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Wind turbines are pictured from a resident's house in Montagne-Fayel, northern France, where an association of residents was protesting against a wind farm project in their immediate living area.
Wind turbines are pictured from a resident's house in Montagne-Fayel, northern France, where an association of residents was protesting against a wind farm project in their immediate living area.Foto: FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 3 December 2020, 13:45Updated 3 December 2020, 18:26