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French farmers are returning to south-west France, stopping in Bergerac in the Dordogne region to rest. French authorities announced on Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, but demonstrations continue elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, Italy and Greece. IMAGES
Demonstrators aligned with the group 'Don't Pay UK' gather outside London's King's Cross Station to burn mock bills in protest at the rising cost of energy. Chants of 'Can't pay, won't pay, we say don't pay' ring out, reflecting the group's advocacy of withholding payment of energy bills while prices remain at their current level. IMAGES
Four key climate change indicators all set new record highs in 2021, Brigitte Perrin, Head of Strategic Communication at the World Meterological Organization, outlines at a press conference presenting its "State of the Global Climate in 2021" report. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification all set new records last year, the United Nations' weather and climate body says in the report. IMAGES
The International Monetary Fund projects that energy prices "will be elevated" during the coming winter months but will then "come back down by the end of the first quarter next year and into the second quarter," IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath says in an interview with AFP. SOUNDBITE
Kylian Mbappe arrives in France, a day after his missed penalty ended Les Bleus' Euro 2020 campaign. The tournament was supposed to be the next step on Mbappe's path to greatness and France's golden chance to become world and European champions, and they're sure to be under the microscope. IMAGES
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