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Six French departments were placed on red alert for flooding amid "exceptional rain" that the French weather agency said was as much as 24.8 inches (630 mm) in 48 hours in one area. Departments in ...

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One example of a phrase even smart people use that sounds super embarrassing is the phrase "For all intensive purposes." When ...

It’s a prestigious prize that all competitive sailors dream of winning and comes with a fascinating history that dates back ...

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Today there are over 1800 miles of high speed rail in Japan ... only Taiwan adopted the technology and only in a limited fashion. France quickly followed with its TGV, la Train a Grande Vitesse ...

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Bull is usually pictured as a stout man in a tailcoat with breeches and a Union Flag waistcoat, dressed in the fashion ... French aggression. He was the ordinary man in the street, who would fight ...

Medical breakthroughs, public health achievements and better diets led to steep increases in global life expectancy in the 1800s and 1900s ... populations (Australia, France, Italy, Japan ...