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Iraqis flock to river or ice rink to escape searing heat

In the sizzling Baghdad heat, Mussa Abdallah takes to the Tigris river during the day to cool off, while others opt for ice skating to escape the relentless temperatures. "At the end of the day, I'm sweaty and exhausted because of the sun," said Abdallah, a 21-year-old house

Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat: AFP tally

The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday, more than half unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who