Iran to close banks, schools for 2 days due to heat
Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported Tuesday.
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Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported Tuesday.
The two-day shutdown comes at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July poised to be the hottest month in history.
Oil giant BP has seen a drop in profits from $8.5bn in the second quarter last year to $2.6bn this year, blaming the wider oil-and-gas market.
The water shortage and dehydration crisis now stand as the most critical threat to Iran's territory.
The temperature could get as high as 122 degrees. It's probably the first pandemic-like lockdown because of extreme heat.