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France bans alcohol consumption at music festivals under red heatwave alert
PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - France said on Saturday that alcohol consumption during the annual Fete d...
20th June, 2026
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Soccer-Spain feels the heat, with Madrid World Cup fan zone cancelled
By Trevor Stynes ATLANTA, June 20 (Reuters) - The World Cup has brought plenty of concern over weath...
20th June, 2026
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Cricket-England's Root becomes second player to reach 14,000 test runs
June 20 (Reuters) - England’s Joe Root became only the second player in cricket's longest format to...
20th June, 2026
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Cricket-England lose early wickets after NZ set target of 463 in 2nd test
June 20 (Reuters) - England lost two quick wickets in their chase of a huge 463 target set for them...
20th June, 2026
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Paris police arrest 20 as demonstrators defy ban on Iran opposition rally
PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - Protestors against political executions in Iran gathered in Paris on Satu...
20th June, 2026
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Spain must pay €2.5m to man who spent 15 years in jail for rapes he did not commit
MADRID, June 20 (Reuters) - A Moroccan man who spent 15 years in prison for rapes he did not commit...
20th June, 2026
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Nine people remain in critical condition after fatal UK train crash
LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Nine people remain in a critical condition following a train crash on Fr...
20th June, 2026
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At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya, sources say
BENGHAZI, June 20 (Reuters) - The bodies of at least 15 migrants including a girl have washed ashore...
20th June, 2026
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Europe swelters under heatwave, prompting crisis talks in France
PARIS/BERLIN/ROME, June 20 (Reuters) - A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted...
20th June, 2026
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Russia says it repelled drone attack on oil refinery in Tyumen region
MOSCOW, June 20 (Reuters) - Russian air defences repelled a drone attack on an oil refinery in the W...
20th June, 2026
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Greece southwest of Crete
June 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Greece on Saturday, but there were no imme...
20th June, 2026
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One dead after freight trains collide in Munich
MUNICH, June 20 (Reuters) - One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munic...
20th June, 2026