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The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo is covered in smog and smoke caused by fires in the interior of the state and other regions of the country. IMAGES
Fires in Greece this summer will burn an area of at least 150,000 hectares (370,600), the Greek prime minister says including a large fire in the north which has been burning for nearly two weeks. The area ravaged by fires "will exceed 1,500,000,000 square metres (150,000 hectares)... the most serious one was the one at Dadia forest", says Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, referring to the forest fire that the EU has branded the largest ever recorded in the bloc. SOUNDBITE
Flames spread unchecked for a fifth day across Greece. A forest fire in Avantas village, north of Alexandroupoli, killed eighteen suspected migrants, as the overall death toll hits 20. The unprecedented fire also spread to Dikella village, near Alexandroupoli. IMAGES
20,000 football fans make their way to Wembley Stadium to watch the FA Cup final between Leicester City and Chelsea in the largest post-Covid test event. IMAGES
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses thousands of allies who answered his call to rally in the capital Yerevan in a show of support, after the military called for his resignation. IMAGES
24 heures dans la vie de la célèbre rock star d'origine australienne Nick Cave. Une journée en apparence comme les autres, mais où les notions de réalité et de fiction finissent par se brouiller et s'entrelacer...