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People enjoy the sunshine at the base of the Sacré-Coeur basilica in Paris, as France experiences a heatwave with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees. IMAGES
Parisians take advantage of spring temperatures and generous sunshine to stroll and relax along the banks of the Seine, with many refusing to obey government mask mandates. IMAGES
A handful of Parisians brave the threat of a police fine to soak up the sunshine on a warm spring day in the French capital. By the time police arrive to check people for the appropriate authorisation for going outside there are few remaining at the tourist hotspot. It is the 52nd day of confinement, set in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. France will gradually begin easing its lockdown restrictions from May 11. IMAGES
A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says during a UN press briefing in Geneva. The WHO declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of a new strain, the Clade 1b, in the DR Congo and its spread to nearby countries. SOUNDBITE
Anti-racist demonstrators march in Oxford, north-west of London, to oppose days of far-right violence that have UK police on high alert. Demonstrators hold signs reading "refugees welcome" and "fascists not welcome in our city" as nightly riots, during which mosques and migrant targets have been attacked, have erupted across towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland since three children were murdered on July 29. IMAGES
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