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The heatwave that's seen much of northern Europe melting in the past week, is moving eastwards, with Germany and Hungary reaching or exceeding 40 degrees in the past 24 hours.

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Wed 09:55 - France 24

Paris's largest outside swimming pool opens early ahead of massive heatwave

Wed 13:16 - France 24

Iconic Paris canal opens to swimmers as residents seek ways to cope with heatwave

Wed 14:59 - BBC Europe

Record-breaking heatwave develops across Europe

Wed 16:21 - NYT Europe

Western Europe Braces For Another Round of Heat

Thu 12:17 - Sky News (UK)

Amber heat alert issued as new heatwave nears

Thu 12:33 - France 24

Keeping cool: How French cities are adapting to extreme heat

Thu 14:02 - France 24

French school forced to adapt to early heatwave driven by climate change

Thu 16:57 - The Bulletin (BE)

Swimming on the roof: Open air pool finally on the horizon for Brussels

Fri 08:58 - Euronews

Farms, schools, rail and health services under strain as heatwave grips France

Fri 10:31 - BBC Headlines

Amber Extreme Heat warning issued by Met Office as 35C heatwave approaches

Fri 11:34 - DW All

Germany news: Heat alerts in effect for millions

Fri 11:34 - DW Top

Germany news: Heat alerts in effect for millions

Fri 13:25 - Euronews

Extreme heat in Europe: Which countries face the biggest costs?

Fri 15:15 - France 24

New timetables, longer holidays: How can French schools adapt to heatwaves?

Fri 16:23 - DW All

What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century

Fri 16:23 - DW Top

What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century

Fri 16:26 - Euronews

Heatwave nears 40C in France, forcing tourists to change routines

Sun 11:07 - Euronews

Summer solstice heatwave grips much of Europe as France restricts alcohol consumption

Mon 12:49 - The Bulletin (BE)

Heatwave causing major stress to young birds, warns wildlife centre

Mon 13:09 - France 24

French government holds crisis meeting over sweltering heatwave

Mon 13:44 - Euronews

School closures, alcohol bans and slow trains: How Europe’s heatwave is shutting down daily life

Mon 15:44 - DW All

Europe sizzles under heatwave with little relief in sight

Mon 15:44 - DW Top

Europe sizzles under heatwave with little relief in sight

Mon 15:44 - DW All

Europe sizzles under heat wave with little relief in sight

Mon 15:44 - DW Top

Europe sizzles under heat wave with little relief in sight

Tue 05:00 - Euronews

Europe’s heatwave could trigger blackouts. Which countries are most exposed?

Tue 08:35 - Al Jazeera English

About 20 drown in France trying to escape heatwave sweeping much of Europe

Tue 09:52 - France 24

France faces historically hot temperatures as heatwave carries on

Tue 10:26 - BBC Headlines

Around 29,000 lightning strikes light up sky across southern England

Tue 10:53 - BBC Europe

Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave

Tue 11:51 - DW Top

Europe heat wave: No respite as extreme heat continues

Tue 11:55 - France 24

France issues red alert as heatwave breaks records and death toll mounts

Tue 13:20 - France 24

Paris suffocates as deadly heatwave takes hold of the country

Tue 14:16 - Euronews

At least 20 drownings reported as 54 French departments remain on red alert

Tue 14:19 - France 24

Heatwave: France records hottest-ever night

Tue 14:24 - France 24

French heatwave proves deadly as country struggles to adapt

Tue 15:18 - France 24

France's elderly particularly at risk as heatwave suffocates country

Tue 15:39 - The Guardian

Europe battles record-breaking heat: is this the new normal? - The Latest

Wed 10:49 - Euronews

Red heatwave alerts spread across Europe with hottest day ever in France and 40 deaths from drowning

Wed 11:18 - France 24

#Parisians flock to #canal to escape suffocating #heat

Wed 12:14 - Euronews

Belgium under health alert as record-high heatwave hits the continent

Wed 13:14 - Al Jazeera English

When Paris is hotter than Mecca: How Europe’s heatwave compares globally

Wed 13:22 - France 24

Forty drown in France as people seek relief from Europe's heatwave

Wed 14:20 - DW All

European heat wave is not normal summer weather

Wed 14:20 - DW Top

European heat wave is not normal summer weather

Wed 15:19 - France 24

‘I don’t have a choice’: Paris workers struggle under historic heatwave

Wed 16:31 - NYT Europe

Europe Heat Wave Latest News: After France’s Hottest Day Ever, U.K. Approaches June Record

Wed 16:41 - Sky News (UK)

Will heatwave temperatures become the new normal in your area?

