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Added on the 22/07/2013 00:00:00 - Copyright : AFP EN
France's state-owned rail operator SNCF is experimenting with a system to measure the temperature of passengers before they board high-speed trains. The first tests are being carried out at Gare de Lyon in Paris with five "Health Terminals" installed on the platform, available for tests on a voluntary basis. IMAGES
People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
People do their best to cool down as extremely high temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
French Minister for Housing, Patrice Vergriete, announces that additional funding of €120 million will be committed to "strengthen the emergency housing scheme" at a time of extreme cold weather in France. SOUNDBITE
A French military aircraft is loaded with humanitarian aid destined for Gaza, at Orléans-Bricy air base, south of Paris, before taking off for Egypt. Alarm has surged over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war rages into a seventh week. IMAGES
The London Fields outdoor swimming pool welcomes swimmers every day, summer and winter alike. For the sixth consecutive day in the UK, the thermometer is climbing to 30 degrees as the country faces a late summer heatwave. Residents flock to the London Fields Lido to cool down and enjoy the sunshine. IMAGES
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