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  "edition": "France",
  "country": "FR",
  "self": "https://urgent.news/api/geo/FR.json",
  "generated": "2026-08-12T21:31:51.001Z",
  "count": 50,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original.",
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    {
      "id": 697536,
      "title": "In pictures: Partial to total eclipse sweeps across much of Europe",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/in-pictures-partial-to-total-eclipse-sweeps-across-much-of-europe",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:19:09.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260812-in-pictures-partial-to-total-eclipse-seen-across-much-of-europe"
      },
      "summary": "The total eclipse in Spain – and partial eclipse seen across much of Europe – gave rise to a host of incredible photos.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 696265,
      "title": "Solar eclipse plunges Spain into darkness",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-plunges-spain-into-darkness",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:42:38.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-plunges-spain-into-darkness_6756438_10.html"
      },
      "summary": "After it first appeared in the remote Arctic region of northern Russia and made its way south to Rejkjavik, the eclipse – the first in mainland Europe since 2006 – drew huge crowds in Spain.",
      "outlets": 2,
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 694969,
      "title": "Grève au Samusocial de Paris : la préfecture demande l’évacuation du parvis, après cinquante jours de conflit",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/greve-au-samusocial-de-paris-la-prefecture-demande-levacuation-du",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:30:49.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde Economie",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2026/08/12/greve-au-samusocial-de-paris-la-prefecture-demande-l-evacuation-du-parvis-apres-cinquante-jours-de-conflit_6745096_3224.html"
      },
      "summary": "De nombreuse familles sans domicile occupent les lieux. Elles ont rejoint les salariés en grève, qui alertent sur le manque de moyens dévolus à l’hébergement d’urgence.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 697537,
      "title": "The moment of the total solar eclipse in Spain",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-moment-of-the-total-solar-eclipse-in-spain",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:19:27.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260812-the-moment-of-the-total-solar-eclipse-in-spain"
      },
      "summary": "This is the moment a total solar eclipse took place over northern Spain on Wednesday evening.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 696273,
      "title": "NBA's Los Angeles Lakers to be sold for reported $12.5 billion",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/nbas-los-angeles-lakers-to-be-sold-for-reported-12-5-billion",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:51:22.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/08/12/nba-s-los-angeles-lakers-to-be-sold-for-reported-12-5-bn_6756437_9.html"
      },
      "summary": "One of the most successful teams in NBA history is being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 693309,
      "title": "Iran faces growing isolation and uncertain future amid 'dire' economic situation",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/iran-faces-growing-isolation-and-uncertain-future-amid-dire-economic",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:48:01.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "RFI English",
        "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260812-iran-faces-growing-isolation-and-uncertain-future-amid-dire-economic-situation"
      },
      "summary": "As economic pressure mounts in Iran, RFI spoke to economist Djamchid Assadi about how this is leaving the country more isolated and strengthening the role of the Revolutionary Guards.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 689183,
      "title": "The long fight to return the 'Ségou treasure,' a spoil of colonization",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-long-fight-to-return-the-segou-treasure-a-spoil-of-colonization",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:00:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/12/the-long-fight-to-return-the-segou-treasure-a-spoil-of-colonization_6756435_124.html"
      },
      "summary": "The Sufi spiritual leader El Hadj Omar Tall, who counted hundreds of thousands of followers, was a 19th-century scholar and anti-colonialist fighter. France's adoption of a law on the restitution of stolen cultural property could allow his descendants to recover his manuscripts, jewelry, and valuable possessions.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 690453,
      "title": "Netanyahu gave a ‘victory to Hamas’ by rejecting US-backed Gaza peace plan",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/netanyahu-gave-a-victory-to-hamas-by-rejecting-us-backed-gaza-peace",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:48:46.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-netanyahu-gave-a-victory-to-hamas-by-rejecting-us-backed-gaza-peace-plan"
      },
      "summary": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza last week offered a diplomatic victory to Hamas, according to some analysts. The Palestinian Islamist movement had agreed to gradually give up weapons in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, but agreeing on the definition of \"disarmament\" may prove a sticking point.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 689194,
      "title": "Germany to scrap 'accompanied drinking' for 14 and 15-year-olds",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/germany-to-scrap-accompanied-drinking-for-14-and-15-year-olds",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:15:06.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/germany/article/2026/08/12/germany-to-scrap-accompanied-drinking-for-14-and-15-year-olds_6756433_146.html"
      },