Wed 17:59 - NYT Europe

Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

Wed 18:28 - Euronews

UK records hottest June day ever as Europe swelters in heatwave

Wed 22:25 - PBS Newshour

Millions in Europe face extreme temperatures from record-breaking heat wave

Thu 03:50 - Al Jazeera English

Migrants left to endure deadly Paris heat with little shelter or aid

Thu 04:02 - Euronews

What is extreme heat stress? Inside the deadly phenomenon surging across Europe

Thu 05:02 - Euronews

Working mums, agricultural labourers and bill payers: Who’s hit hardest by heatwave costs?

Thu 07:58 - Euronews

Heatwave scorches Europe from London to Madrid as temperatures near 39C

Thu 08:57 - France 24

Tourists on Champs-Élysées seek refuge from heat as more records tumble

Thu 09:59 - France 24

Europe swelters as heatwave affects more than 100 million people from Spain to Germany

Thu 10:43 - DW All

Europe heat wave: No respite as extreme heat continues

Thu 10:52 - Al Jazeera English

Europe faces another day of extreme heat after more temperature records set

Thu 12:00 - UN News All

Europe heatwave breaks records as UN agencies ramp up health warnings

Thu 13:51 - BBC Europe

Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level

Thu 14:42 - France 24

France's health system under pressure as heatwave continues

Thu 15:25 - Euronews

Heat stress threatens 130 million European workers, trade union body warns

Thu 16:33 - NYT Europe

More Temperature Records Fall as Deadly Heat Stifles Europe

Thu 16:36 - NYT Europe

Latest Victims of France’s Heat Wave: Children Locked in Family Cars

Fri 07:59 - DW All

Here's what southern Europeans know about surviving heat waves

Fri 07:59 - DW Top

Here's what southern Europeans know about surviving heat waves

Fri 09:33 - France 24

Live: Paris Pride postponed, drowning death toll rises as Europe swelters in record heatwave

Fri 11:49 - NYT Europe

Europe’s Scorching Heat Is Gradually Moving East

Fri 13:47 - Politico EU

Why Europe’s heat waves are still so deadly

Fri 17:07 - The Guardian

UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – as it happened

Fri 19:18 - The Guardian

Europeans voice concerns amid sweltering heatwave - video

Sat 02:50 - The Guardian

Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says

Sat 04:00 - NYT Europe

Heat Wave Takes Toll on Europe’s Infrastructure, Too

Sat 08:09 - Al Jazeera English

Germany braces for record-breaking temperatures as heatwave moves east

Sat 17:16 - France 24

Heatwave shatters records across Europe, disrupts transport and strains hospitals

Sun 07:08 - DW All

Europe heat wave: 1,000 excess deaths recorded in France

Sun 07:08 - DW Top

Europe heat wave: 1,000 excess deaths recorded in France

Sun 07:08 - DW All

Europe heat wave: Over 1,300 excess deaths, WHO says

Sun 07:08 - DW Top

Europe heat wave: Over 1,300 excess deaths, WHO says

Sun 08:56 - France 24

Europe swelters under record heat

Sun 09:45 - France 24

France records around 1,000 excess deaths during heatwave

Sun 13:59 - France 24

More than 1,300 excess deaths linked to record-breaking Europe heatwave, WHO says

Sun 14:27 - France 24

Heatwave spreads across eastern Europe, France records 1,000 deaths in a week

Sun 14:38 - Al Jazeera English

European heatwave causes 1,000 excess deaths in France

Sun 16:38 - BBC Headlines

Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C

Mon 06:36 - France 24

Paris mortuaries overwhelmed as France counts victims of devastating heatwave

Mon 10:41 - The Guardian

Extreme heat continues in central and eastern Europe with temperatures of 38C expected – Europe live

Mon 11:44 - Euronews