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Thousands evacuated as heat causes wildfires in Europe and north Africa

Portugal declares ‘state of contingency’ as France, Spain and Morocco also battle fires, while record heat hits China Thousands of people in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters tackle wildfires cause…

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Fruit pickers lured to Portugal by the dream of a ‘raspberry passport’

Farm workers from south Asia describe exploitative conditions at the heart of Europe’s soft fruits industryWorkers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarketsThree days after Sagar* arrived as a worker in Portugal from Nepa…

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Workers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarkets

Exclusive: Workers in Portugal picking berries ending up on the shelves of Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Tesco allege exploitative conditionsPhotographs by Francesco Brembati for the GuardianFarm workers in Portugal appear to have been working ille…

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Yemen, Myanmar and George Floyd: human rights this fortnight in pictures

A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cambodia to Peru Continue reading…

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Global report: first tourists arrive in Greece as Brazil passes 60,000 deaths

Spain and Portugal reopen border as global tourism industry predicted to lose up to £2.6tnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first tourist flights in four months landed on the Greek island of Crete, and Spain and Portugal r…

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Global report: Delhi to check on 29m people; Eiffel Tower reopens

US ends federal support for some testing sites; cases in Indonesia surpass 50,000Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has said it aims to complete a coronavirus survey of Delhi’s entire population of 29 million people, whil…

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‘I raised hell’: how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day

From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how they’re working to defend the oceanWorld Oceans Day, which took place on Monday, is marked by hundreds of beach cleans and events global…

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‘Do not let this fire burn’: WHO warns Europe over coronavirus

Europe now centre of pandemic, says WHO, as Spain prepares for state of emergency Coronavirus latest – live updatesThe World Health Organization has stepped up its calls for intensified action to fight the coronavirus pandemic, imploring countries “not…

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