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US reports first death linked to bird flu in Louisiana

The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds.

Al Jazeera

1st deadly case of H5N1 bird flu reported in US

The patient in Louisiana who contracted a severe case of bird flu has died, officials announced.

LiveScience

Man whose family drowned in Channel boat disaster sues French state for damages

Campaign groups for migrants' rights have revealed that an Ethiopian man whose wife and two children were among 27 people who drowned in 2021 when their boat capsized in the English Channel had filed a complaint for damages.

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Migrant Relatives Sue French State Over 2021 Channel Tragedy

The family of an Ethiopian man who was among 27 migrants who drowned in 2021 when their boat capsized in the Channel filed a complaint Friday suing the French state in the first such case over the disaster, two groups said.

International Business Times

Revealed: Louisiana created alleged conflict of interest in ‘Cancer Alley’ case

Louisiana AG hired lawyers for EPA negotiations who were also representing chemical firm at center of inquiry, documents show

The Guardian - US

Millions swelter under extreme heat as climate crisis tightens grip on US – as it happened

Heat dome of high pressure hovers over Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma as thousands remain without power in Chicago with heavy rains knocking down trees and power lines

The Guardian - US

Heat dome keeps New Orleans broiling with heat index as high as 110F

City opens cooling centers to help residents fend off ‘disrespectful’ hot spell that has settled in region for past two weeks

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Macron government under fire for criticising one of France’s oldest human rights NGOs

Amid the tense political atmosphere gripping France as the pension reform crisis continues, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Wednesday became the latest member of the Macron government to criticise the Human Rights League, one of France’s oldest NGOs, even accusing it of taking an “ambiguous” stance on Islamism in recent…

France 24

Defiant French student protests again after arrest

Just over two weeks after being arrested at a spontaneous protest in Paris, student Louise Thomas took to the streets again during an eleventh day of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

Reuters

France launches investigation after man gravely injured at water protest

French prosecutors said Wednesday they were probing the case of a man seriously wounded at a demonstration over access to water, after his family filed a criminal complaint.

France 24

Cannabis Regulatory Update: Schumer's Chief Counsel Reveals What's Happening With Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill, Efforts In LA, KS, ME, Italy

Chuck Schumer’s Chief Counsel Reveals What’s Happening With Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill

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