      "summary": "A legal provision allowed 14 and 15-year-olds to purchase and consume alcohol with their parents. The government said its abolition would 'protect young people from the considerable health and social effects of alcohol consumption.'",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 689189,
      "title": "Trump sued over sale of access to Truth Social posts",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-sale-of-access-to-truth-social-posts-689189",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:52:36.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/12/trump-sued-over-sale-of-access-to-truth-social-posts_6756432_4.html"
      },
      "summary": null,
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 681776,
      "title": "Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley's sudden break",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/anna-wintour-and-andre-leon-talleys-sudden-break",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:32:27.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/lifestyle/article/2026/08/12/anna-wintour-and-andre-leon-talley-s-sudden-break_6756431_37.html"
      },
      "summary": "'Sewn and torn' (3/6). Love stories and friendships can sometimes end badly, even in the world of fashion. For nearly 40 years, the fashion journalist accompanied the rise of the woman who would become the all-powerful and influential editor-in-chief of 'Vogue.' Until he fell out of favor.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 680416,
      "title": "En Europe, les stocks de gaz pour l’hiver, au plus bas, ravivent les craintes sur les prix fin 2026 et début 2027",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/en-europe-les-stocks-de-gaz-pour-lhiver-au-plus-bas-ravivent-les",
      "topic": "finance",
      "section": "Finance & Markets",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:15:06.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde Economie",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/08/12/en-europe-les-stocks-de-gaz-pour-l-hiver-au-plus-bas-ravivent-les-craintes-sur-les-prix-fin-2026-et-debut-2027_6745085_3234.html"
      },
      "summary": "Le taux de remplissage actuel des réserves européennes est inférieur à 60 %, contre près de 75 % ces deux dernières années, notamment en raison de prix estivaux élevés liés au blocage du détroit d’Ormuz.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 680417,
      "title": "« Ils me glissent une écharpe de Miss autour de l’épaule et m’invitent à m’asseoir sur le trône » : le pot de départ royal de Muriel, employée d’un hypermarché",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ils-me-glissent-une-echarpe-de-miss-autour-de-lepaule-et-minvitent-a",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:00:24.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde Economie",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete/article/2026/08/12/ils-me-glissent-une-echarpe-de-miss-autour-de-l-epaule-et-m-invitent-a-m-asseoir-sur-le-trone-le-pot-de-depart-royal-de-muriel-employee-d-un-hypermarche_6745084_3451060.html"
      },
      "summary": "« Bon vent ! » (9/18). Un tour en transpalette dans le Leclerc de Sarrebourg (Moselle), assise sur le fauteuil du Père Noël : dans la grande surface où elle a travaillé toute sa vie, Muriel Jamet, 63 ans, a eu droit à tous les honneurs.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678614,
      "title": "Russia threatens retaliatory seizures of EU ships amid new sanctions push",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-threatens-retaliatory-seizures-of-eu-ships-amid-new-sanctions",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:52:14.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "RFI English",
        "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260812-russia-threatens-retaliatory-seizures-of-eu-ships-amid-new-sanctions-push"
      },
      "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to seize ships belonging to European countries in retaliation for plans to sell off cargo seized from Russian \"shadow fleet\" vessels.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 689188,
      "title": "'Ebola is spreading at a speed we've never seen before,' co-discoverer of virus says",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ebola-is-spreading-at-a-speed-weve-never-seen-before-co-discoverer-of",
      "topic": "health",
      "section": "Health & Medicine",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:30:03.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/12/ebola-is-spreading-at-a-speed-we-ve-never-seen-before-co-discoverer-of-virus-says_6756430_124.html"
      },
      "summary": "Jean-Jacques Muyembe reflects on the current spread of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In just three months, the death toll has nearly reached that of the 2018 epidemic, which lasted 22 months.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 675652,
      "title": "Voting ends in US midwest primaries",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/voting-ends-in-us-midwest-primaries",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:29:27.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/voting-ends-in-us-midwest-primaries"
      },
      "summary": "Voters in six US states went to the polls to choose their preferred candidates in primaries and special elections ahead of November’s midterms. In Wisconsin, moderate David Crowley narrowly defeated Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the race for governor. On the Republican side, Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, advanced to a runoff in the Senate primary. Yuka Royer…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 675654,
      "title": "Colombia: Bogota's search for survivors continues",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-bogotas-search-for-survivors-continues",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:21:22.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/colombia-bogota-s-search-for-survivors-continues"
      },
