Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
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Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
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