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hello. we start wit some breaking news — in the last few minutes — the world tennis number one carlos alcaraz has beaten novak djokovic�*s in the men's final at wimbledon. he took the fifth and deciding set by 6 games to 4. the spaniard beat the seven—time champion to become the youngest man to lift the trophy since boris becker won the second of his three wimbledon titles in 1986. let's go straight there and join our sports correspondent, chetan pathak. it was exhausting to watch, let alone play, i bet. extraordinary. my
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heart was thumping _ alone play, i bet. extraordinary. my heart was thumping out _ alone play, i bet. extraordinary. my heart was thumping out of - alone play, i bet. extraordinary. my heart was thumping out of my - alone play, i bet. extraordinary. my| heart was thumping out of my chest alone play, i bet. extraordinary. my. heart was thumping out of my chest i can still feel the sweat of my poems. it's been extraordinary if you are is intended and it is concluded with carlos alcaraz is the champion. 20 years that someone without the surname of djokovic fedor, the greats of the game and the top seed, he has the us open champion plaintiffs for every tournament on grasses become the third youngest wimbledon champion in the open here and you started in five sets. he has done it in style because he lost the first set and he looked at this stage that djokovic won the first sets so dominantly that he was sitting for his 24th grand slam table. djokovic is a little about the title, company wanted 2a because it will bring them level in his eighth wimbledon title because it will bring him level with roger and alcaraz not what once his
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nerves settled in his adrenaline lowered it was published and measured, she won the second set, he won the third set and djokovic is probably one of the greatest to play the sport, he came back at 36 years old, 16 years older than his opponent and came back and won the fourth set and said i'm not going anywhere, you are to take this title away from me and alcaraz sure this guy will come his fighting spirit and confidence and why he is one of in the sport now my is expected to go on to dominate. he won the deciding set at 6—4 and he is wearing them according the trophy, to the right of me watching and cheering him on and they wanted a different story, there may be some buffer djokovic among the crowd but they want to witness some sense of history, someone when he gets the first time, exuberant dreadful young guy from spain and carlos alcaraz is
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delivered that story by beating the seven—time wimbledon champion novak djokovic. it seven-time wimbledon champion novak d'okovic. . , ., ., ., , seven-time wimbledon champion novak d'okovic. ., ., ., , , djokovic. it was extraordinary but was fascinating _ djokovic. it was extraordinary but was fascinating about _ djokovic. it was extraordinary but was fascinating about alcaraz - djokovic. it was extraordinary but was fascinating about alcaraz is l djokovic. it was extraordinary but l was fascinating about alcaraz is the ratio deceptively. he’s was fascinating about alcaraz is the ratio deceptively.— ratio deceptively. he's been very honest in the _ ratio deceptively. he's been very honest in the press _ ratio deceptively. he's been very honest in the press you - ratio deceptively. he's been very honest in the press you speak. ratio deceptively. he's been very honest in the press you speak to i ratio deceptively. he's been very - honest in the press you speak to me since he still figuring out a lot on grass i used plaintiff tennis on the court, and we thought djokovic would win this because what we know about alcaraz is he keeps trying. the drop shot, nowhere near as i stated in the first set that's why he lost its success one but if you give up he has no weaknesses, tremendous serve the most explosive full head in the surf is back at us just as good a sense of variety and what he does as
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brings the absence joy to the tennis court and he is playing against the master of the craft. his drop shots of gotten better in another chunk of it is one of the greatest return or the history of tennis but alcaraz has it, he has with the other players do not have spoken for so long about the changing of the gardeners can replace djokovic and roughly on the door, and you can see below me, you can see this is a crucial moment for that 20—year—old from spain. crucial moment for that 20-year-old from sain. �* crucial moment for that 20-year-old from spain-— from spain. and the responsiveness team, it from spain. and the responsiveness team. it was — from spain. and the responsiveness team, it wasjubilant. _ from spain. and the responsiveness team, it wasjubilant. but _ from spain. and the responsiveness team, it wasjubilant. but it - from spain. and the responsiveness team, it wasjubilant. but it really i team, it was jubilant. but it really felt like a moment in history for them. ~ ., ., , .,, felt like a moment in history for them. ~ ., ., , ., them. when a former player as a stron: them. when a former player as a strong bond _
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them. when a former player as a strong bond with _ them. when a former player as a strong bond with him _ them. when a former player as a strong bond with him when - them. when a former player as a | strong bond with him when carlos them. when a former player as a - strong bond with him when carlos won the us open comments about 60 or 75%, he still has room to improve, what a scary thought that is for the rest of the men in tennis and this is a sport that is individual in nature there are lots of players carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders and when alcaraz in their shoulders and when alcaraz in the media centre companies often waving a journalist and interviewed him once and he has that smile, the m him once and he has that smile, the joy that likeness and effortlessness in the way she moves. the us open champion, everyone is going to be coming from but you feel like she has the ability to deal with it he has the ability to deal with it he has the team around him and the small family network is well protected and this is the beginning of something special for him and it's already grand slam title number
