Heatwaves push France into bitter fight over air conditioning

EUobserver — Jul 04, 06:59 AM

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As hospitals overheat, schools close and thousands of elderly people die, France’s Greens and far right are tearing into each other over whether mass air‑conditioning is a lifeline or a dangerous illusion.

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