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Bastille Day in France: World Cup matches, extreme heat and forest fires

As France celebrates its July 14 national day, its soccer team is facing off against Spain in the World Cup and the country is enduring its third intense heatwave this year, with forest fires raging in the south and outside Paris.

NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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