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two and is 20 years old. it the two and is 20 years old. if the physiotherapist _ two and is 20 years old. if the physiotherapist travelling - two and is 20 years old. if the j physiotherapist travelling with two and is 20 years old. if the physiotherapist travelling with you no doubt, there's a coach in the mental attitude and so on, it's quite a team, isn't it? pick mental attitude and so on, it's quite a team, isn't it? pick but the mindset in tennis, _ quite a team, isn't it? pick but the mindset in tennis, let's _ quite a team, isn't it? pick but the mindset in tennis, let's contrast i mindset in tennis, let's contrast this to what we saw yesterday hoping to make history for the north african team becoming the grand slam champion in the third grand slam final the second moment in final and the mental health coach but couldn't quite get themselves of the line and the pressure on the shoulders of winning that final end when you look at alcaraz, there is no help to compare players and you see alcaraz, it's worked briefly with the coaches and he looks as though he got things in his grasp and knows how to handle
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himself on the tennis court and on the very beginning, we saw him not losing faith in this supremely confident abilities without the arrogance. iniquity was diversity of research and he still believed he could win this match that it's been the problem in the last few years with players when i don't mean criticise those great players but when it comes down to novak djokovic, this is the king on grass, it's likely to be my date, alcaraz doesn't think in that way. and he still thought he could win this, when he wrestled that set back, i think carlos alcaraz said it is just one set to the site this week and i'm going to the neck and he broke the serve and didn't look back and he is making this whole centre court laugh and be sealed to see people watching the screen and no i want to
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take the rights of the smack, she is a magnet for the sport he is so incredibly important for tennis because djokovic is not going to be on for too much longer and many are on for too much longer and many are on the brink of retirement, we need superstars in tennis it draws people to this great sport, my goodness me, iforgot a superstar and to this great sport, my goodness me, i forgot a superstar and carlos alcaraz. �* ., , ., ., alcaraz. and not 'ust mental fatigue for alcaraz. — alcaraz. and not 'ust mental fatigue foralcaraz. a — alcaraz. and notjust mental fatigue for alcaraz, a 20-year-old - alcaraz. and notjust mental fatigue for alcaraz, a 20-year-old man, - for alcaraz, a 20—year—old man, almost a boy there was no sign of it mental or physical, not one bit even a bit of the match. it mental or physical, not one bit even a bit of the match.— a bit of the match. if you only think back — a bit of the match. if you only think back to _ a bit of the match. if you only think back to last _ a bit of the match. if you only think back to last month - a bit of the match. if you only think back to last month at i think back to last month at the french open, djokovic in alcaraz med semifinal and it was absolute battle and he could've gone either way and then alcaraz cramped up and collapsed on court and the trainer came out he fizzled out of that
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match and he said in the press, met got to me and i'm not used to playing at this level of tennis, i got tight, tight, got nervous and the outcome was in my body and ended up the outcome was in my body and ended up losing the match and going to learn from the not going to let that happen again. fair enough, you're 20 years old, you're playing up and a grand slam that's all right. we'll see how long it takes them to learn the answer was about a month to get his body right and she didn't look just going to cramp up fatigue even had to settle, he was going to be the guide with the energy to be set so much a 36, he seems to get better and better. you speak to them and they say, the skies better than he was 26 and typically do not have a discussion that sometimes edge to children some extent in the final set, they were use to them thinking and he really couldn't take that
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exuberance, thatjoy, that exuberance, that joy, that youthfulness exuberance, thatjoy, that youthfulness that alcaraz had and thatis youthfulness that alcaraz had and that is a scary thing about alcaraz, most players at their peak in 2a and 25, he is only going to get better and it's already on two grand slam titles and the question will be how many can be potentially go on and be victorious in. many can be potentially go on and be victorious in-— victorious in. thank you very much,. alcaraz winning _ victorious in. thank you very much,. alcaraz winning the _ victorious in. thank you very much,. alcaraz winning the final. _ jane birkin, the anglo—french actress and singer, whose style symbolised the swinging sixties, has died. she was 76. famous for her on and off relationship with the late singer—songwriter, serge gainsbourg, president macron tweeted that she "embodied freedom." she also lent her name to the herm s birkin designer handbag. here's david sillito. #je t�*aime # 0uije t�*aime...# the version that was released as
