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- Italy placed almost all of its 27 major cities on the highest “red” heat alert on Saturday; about 25 will remain at that level on Monday.
- The health ministry urged residents to stay indoors, avoid sun between 11:00 and 18:00, and drink plenty of fluids.
- Officials said a subtropical anticyclone from North Africa, now strengthening over the Mediterranean, drives the extreme heat.
