce the impact of the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Heavy snowfall in France deprives 300,000 households of electricity, mainly in the departments of Drôme, Ardèche, Isère and Rhône. The depth of snow in Saint-Etienne reached 15 cm. IMAGES