Dozens of Eurotunnel passengers were stranded in emergency tunnels beneath the English Channel for up to five hours after a train broke down. Video footage on social media showed some holidaymakers tramping through the tunnel with children, suitcases, and dogs as they returned to England from holidays in France. The train from Calais to Folkestone,…
Passengers Stranded Beneath English Channel After Eurotunnel Train Breaks Down
The Alps Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 30
August 24, 2022
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Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of the Alps’ most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. The Alps are the highest and…
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A Luxurious, Family-Friendly Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Villa
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East-West Diplomatic Charm Offensive Takes New Twist in Africa
France, Russia and the United States are racing against time to redefine their increasingly unpredictable relations with African states amid the war in Eastern Europe. President Emmanuel Macron of France visited Cameroon, Benin, and Guinea-Bissau, from July 25 to 28 and addressed Africa’s multifaceted security challenges as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “France remains resolutely…
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