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1. Article · Aug 16, 2026 · Sylvie Corbet and Ahmad Seir Nassiri

   Fire crews battle blazes in Belgium and Greece as two die on island near Athens (opens the original)

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   Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fuelled fires across parts of Europe. A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 30 square kilometres (12 square miles) in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country’s worst wildfires in recent history. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Be the first to know the lates

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2. Article · Jul 4, 2026 · Sylvie Corbet

   Paris summer ritual returns with supervised Seine swimming spots (opens the original)

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   Swimming in the Seine is settling into a new Paris summer ritual as the city opened three supervised bathing sites for the second year in a row. The free swimming areas near City Hall, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris will remain open through the summer, depending on water quality and weather conditions. They are placed under strict lifeguards’ watch and authorities conduct daily water quality testing. Visitors described swimming in the heart of the French capital as an unforgettable experi

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