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CNN —In ancient Mesopotamia, a solar eclipse was a cause for deep concern. Today, eclipses retain a little bit of their historic role as harbingers of doom. Many cultures imagined a solar eclipse occurred when a mythological being ate the sun. A group of people safely watching a solar eclipse in New York City in 1865. During the solar eclipse of 1842, 20,000 people of all social classes gathered in Perpignan, France, and applauded the sun’s performance.
Persons: Jason Colavito, Jimmy, James Dean, Herodotus, Thales, Miletus, Corbis, , Pierre Gassendi, Christopher Columbus, Mark Twain, François Arago Organizations: New, Slate, CNN, puma, Thales, Connecticut Yankee, King Locations: New York, New Republic, Mesopotamia, United States, American, Vietnam, North America, China, New York City, France, Paris, Columbus, King Arthur’s, Perpignan
Europe endures another year of droughts and wildfires
  + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Last year, heatwaves resulted in over 61,600 heat-related fatalities across 35 European countries and triggered devastating wildfires. Below is a list of the most recent blazes and heat-related warnings issued in Europe. Another broke out on Aug. 20 in the southern Hautes-Alpes region of France, burning at least 140 hectares. It was the biggest blaze the region has faced in the last 20 years, media reported. Portugal's authorities declared some 120 municipalities across Portugal at maximum risk of wildfires due to the heat.
Persons: heatwaves, BRGM, Fernando Clavijo, Dina Kartit, Gaëlle Sheehan, Piotr Lipiński, Ed Osmond Organizations: Spanish National Research Council, ITALY, Thomson Locations: Europe, Sicily, France, Perpignan, Alpes, GREECE, Alexandroupolis, Spain, Greece, Rhodes, Corfu, Italy, Sardinia, Rome, Lazio, PORTUGAL, Portugal, SPAIN Tenerife, Canary, La Palma
CNN —Chaos ensued before a rugby league match between the Catalans Dragons and St Helens on Friday when a bull escaped from a pre-match parade and rampaged around the field. Television cameras showed the bull breaking free of its handler, dragging him along the ground, and charging around the field. Scattering players dropped rugby balls as they ran for cover, while some players even jumped over the barriers into the crowd. It marked a significant win over the reigning Super League champion St Helens, sealed by tries from Arthur Mourgue, Matt Ikuvalu and two from Tom Davies. “It was a bizarre start to the match,” Dragons head coach Steve McNamara said afterwards.
Rugby league-Rampaging bull disrupts Super League match
  + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
May 6 (Reuters) - A bull broke free during a Super League match in Perpignan, France on Friday, causing the players of Catalans Dragons and St Helens to run for cover at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. The bull eventually slowed down, allowing handlers to regain control and no injuries resulted from the incident, British media reported. In a statement before the match, Catalans said three bulls and two cows would take a lap of honour on the pitch during the warm-up as part of a programme to "honour local livestock". The event was organised in partnership with local meat-processing plant Guasch Viandes, owned by Catalans chairman Bernard Guasch. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in south-west France for its turquoise waters, massive size and thriving aquatic life. For the month of February, the Ariege region, where Lake Montbel is located, has suffered from a rainfall shortage of 80%. Lake Montbel is an artificial lake, which extends over 570 hectares and was created in 1985 by flooding what used to be a forested area. "Lake Montbel, in fact, is the guarantee of income ... Mascarenc uses water from the nearby Ariege river and not from Montbel Lake.
Francezii merg la urne, duminică, în prima rundă a alegerilor regionale, într-un moment în care extrema dreaptă speră să obțină un rezultat cât mai bun, pentru a pregăti terenul în vederea scrutinului prezidențial din 2022. Pașii lui Le PenLe Pen și partidul ei ar putea beneficia de această polarizare. Sondajele preelectorale au sugerat că partidul intră cu un mic avantaj în prima rundă a alegerilor regionale în șase din cele 13 regiuni. Le Pen speră că alegerile de luna aceasta vor oferi noi victorii și vor reprezenta o trambulină în vederea scrutinului crucial de anul viitor. Pentru Macron, alegerile înseamnă în mare parte o tentativă de a limita eșecul așteptat.
Persons: Le, Emmanuel Macron, New York Times Bruno Cautrès, Le Pen, Frédéric Dabi, Francezii, LREM, Macron, Renaud, Thierry Mariani, dezirabili Organizations: New York Times, Adunarea Națională, Conservator, Adunării Naționale, Alianța Locations: Franța, Pen, New York, New, New York Times, Po, Paris, Le, Perpignan, republican, Republica, Hauts - de - France, Provence - Alpes - Côte
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