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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announces that 45,000 police officers and gendarmes would be mobilized again on Saturday evening as unrest continues across France following the death of 17-year-old Nahel M., who was killed by a police officer. IMAGES
The two gigantic fires that have been raging since 12 July in Gironde (south-west France) have burnt more than 19,000 hectares of forest and forced the evacuation of 34,000 people, according to the sub-prefect of Arcachon, Ronan Léaustic. SOUNDBITE
Gérald Darmanin reaffirms that between "109,000 and 117,000 people" showed up in and "around" the Stade de France during the Champions League final, during his hearing before the Senate law commission. SOUNDBITE
More than 10,000 people are gathered in a temporary cathedral set up at the exhibition centre in Chassieu, near Lyon, for the beatification of Pauline Jaricot a Christian French laywoman and missionary in the 19th century. IMAGES
At the National Federation of Farmers' Unions (FNSEA) congress, French Communist presidential candidate Fabien Roussel says he wants 500,000 farmers by 2030, i.e. 20,000 to 25,000 installations per year, "to meet the food challenge as well as the agro-ecological challenge". IMAGES
A group of 15 EU member states have agreed to take in 40,000 Afghan citizens for resettlement, Commissioner Ylva Johansson says after meeting interior ministers. Germany will accept the bulk of the new arrivals, with 25,000, with the Netherlands accepting 3,159, Spain and France 2,500, and other countries lower numbers, according to a document seen by AFP. SOUNDBITE
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