      "summary": "The search for survivors continues in Colombia, more than 48 hours after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country. More than 200 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 are reported missing. The new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has declared a state of emergency, as many people remain without clean drinking water or electricity and several major highways are still…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 681777,
      "title": "Ugandan opponent Bobi Wine: 'The president's son has given a public order for me to be killed'",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ugandan-opponent-bobi-wine-the-presidents-son-has-given-a-public",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:00:03.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/12/ugandan-opponent-bobi-wine-the-president-s-son-has-given-a-public-order-for-me-to-be-killed_6756427_124.html"
      },
      "summary": "As the Ugandan authorities prepared to arrest him, singer Bobi Wine fled to Washington in March. Speaking to Le Monde, he recounted his two-month flight and the current state of the opposition in the East African country.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 679300,
      "title": "French roads watchdog issues traffic warning for Assumption holiday weekend",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/french-roads-watchdog-issues-traffic-warning-for-assumption-holiday-679300",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T14:59:39.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/french-roads-watchdog-issues-traffic-warning-for-assumption-holiday-weekend"
      },
      "summary": "If you’re planning a long car journey in France this Assumption weekend, you’re going to have to be patient out on the roads, with heightened traffic warnings from Friday.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 678663,
      "title": "French roads watchdog issues traffic warning for Assumption holiday weekend",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/french-roads-watchdog-issues-traffic-warning-for-assumption-holiday",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T14:59:39.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/french-roads-watchdog-issues-traffic-warning-for-assumption-holiday-weekend"
      },
      "summary": "If you’re planning a long car journey in France this Assumption weekend, you’re going to have to be patient out on the roads, with heightened traffic warnings from Friday.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 683041,
      "title": "Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/israeli-troops-fail-to-remove-settlers-besieging-palestinian-homes-in",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T14:39:14.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-israeli-settlers-keep-up-siege-of-palestinian-homes-despite-rare-military-intervention"
      },
      "summary": "The Israeli military on Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 671278,
      "title": "Russian, 19, faces deportation from France over Nazi salute outside synagogue",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russian-19-faces-deportation-from-france-over-nazi-salute-outside",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T14:39:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/russian-19-faces-deportation-from-france-over-nazi-salute-outside-synagogue"
      },
      "summary": "A 19-year-old Russian man has been sentenced to eight months in prison and permanently banned from French territory after making Nazi salutes near a synagogue.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 671279,
      "title": "EU curbs on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging kick in",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eu-curbs-on-forever-chemicals-in-food-packaging-kick-in",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T14:28:43.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/eu-curbs-on-forever-chemicals-in-food-packaging-kick-in"
      },
      "summary": "New EU restrictions on toxic substances known as \"forever chemicals\" in food packaging kicked in Wednesday along with broader rules on cutting packaging waste in the bloc.",
      "outlets": 4,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 671228,
      "title": "French ambassador to CAR disciplined over misconduct allegations",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/french-ambassador-to-car-disciplined-over-misconduct-allegations",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T14:02:33.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "RFI English",
        "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260812-french-ambassador-to-car-disciplined-over-misconduct-allegations"
      },
      "summary": "France’s foreign ministry has launched disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to the Central African Republic, following allegations that he repeatedly brought young women to the official residence in Bangui and had sexual relations with some of them.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 671281,
      "title": "War impact on European travel bookings fading",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/war-impact-on-european-travel-bookings-fading",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:47:05.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/war-impact-on-european-travel-bookings-fading"
      },
      "summary": "Travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results.",
      "outlets": 4,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 668228,
      "title": "Meta faces $1.4 trillion lawsuit",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-lawsuit",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/meta-faces-1-4-trillion-lawsuit"
      },
      "summary": "Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant Meta is facing a $1.4 trillion lawsuit over allegations that it deliberately designed addictive features on its platforms to keep children hooked. Parents have long raised concerns about the impact of Facebook and Instagram on young people’s mental health, and jury selection begins this Wednesday.",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 668229,
