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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
Ile-de-France wines win IGP status fight
After a 20-year fight, Ile-de-France wines have won the backing of quality control agency Inao to gain the IGP ( indication géographique protégée ) label

It protects Suresnes-Mont-Valérien, Blunay, Provins, Guérard and Paris and will allow the planting of new vines.
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