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recorded by a single who was, in her own role to make roads to connect words, shake english girl and on the set of the film, slogan. the heavy breathing near the songs climax, it helped turn jane birkin into a star who epitomised a certain racy french bohemian cool. it who epitomised a certain racy french bohemian cool.— who epitomised a certain racy french bohemian cool. it was banned due to the heavy breathing _ bohemian cool. it was banned due to the heavy breathing without - the heavy breathing without realising the beauty of the text which is i love you. can you give us just a couple of minutes? her first film role that _ just a couple of minutes? her first film role that made _ just a couple of minutes? her first film role that made a _ just a couple of minutes? her first film role that made a impact - just a couple of minutes? her first film role that made a impact was. just a couple of minutes? her firstl film role that made a impact was in the 60. after that an award—winning career largely in france, she and
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her partner gainsbourg with the couple of french society. i like bein: in couple of french society. i like being in france _ couple of french society. i like being in france because - couple of french society. i like being in france because i - couple of french society. i like being in france because i am i couple of french society. i like| being in france because i am a stranger and you have to understand everything. stranger and you have to understand eve hint. ., stranger and you have to understand eve hint. . . , , everything. leaving the attributes toda , everything. leaving the attributes today, president _ everything. leaving the attributes today, president macron. - everything. leaving the attributes today, president macron. jane - today, president macron. jane birkin, actor, singer, campaigner, a very english french star. live now to paris, i'm joined byjournalist and broadcaster agnes poirier. how would she remembered jane birkin we often talk about the hand back, we often talk about the hand back, we talked aboutje t'iame, she had a very solid acting career in singing career. ., , y very solid acting career in singing career. ., , , ., , ., , career. completely and she was alwa s in career. completely and she was always in the — career. completely and she was always in the public— career. completely and she was always in the public eye - career. completely and she was always in the public eye in - career. completely and she was i always in the public eye in france and she arrived 55 years ago in her early 20s and has never left us. france quite shocked, they're going to give a few concerts due to ill health but always came back and had
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a health scare and her daughter was the well—known, with the well—known actor gainsbourg had her mother a year ago and of course, she rose to fame with the 1969 song, je t'iame. but between the bag and that song, there was a whole career and in france with the great actors, she was also on stage and let's not forget that her mother was a famous theatre actor and after the war,
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unlike her mother, she had a very easy because everything, she was known for her bohemian lifestyle as much as for their work because mostly associated with gainsbourg because he wrote for her for 25 years even though they picked up after 25 years and wrote beautiful songs and then, after his death, she continued to sing and record renditions of his songs and really considered in france was a great composer and very serious, seriously talented songwriter. and she had a career and also a campaigner and
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during the siege, there she went. and defending the rights of political migrants and also women's rights, she was always there and the news of her death and a deep affection for her because she had so much empathy and how vulnerable she was and she was never shying away from showing it and i think there was a bond between her and the french. the united states is seeing record temperatures, with nearly a third of the country under heat advisories. an all time high of forty eight degrees was recorded yesterday in arizona. dangerous levels of heat are expected to run into next week. live now to meteorologist,
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matthew cappucci how would you describe what is causing it? at, how would you describe what is causing it?— how would you describe what is causina it? �* ~' , , ,, ., causing it? a key dumb, sprawling ridae of causing it? a key dumb, sprawling ridge of high _ causing it? a key dumb, sprawling ridge of high pressure _ causing it? a key dumb, sprawling ridge of high pressure that - causing it? a key dumb, sprawling ridge of high pressure that bringsl ridge of high pressure that brings the in and it's like a magic force field in the atmosphere number one, pushes thejet field in the atmosphere number one, pushes the jet stream and all the storm systems farther north we miss out on any inclement weather but at the same time, that comes down the sun shining pics the graduates in temperatures five to 10 celsius above average sitting all—time records in the areas in the longevity is impressive too. phoenix of four or 5 million people and seeing this at four celsius for 15 daysin seeing this at four celsius for 15 days in a row and that's not looking to end anytime soon. it is days in a row and that's not looking to end anytime soon.— to end anytime soon. it is self of this weather _ to end anytime soon. it is self of this weather system, _ to end anytime soon. it is self of this weather system, isn't - to end anytime soon. it is self of this weather system, isn't it - to end anytime soon. it is self ofl this weather system, isn't it quite shallow it is sitting in place and not really budging and then it will swell and intensify in coast—to—coast of the united states