      "title": "Colombia: Woman rescued from under earthquake debris after 36 hours",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-woman-rescued-from-under-earthquake-debris-after-36-hours",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:32:43.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260812-colombia-woman-rescued-from-under-earthquake-debris-after-36-hours"
      },
      "summary": "🇨🇴 A woman trapped under the debris of a collapsed hotel in Pereira, #Colombia, was rescued on Tuesday after spending 36 hours under the rubble. Search and rescue operations are still underway in the country's coffee-growing Chocó region which was at the epîcentre of a 7.4 magnitude #earthquake on Monday.",
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      "id": 671968,
      "title": "LATEST: French easyJet staff call weekend strike",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/latest-french-easyjet-staff-call-weekend-strike-671968",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:23:55.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/latest-french-easyjet-staff-call-weekend-strike"
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      "summary": "Cabin crew in France working for the budget airline easyJet have called a strike for the weekend of August 15th and 16th as part of a long-running dispute over working conditions.",
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    {
      "id": 671282,
      "title": "LATEST: French easyJet staff call weekend strike",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/latest-french-easyjet-staff-call-weekend-strike",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:23:55.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/latest-french-easyjet-staff-call-weekend-strike"
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      "summary": "Cabin crew in France working for the budget airline easyJet have called a strike for the weekend of August 15th and 16th as part of a long-running dispute over working conditions.",
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    {
      "id": 671283,
      "title": "Extreme weather and jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/extreme-weather-and-jellyfish-knock-one-fifth-of-frances-nuclear-671283",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:10:32.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/extreme-weather-and-jellyfish-knock-one-fifth-of-frances-nuclear-capacity-offline"
      },
      "summary": "France on Wednesday recorded a more than 20 percent shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit caused by environmentally related outages linked to drought, extreme heat and a jellyfish invasion.",
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      "illustration": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 664595,
      "title": "Extreme weather and jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/extreme-weather-and-jellyfish-knock-one-fifth-of-frances-nuclear",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:10:32.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/extreme-weather-and-jellyfish-knock-one-fifth-of-frances-nuclear-capacity-offline"
      },
      "summary": "France on Wednesday recorded a more than 20 percent shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit caused by environmentally related outages linked to drought, extreme heat and a jellyfish invasion.",
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      "illustration": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 675659,
      "title": "Colombia declares three days of mourning as search for quake survivors continues",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/colombia-declares-three-days-of-mourning-as-search-for-quake",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:55:15.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260812-colombia-declares-three-days-mourning-for-quake-victims"
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      "summary": "Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200 people in the west of the country. Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century, and the search for survivors under the rubble is ongoing.",
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 668230,
      "title": "Faced with ageing population, Vietnam seeks to curb falling birthrate",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/faced-with-ageing-population-vietnam-seeks-to-curb-falling-birthrate",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:53:02.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260812-faced-with-ageing-population-vietnam-seeks-to-curb-falling-birthrate"
      },
      "summary": "Vietnam, a country of more than 100 million people, is facing a sharp decline in its birthrate. Once known for large families, the nation's fertility rate has fallen to just 1.9 children per woman. This figure worries the government, which for decades was obsessed with controlling population growth. For more than 40 years, a two-child policy was the norm in Vietnam – a restriction that was only…",
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    },
    {
      "id": 665647,
      "title": "EasyJet : les hôtesses et stewards appelés à la grève en France les 15 et 16 août",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/easyjet-les-hotesses-et-stewards-appeles-a-la-greve-en-france-les-15",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:49:48.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde Economie",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/08/12/easyjet-les-hotesses-et-stewards-appeles-a-la-greve-en-france-les-15-et-16-aout_6745060_3234.html"
      },
      "summary": "L’intersyndicale de la deuxième compagnie aérienne de France avait préalablement déposé un préavis de grève couvrant la période du 7 août au 2 septembre, en mettant en cause une « dégradation continue » du cadre de travail des personnels de cabine.",
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    },
    {
      "id": 665648,
