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Four day weekend for Iraq as temperatures soar

Temperatures of 52 degrees Celsius were expected in parts of Iraq today. The searing heat led Iraq's Council of Ministers to declare a four-day mandatory weekend in certain regions beginning on Thursday. The hottest temperatures in Iraq were recorded in 2011 as ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Weather correspondent Stav Danaos explains.

AP Photo: Hadi Mizban

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