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Europe set to Sizzle Again as Heatwave Continues

Agence France-Presse

   CARPENTRAS, FRANCE - Europe was bracing itself for a sweltering
   Saturday as the heatwave continued across the continent.

   The Meteo-France weather service lifted its red warning but forecast a
   "very hot day" across a large central band of the country with the
   mercury expected to rise to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit)
   in some parts.

   With France, Spain, Italy and parts of central Europe hard hit by the
   record-breaking temperatures, officials pleaded with people to take
   precautions.

   France's new record temperature of 45.9 degrees C (114.6 degrees F) was
   registered on Friday in Gallargues-le-Montueux, a village in the
   southern department of Gard near Montpellier, breaking successive
   records set earlier in the day, Meteo-France told AFP.

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