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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s worst drought for decades is set to drag on for at least the next 7 days in some areas but further serious damage to grain crops is not expected, a senior government weather forecaster said on Thursday.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s cabinet will try to push its climate change bill through the country’s upper house later in the year if it runs out of time in the current parliamentary session, a senior government official said.