      "title": "Après l’incendie en Gironde, l’afflux massif de bois déstabilise la filière forestière des Landes de Gascogne",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/apres-lincendie-en-gironde-lafflux-massif-de-bois-destabilise-la",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:33:52.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde Economie",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/08/12/apres-l-incendie-en-gironde-l-afflux-massif-de-bois-destabilise-la-filiere-forestiere-des-landes-de-gascogne_6745059_3234.html"
      },
      "summary": "Environ 4 millions de tonnes de pins maritimes vont arriver sur le marché, soit près des deux tiers de la production annuelle du massif. De quoi bouleverser un secteur déjà touché par la faiblesse de la croissance économique et la tempête Nils.",
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 668231,
      "title": "Lebanese parliament passes sweeping amnesty law to reduce overcrowding in prisons",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lebanese-parliament-passes-sweeping-amnesty-law-to-reduce",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:28:44.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-lebanese-parliament-passes-sweeping-amnesty-law-thousands-prisoners-wanted-people"
      },
      "summary": "Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a general amnesty law reducing sentences for inmates and people detained for more than 12 years without charges in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding. The legislation was passed a day after Lebanon became the first Middle Eastern country to abolish the death penalty.",
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    {
      "id": 663869,
      "title": "Why your inbox is full of French emails about pixels",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-your-inbox-is-full-of-french-emails-about-pixels",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:18:03.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/why-your-inbox-is-full-of-french-emails-about-pixels"
      },
      "summary": "You may have received a flurry of emails recently from French companies or service providers talking about a mysterious “pixel de suivi”. This is what’s going on.",
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      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 666924,
      "title": "One-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline due to extreme weather and jellyfish",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/one-fifth-of-frances-nuclear-capacity-offline-due-to-extreme-weather",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:16:49.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/energies/article/2026/08/12/one-fifth-of-france-s-nuclear-capacity-offline-due-to-extreme-weather-and-jellyfish_6756421_98.html"
      },
      "summary": "In total, 13 of the 57 reactors in EDF's nuclear fleet were affected, resulting in a more than 20% shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit.",
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      "original_language": null,
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    {
      "id": 660969,
      "title": "What can we learn from eclipses?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/what-can-we-learn-from-eclipses",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:05:40.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/what-can-we-learn-from-eclipses"
      },
      "summary": "A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. From the Sun's corona to animal behaviour and human emotions, these rare celestial events continue to provide scientists with valuable insights more than two millennia after they were first observed. Head of Space Science at the Centre National d'Études…",
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    {
      "id": 666933,
      "title": "Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies at 97",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/former-chinese-premier-zhu-rongji-dies-at-97-666933",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:08.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/12/former-chinese-premier-zhu-rongji-known-for-his-pioneering-market-reforms-dies-at-97_6756420_4.html"
      },
      "summary": "After being named premier in 1998, Rongji sought to privatize state-owned enterprises and urban housing, and promote home ownership.",
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    {
      "id": 666920,
      "title": "Carlo Masala, security expert: 'Germany is targeted because it is the main pillar of European support to Ukraine'",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/carlo-masala-security-expert-germany-is-targeted-because-it-is-the",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:06.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/12/carlo-masala-security-expert-germany-is-targeted-because-it-is-the-main-pillar-of-european-support-to-ukraine_6756419_4.html"
      },
      "summary": "The German military analyst says the failed explosive drone attack targeting Leipzig-Halle Airport on the night of August 4 marks a turning point in Russia's hybrid war against Europe.",
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    {
      "id": 663803,
      "title": "Race to find Ebola vaccine as DR Congo outbreak kills more than 2,000",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/race-to-find-ebola-vaccine-as-dr-congo-outbreak-kills-more-than-2-000",
      "topic": "health",
      "section": "Health & Medicine",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:44:07.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "RFI English",
        "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260812-race-to-find-ebola-vaccine-as-dr-congo-outbreak-kills-more-than-2-000"
      },
      "summary": "The latest outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health authorities. Meanwhile, international efforts have been stepped up to test a vaccine for the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever.",
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    {
      "id": 664597,
      "title": "Europe's latest heatwave: More than 90 million set for temperatures above 35C",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-temperatures-664597",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:42:33.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-plus-35c-temperatures"
