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Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat
Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heat wave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming on a continent unused to and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.
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What happenedMajor power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat". The right frames it as "Europe braces for another WEEK of scorching temperatures as mercury soars to 44C & tens o...".
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CenterMajor power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat
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Right / center-rightEurope braces for another WEEK of scorching temperatures as mercury soars to 44C & tens of thousands left without power
Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat
Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heat wave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming on a contin...
Europe braces for another WEEK of scorching temperatures as mercury soars to 44C & tens of thousands left without power
bracesanotherweekscorchingtemperatures
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Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat
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