By Makini Brice, Francesca Landini and Dave Graham PARIS/ROME/ZURICH, June 28 (Reuters) - Temperatures hit 40 degrees ⁠Celsius (104 ⁠degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as ⁠storms moved into other areas,

By Lucien Libert and Lauren Bacquie PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - Undertaker Zouhaier Hertelli is receiving panicked calls from families, retirement homes, and even the police desperately trying to find space in refrigerated mortuary storage for people who died during the heatwave that has been gripping France.

France’s round of 32 defeat of Sweden, a team praised for its strong defensive posturing, begs the question: Can anyone defeat Les Bleus at this World Cup?

Are the favourites' front four unmatched? And should the Azteca be hosting more games? Recapping the best of Day 20

France faces Sweden as a heavy World Cup favorite, while Mexico hosts Ecuador in Mexico City with a raucous home crowd and a spotless defensive record.

France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.

France looks like a juggernaut heading into the World Cup's round of 16, led by Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, and Bradley Barcola.

A team of history buffs has spent the last 25 years building a massive 13th-century castle in the forest outside of Paris using only techniques and materials that would have been available to workers of that era.