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Wildfire kills at least 12 of different nationalities in southern Spain
A rapidly spreading wildfire trapped and killed at least 12 people of different nationalities in southern Spain on Thursday 9 July, in one of the country’s deadliest blazes in recent years. According to initial investigations, the fire began in the Los Gallardos region of Almería province, an area of rugged terrain full of ravines and scattered houses, trapping people who tried to flee. The blaze, which remains out of control, has left eight people injured, four of them in serious condition.
At least 191 million Europeans face 35 °C on Sunday
EUROPE – At least 191 million people are forecast to endure temperatures of at least 35 °C on Sunday in Europe, with the heat particularly intense in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, according to AFP estimates.
Europe heatwave intensifies as nearly 200 million face extreme temperatures
At least 193 million people across Europe are expected to experience temperatures above 35 °C this weekend as a deadly heatwave shifts eastward, shattering records and overwhelming emergency services. Almost 200 million people across Europe faced temperatures exceeding 35 °C on Saturday as an unprecedented heatwave continues to break records and move eastward, according to AFP analysis.
Record-breaking heatwave kills scores as more than 1oo million Europeans face soaring temperatures
More than 100 million Europeans endured temperatures exceeding 35°C on Thursday, as a deadly heatwave continued to grip the continent, claiming scores of lives and overwhelming emergency services. France and Spain bore the brunt of the extreme weather, with authorities beginning to count the human toll. Among the victims was a three-year-old boy found dead after becoming trapped in his family’s car in the Paris suburbs, where temperatures topped 40°C on Wednesday.
European heatwave claims over 200 lives in Spain, three children die in France
A record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Europe has been linked to at least 212 deaths in Spain over four days, whilst France has experienced its hottest night since measurements began nearly 80 years ago, authorities said on Thursday. The extreme weather has also claimed the lives of three children found dead in cars in France this week, including a three year old boy discovered outside his parents’ home in Saint-Gratien, a suburb north of Paris, a police source confirmed on Thursday.
Police bust exotic animal trafficking ring in Spain, seize 256 protected species
Spanish authorities have arrested two people and placed eight others under investigation in connection with an exotic animal trafficking network that illegally transported protected wildlife across international borders. The Guardia Civil launched the investigation in late 2025 after receiving intelligence about suspected wildlife crimes operating out of Seville province in southern Spain.
Old video from South Africa falsely shared as Turkey-Syria quake 'tsunami'
Footage of massive waves crashing onto a beach is circulating in social media posts that falsely claim it shows a "tsunami" triggered by a devastating earthquake that struck near the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6. The clip has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in the posts, but it actually shows waves that lashed a beach in South Africa in March 2017. The video was posted on Chinese social media site Sina Weibo on February 8, where it has more than 105,000 views.
Artwork falsely shared as 'genuine Time magazine cover' likening Russia's Putin to Hitler
Copyright AFP 2017-2022. All rights reserved. Social media posts circulating globally following Russia's invasion of Ukraine have shared an image with the claim that it shows a genuine Time magazine cover that depicts Russian President Vladimir Putin with the nose and moustache of Adolf Hitler. However, the image shows an artwork that was created by a graphic designer, who said it was not intended as a Time cover. The magazine has also told AFP that the image "is not an authentic Time cover".
Photo shows Golden Gate Bridge in 1987, not 1937
Facebook posts claim a black and white image shows San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge when it opened in 1937. This is false; the photo was taken in 1987 during a celebration of the bridge's 50th anniversary. "The Golden Gate Bridge on its opening day in 1937," says a February 13, 2022 Facebook post. Screenshot of a Facebook post taken on February 15, 2022 More examples of the claim appeared on Facebook here and here in English, and in Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Gargling warm salt water or vinegar does not prevent coronavirus infection, health experts say
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. A graphic has been shared thousands of times on Facebook which claims that gargling warm water with salt or vinegar can eliminate the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The claim is false; international health authorities and experts do not list gargling as an effective remedy or prevention method for COVID-19. The claim was published in this Facebook post on March 14, 2020.
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