      },
      "summary": "Areas of Europe home to at least 92 million people -- particularly in France, Italy, and Spain -- are set for temperatures over 35C on Wednesday in the continent's latest heatwave, according to AFP calculations.",
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      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 663870,
      "title": "Europe's latest heatwave: More than 90 million set for temperatures above 35C",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-temperatures-663870",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:42:33.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "The Local France",
        "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260812/europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-plus-35c-temperatures"
      },
      "summary": "Areas of Europe home to at least 92 million people -- particularly in France, Italy, and Spain -- are set for temperatures over 35C on Wednesday in the continent's latest heatwave, according to AFP calculations.",
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      "illustration": null,
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    {
      "id": 663800,
      "title": "France gripped by latest summer heatwave as drought conditions worsen",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/france-gripped-by-latest-summer-heatwave-as-drought-conditions-worsen",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:38:56.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "RFI English",
        "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260812-france-gripped-by-latest-summer-heatwave-as-drought-conditions-worsen"
      },
      "summary": "Scorching heat continued to spread across most of mainland France on Wednesday, as the Ministry for Ecological Transition met to take stock of the effects of a drought that has been steadily worsening since May.",
      "outlets": 1,
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    },
    {
      "id": 658319,
      "title": "Avec l’arrivée de SAIC en Galice, l’Espagne conforte son ambition de devenir la base européenne des constructeurs automobiles chinois",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/avec-larrivee-de-saic-en-galice-lespagne-conforte-son-ambition-de",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:30:12.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde Economie",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/08/12/avec-l-arrivee-de-saic-en-galice-l-espagne-conforte-son-ambition-de-devenir-la-base-europeenne-des-constructeurs-automobiles-chinois_6745053_3234.html"
      },
      "summary": "Le groupe public chinois prévoit d’investir 200 millions d’euros dans la ville portuaire de Ferrol. Son arrivée, aux portes de l’une des principales bases navales espagnoles, ravive toutefois les interrogations sur les enjeux de sécurité.",
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 666929,
      "title": "Lebanon passes sweeping amnesty bill with goal of reducing prison overcrowding",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lebanon-passes-sweeping-amnesty-bill-with-goal-of-reducing-prison",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T10:59:53.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Le Monde English",
        "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/12/lebanon-passes-sweeping-amnesty-bill-with-goal-of-reducing-prison-overcrowding_6756418_4.html"
      },
      "summary": "The long-awaited law should benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people, in the first legislation of its kind since 1991.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 690467,
      "title": "Solar eclipse: A rare show that reveals scientific secrets",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-a-rare-show-that-reveals-scientific-secrets",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T10:59:22.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260812-solar-eclipse-a-rare-show-that-reveals-scientific-secrets"
      },
      "summary": "Parts of northern Spain are set to turn from day to night as the Moon blocks out the Sun. Millions more will see a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern US and northwest Africa. But beyond the spectacle, eclipses also offer scientists valuable insights into the Sun and our universe. Ellen Gainsford has more.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 660970,
      "title": "Solar eclipse: A rare show with scientific secrets",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-a-rare-show-with-scientific-secrets",
      "topic": "science",
      "section": "Science",
      "published": "2026-08-12T10:59:22.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/solar-eclipse-a-rare-show-with-scientific-secrets"
      },
      "summary": "We’re just hours away from a rare total solar eclipse, with parts of northern Spain set to briefly turn from day to night as the Moon blocks out the Sun. Millions more will see a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern US and northwest Africa. But beyond the spectacle, eclipses also offer scientists valuable insights into the Sun and our universe. Ellen Gainsford has more.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 660971,
      "title": "Ukraine seeks closer cooperation with South Korea",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukraine-seeks-closer-cooperation-with-south-korea",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T10:57:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "France 24",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-seeks-closer-cooperation-with-south-korea"
      },
      "summary": "Earlier this week, Zelenskyy accused North Korea of stepping up its support for Russia, with ballistic missiles from Pyongyang reportedly used in another deadly attack on Zaporizhzhia. Let’s get more on this from France 24’s correspondent in South Korea, Chloe Borgnon.",
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      "ai_generated": true
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