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Added on the 12/08/2017 10:56:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Forest fires continue to rage in the Turkish coastal city of Marmaris. Volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of violent blazes that have killed eight people and put pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
Fires rage in the region of Bastia in northern Corsica, and are compounded by strong winds that have forced authorities to declare a category two "orange" alert. IMAGES
A major firefighting operation is underway in southern France near the port city of Marseille where several firefighters have been injured battling blazes that have burnt over 8,000 acres. Mana Rabiee reports.
Pro-Palestinian protests continue at Sciences Po Paris, where students are blocking the main entrance to the school's historic building. IMAGES
Tractors continued to block the A6 motorway at Chilly-Mazarin, some ten kilometres (6 miles) from Rungis wholesale food market, Paris' key food supply hub. Farmers union Coordination Rurale who had called for the blockade, now sent out the directive to go "towards the National Assembly" in Paris instead. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).