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Rainfall in the capital Tehran has been at its lowest level in a century, according to officials, and half of Iran's ...

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Japanese and South Korean lawmakers held a joint plenary meeting in Seoul on Sunday as part of a nonpartisan effort to build bilateral friendship. The lawmakers held discussions on diplomacy, security ...

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Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, erupted before dawn, sending ash and smoke up to 4,400 meters into the sky.

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