French activists of Attac stage a flash protest outside the French Health Ministry in support of medical workers, in Paris, France, Saturday, June 20, 2020. French hospital workers and others are protesting to demand better pay and more investment in France's public hospital system, which is considered among the world's best but struggled to handle a flux of virus patients after years of cost cuts. The protesters will march from his former home, and will be joined Saturday by a separate demonstration in support of undocumented workers. Last week, it emerged that the French government agreed to pay 145,000 euros ($162,000) to Dieng's relatives, after 13 years of legal wrangling. Both protests have been authorized by French authorities, who have been exercising caution over protests in recent weeks as the country emerges from coronavirus restrictions.

joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPARIS - A pair of heat waves in France have been linked to the deaths of 1,435 people this summer by the country's health ministry. Two bouts of record-setting heat hit France and other parts of Europe from June 24 to July 7, and July 21 to July 27. The French Health Ministry said in a news release that the death rate during the two heat waves was 9.1% percent higher than usual. Experts worry heat waves such like these, driven by rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions, could become the new normal for Europe. The French Health Ministry said 974 of the people whose deaths were linked to the summer heat were older than 75.