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  "path": "/news/hard-numbers/record-temperatures-roil-france",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T15:19:37.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Climate change",
    "France",
    "Europe",
    "Air conditioning",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nAn astonishing heat wave has swept across Europe this week, with France the hardest hit. The country recorded its hottest-ever day on Tuesday, only to break the record again on Wednesday. The extreme heat has led to tragedy: 40 people have drowned nationwide as they seek relief from the unbearable temperatures – many of them teenagers and swimming in unsupervised areas. The heat wave has ignited a political debate over the country’s low-use of air conditioning, as the longstanding stigma around it appears to be subsiding.",
  "title": "Record temperatures roil France"
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