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BERLIN \u2013 France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave<\/a>, the country’s public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.<\/p>\n

Temperature records<\/a> were toppled in several countries on the weekend, wildfires were sparked in Germany and Berlin police used water cannons to cool down the crowds.<\/p>\n

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