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Tunisia under Saied: protests intensify amid heatwave

3 clusters · 25 sources · last updated

Latest: Tunisia protests surge as heatwave, wildfires strain a five‑year authoritarian rule

President Kais Saied’s 2021 constitutional takeover entrenched presidential power, persisting after his 2024 re‑election, while chronic shortages of water, electricity and medicines have repeatedly sparked street unrest.

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France heatwave response, deaths, labor pay gaps

4 clusters · 55 sources · last updated

Latest: France heatwave triggers excess deaths and water restrictions

Early August 2026 brought a second wave of extreme heat to southern France, with Météo‑France maintaining orange vigilance for 21 departments. Temperatures peaked at 41 °C in Cogolin and stayed above 38 °C across the sou

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Tunisia power cuts amid heatwave, Italy hires workers

53 clusters · 86 sources · last updated

Latest: Tunisia's rolling power outages cripple industry and exports

By late July, the heatwave intensified, with temperatures reaching 49 °C in Kairouan and 47 °C in Tunis. Electricity demand remained at the historic 6 000 MW peak, prompting STEG to expand rotating load‑shedding across G