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would dominate the weather pattern in the southwest, very dry conditions in temperatures will skyrocket in california with records of 5a celsius put in south central and southeastern united states, it comes with record moisture as well in the florida keys is increasing water temperatures approaching 38 of 39 celsius and moisture in the atmosphere causing this to go up to dangerous values and apply almost index of 52 degrees celsius which is the worst we seen in the state of oklahoma and why people are being taxed to the max. it is oklahoma and why people are being taxed to the max.— taxed to the max. it is very dangerous _ taxed to the max. it is very dangerous at _ taxed to the max. it is very dangerous at times. - taxed to the max. it is very dangerous at times. is - taxed to the max. it is very dangerous at times. is this| taxed to the max. it is very - dangerous at times. is this climate change related, many people ask. the united states has been below temperature average in the past four months and this is a monopoly but this is been the hardest you never recorded in their breaking records, but this kind of goes to show you
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that even if this court sometimes, the extremes are getting harder and disproportionately, receiving this. thank you for explaining this. meanwhile the extreme heat is continuing in parts of the northern hemisphere. in southern europe a second heatwave if forecast to hit this week while in the united state temperature records could be broken. 0n the spanish island of la palma fires are continuing to burn out of control and in italy there are warnings to stay indoors. sofia bettiza has the very latest. this wildfire on the spanish canary islands is forced at least 4000 people from their homes. the blaze is so big that it can be seen from space. is so big that it can be seen from sace. �* , ., , is so big that it can be seen from sace. �* , . , , , space. i've seen many wildfires but none like this _ space. i've seen many wildfires but none like this one. _ space. i've seen many wildfires but none like this one. this _ space. i've seen many wildfires but none like this one. this is - none like this one. this is terrible. horrible.-
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none like this one. this is terrible. horrible. and cyclone could push _ terrible. horrible. and cyclone could push temperatures - terrible. horrible. and cyclonel could push temperatures above terrible. horrible. and cyclone - could push temperatures above 45 degrees and it's been named the one who carries the dead in mythology. there have been red alert to heed warnings in 16 italian cities today. they say they have never seen anything like this. in terms of intensity, duration and number of areas affected. locals and tourists european asked to take this seriously, in the afternoon, stay hydrated and take care of the elderly. and it is notjust europe. in the us, millions of americans have been experiencing extreme temperatures too. this is the death valley in california. it's one of the hottest places on earth and could be about to set a new record. the official record was our way back in 1913 _ the official record was our way back in 1913 and — the official record was our way back in 1913 and there is some controversy around that but it still
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recognises — controversy around that but it still recognises the hottest collectively recorded _ recognises the hottest collectively recorded temperature. but we have not it _ recorded temperature. but we have not it at _ recorded temperature. but we have not it at lunch and 30 for over a hundred — not it at lunch and 30 for over a hundred years, we did not hit it and that in_ hundred years, we did not hit it and that in 2020, we got to 130 in an 2021— that in 2020, we got to 130 in an 2021 we — that in 2020, we got to 130 in an 2021 we got 130 and we might hit it again— 2021 we got 130 and we might hit it again this _ 2021 we got 130 and we might hit it again this weekend.— 2021 we got 130 and we might hit it again this weekend. more than 60,000 --eole died again this weekend. more than 60,000 people died across _ again this weekend. more than 60,000 people died across europe _ again this weekend. more than 60,000 people died across europe because - again this weekend. more than 60,000 people died across europe because of i people died across europe because of soaring temperatures. and with this cbf expected to continue well into next week, the result is is no respect in sight. in south korea at least thirty seven people are known to have died after flash flooding triggered landslides and power cuts. rescuers have continued their search for people thought to have been trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel. nine bodies have been recovered so far. from the south korean capital seoul, here's yuna ku. another devastating summer in south korea. days of torrential rain has
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caused landslides, flash flooding and a considerable loss of life and livelihoods. in the city of cheongju, rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in their vehicles in the flooded tunnels after water poured into the underpass so quickly, they cannot escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. we people are known to be trapped inside. ~ . , people are known to be trapped inside. ~ ., , ., , , inside. we are trying our best right now, but inside. we are trying our best right now. but it — inside. we are trying our best right now. but it is _ inside. we are trying our best right now, but it is difficult _ inside. we are trying our best right now, but it is difficult because - inside. we are trying our best right now, but it is difficult because the | now, but it is difficult because the site is— now, but it is difficult because the site is covered in mud.— now, but it is difficult because the site is covered in mud. relatives of those still missing _ site is covered in mud. relatives of those still missing anxiously - site is covered in mud. relatives of those still missing anxiously awaitl those still missing anxiously await news. in the video link with officials, the president called for the mobilisation of the military and police to prevent further casualties. experts point out that the weather has become increasingly unpredictable and in the last few days, most of the concerns were focused on rescue efforts but there been growing concerns with the
