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France estimates up to 35k heat deaths since 2014
AFP – Between 30,000 and 35,000 people have died from the effects of summer heat in France since 2014, the country’s public health agency said in an estimate released Friday.
Although heat deaths are often associated with the elderly, “a significant proportion – one-third – were of people aged under 75,” Sante Publique France (SPF) found in a study.
France has seen more frequent heatwaves in recent years, especially in 2019 and 2022, as the effects of climate change make the phenomena more frequent – without it being possibly to directly attribute any individual episode to global warming.
Financial crime watchdog adds Croatia to ‘grey list’
REUTERS – The FATF international financial crime watchdog on Friday said it had added EU member state Croatia to its so-called “grey list” of countries under special scrutiny, adding that Cameroon and Vietnam were also added to the list.
The move makes Croatia the only EU country on the list, which also includes the United Arab Emirates, Panama and Mali, and comes in response to deficiencies in the country’s prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing.
Greece holds final party rallies ahead of vote
AFP – Greece on Friday entered the final day of campaigning the weekend’s national election, with conservative frontrunner Kyriakos Mitsotakis aiming to consolidate the gains he made in last month’s inconclusive ballot.
This poll is being held under a different system, meaning he stands to gain a larger share of seats in parliament if he repeats – or betters – his May performance, as polls suggest he will.