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France

Paris evacuates 2,800 migrants

Paris authorities evacuated nearly 2,800 migrants on Friday from ever-expanding makeshift street camps, as Europe contends with an upsurge in new arrivals crossing the Mediterranean. In heavy summer heat, groups of primarily African men and a few families lined up to board buses with a mixture of relief and apprehension. "We Need Dignity" read a handwritten sign next to a mattress stretched across cobblestones and surrounded by litter.