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A Car-free Eiffel Tower Zone? Paris Mayor Faces Pushback

Removing cars from an expanse around the Eiffel Tower to create a green pathway sounds pretty good on paper, but the mayor of Paris is struggling to win over residents and above all the police force to revamp one of the city's most celebrated views.
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In the hills above the town of Paredes de Coura, women set fire to thorny patches of scrubland which create grazing areas for livestock

Women Train To Fight Fire With Fire In Portugal

Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practise a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires -- intensified by climate change -- that have killed hundreds across Europe.
But the job of Amelie Oudea-Castera may be on the line

France's Macron Replaces Embattled Education Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his education minister after a series of controversies, seeking to regain momentum for the final phase of his presidency under Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has led crunch talks with donor countries to have payments reinstated to the UN's Palestinian refugee agency

UN Chief Warns Palestinian Aid Agency Cannot Be Replaced

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that his organization's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism after 12 staffers were implicated in Hamas's attack on Israel.
Former US president Donald Trump has been blamed for much of the Republican dysfunction

US Senate Votes To Start Work On Ukraine Aid In Shock Turnaround

US senators cleared a first hurdle Thursday to a sweeping foreign aid package -- including a $60 billion lifeline for Ukraine -- although opposition from right-wing allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump means final passage remains far from guaranteed.

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