Some France schools closed for day of searing heat (opens in new tab)

In a first, France's highest heat warning was issued across half the country for Monday, with forecasters warning the scorching weather could end up being as serious as a 2003 heatwave that claimed the lives of nearly 15,000 people nationwide. Monday afternoon could see temperatures rise to 43C (109F) in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in Paris, according to weather service Meteo-France. More than 800 of the country's 60,000 schools were to be closed, while 1,800 others were to adju...