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Four departments put on orange heatwave alert
Hot weather warnings look set to increase over the coming days
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Tourism and leisure sectors in France commit to water saving measures
25 industry players will receive government funding to reduce consumption
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French pharmacists threaten summer of ‘guerilla’ strike action
Protests, closures, and blockades of medicine depots are all on the agenda as anger in the sector rises
Geneva legal bid to block new motorway
The city of Geneva is launching a legal challenge against a new autoroute to the south of Lake Geneva between Machilly and Thonon-les-Bains.

It considers that the project, which supporters say will “free up” an area lacking major road infrastructure, will detract from a new commuter rail route.
Environmentalists also say it will increase pollution.
Work on the future A412, already cancelled in 1985 and 2006, is due to start in 2024.
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