A series of record-breaking heatwaves in Europe this summer has led to a surge in demand for air conditioning units.

As Europeans search for a way to stay cool, attitudes and policies towards air conditioning have led to a heated political debate in France, which has baffled some Americans

The Global Story’s Tristan Redman explains to Sumi Somaskanda how air conditioning became part of the culture wars, and we ask Graihagh Jackson, the host of the BBC podcast The Climate Question, how bad AC actually is for the environment.

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00:00 Introduction
01:29 US views on European air conditioning
02:15 Paris in a heatwave
05:00 A summer of heatwaves and political debate
07:12 Clash of European and US cultures
12:07 Are more people buy air conditioning units?
13:54 Why people don’t use air conditioning
17:28 Alternatives to air conditioning
23:00 Are attitudes changing in Europe?

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Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor who has died aged 78, will forever be most associated with the film that made him an international star: Jurassic Park.

But there was much more to Neill’s career than escaping Velociraptors in the visitor centre of a billionaire’s tropical island.

Across a career spanning five decades, Neill showed himself to be an actor of depth, capable of taking on a wide range of roles in films ranging from box office hits to acclaimed arthouse movies.

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More than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during the exceptionally hot weather in May and June, experts’ estimates suggest.

The figure, from a team at Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is based on what’s known about the dangers of extreme heat.

Most deaths will have occurred in the June heatwave, they say – the warmest June on record in England, when temperatures hit 37.7C (99.9F) at Lingwood, Norfolk, smashing the previous high of 35.6C set in 1957.

A rare red health alert was issued for parts of England and Wales at the time, warning even healthy people of the significant risk to life.

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President Donald Trump has confirmed he asked Fifa to review United States striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension at the World Cup.

But what’s the story of Trump’s and Fifa boss Gianni Infantino’s relationship? And what do other countries have to say about the decision?

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