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government to be better prepared over the weather in this country. thousands of people up been the from their homes in the downpour is predicted to be coming again in the coming days. a mexican journalist has been killed in a car park in the coastal city of acapulco. nelson matus was the founder and editor of a news website specialised in covering violence in the western state of guerrero. he was shot several times outside a shop on saturday night. mr matus is the second journalist killed in mexico injust over a week. more than a—hundred and fifty journalists have been killed in mexico this century. most of them were investigating crimes of mexico's powerful drug cartels and their illicit links with politicians and the security forces. the uk has signed a trade deal with eleven countries in asia and the pacific — including japan and australia. the business secretary kemi badenoch,
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defended the decision to join the trade bloc, known as the cp—tpp, despite government estimates that it would add just nought—point—nought eight percent to the uk economy over ten years. next some sad wildlife news from scotland. more than 40 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on a beach on the isle of lewis. a warning you might find some the pictures we are about to show upsetting. about 55 mammals washed up on the shoreline early on sunday morning, but only 10 are reported to be still alive. police are urging people to stay away from the area to give the remaining whales the best chance of survival. marine mammal medics are administering first aid. the reason for the stranding is not yet known.
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too early to say at the moment in the scottish marine animal scheme on scene as well and commence in conducting postmortem examinations in the animal on why they might typically have a stranding of pilot wills can be due to ill health in one or more members of the group that they have very close—knit social strong social bondsif close—knit social strong social bonds if one or two animals become stranded, this is when you can find large mass strandings is the whole group want to leave the animals that are in trouble in the wind of getting into trouble themselves and really have a working theory is the moment, but hopefully a bit tells more about why they were stranded. and the most extraordinary men's
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final, extreme fatigue from either player and it was an extraordinary match i suggest you go to bbc iplayer and take a look. this is bbc news. hello there. it's been another day with some blustery showers, but also some sunny spells around at times, too. it is set to stay very unsettled as we head through the rest of the week and it's been a very wet july so far. some spots, particularly towards the north and the west and also across central southern england, have seen around one and a half times the average july rainfall so far. we're only halfway through the month. of course, a lot of months to come and a lot more rainfall, too,
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particularly over the next few days or so. this is the rainfall accumulation chart. as you can see, around 30 to 50 millimetres more expected as we head through the next few days, especially out towards the west. now, this is our low pressure system from this weekend. it's pulling out towards scandinavia. so the winds will tend to lighten further as we head through the overnight period and into tomorrow. still a brisk north—westerly, though, for much of scotland. some longer spells of rain, plenty of cloud here throughout the night. further south, across much of england, wales, northern ireland will see some long, clear spells and temperatures will drop lower than they did last night. it's a cooler start to monday morning than we saw earlier on this morning, maybe high single figures where we keep those long, clear spells and then into monday, still plenty of cloud across much of scotland. we could see some more showers here develop as we head throughout the day. sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere. we've still got a key north westerly across northwest scotland, but elsewhere the winds will fall lighter. watch out for a rumble or two of thunder, particularly later on through the day across the midlands and into parts of lincolnshire, towards the south—east of england. we could stay dry for much of the day. temperatures will be highest here 22, maybe 23 degrees celsius. now, looking at the wider picture
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on monday into tuesday, there is another occlusion approaching from the west that is likely to bring us some outbreaks of rain, some of which will turn out to be rather heavy at times across northern ireland. moving into north west england throughout the day, south—west england will see this heavy rain turn into showers behind the main weather front. but towards the south—east of england, i think it could stay dry again for much of the day. temperatures here 24 degrees celsius elsewhere underneath the rain in the high teens and the winds are a lot lighter. now, here's the outlook as we head through the rest of the week. wednesday, looking largely dry for many a few showers around. it won't feel too bad in the best of the sunshine. it will be turning cooler, though, on thursday with the north—westerly winds.
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federer this is bbc news, the headlines. in the grip of a heatwave. the world tennis number one carlos alcaraz beats novak djokovic in the men's final at wimbledon, to become the youngest man to lift the trophy since 1986. #je t�*aime # 0uije t�*aime...# the british born actress and singerjane birkin has died at the age of 76 in paris. president macron has described her as a "complete artist". over 100 million americans are facing extreme temperatures — as the us joins southern europe
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