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Iran announces 1-day nationwide closures due to unprecedented heat

Tehran, July 27 (UNI) The Iranian government has announced that all state centers, organizations and banks will shut down on Sunday due to the hot weather, the official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
The decision was made owing to the continuation of the unprecedented high temperatures in the country to protect the citizens' health and manage domestic energy consumption, the IRNA quoted a statement by the Iranian government as saying.
The statement, however, said the closures did not apply to services and emergency centers.
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