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<description>The first ever Country Music Festival will be taking part this weekend in Aime, just below La Plagne...</description>
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<description>After having welcomed the French national football team before they set off on their (somewhat short...</description>
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<description>The fifth edition of the Born to Burn festival takes place this weekend, celebrating all things moto...</description>
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