EUROPE BATTLES HEATWAVE AND FIRES, RECORD TEMPERATURES SCORCH CHINA
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Italy put 23 cities on red alert with temperatures set to reach up to 46 Celsius (114 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, one of the global hotspots as a wave of extreme heat, wildfires and flooding wreaks havoc from the United States to China.