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Mount Lewotobi Volcano Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Ash Miles High

There were no immediate reports of injury after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki ejected a plume of smoke and ashes on Tuesday night. An eruption there killed 10 people last year.

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The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia sent a plume of of volcanic ash to the sky.

U.N. Report Says We’re Missing the Real Fertility Crisis

Policymakers in many countries assume that birthrates have fallen because people want fewer children, but a global study says financial insecurity is driving those decisions.

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Students at a school in Abuja, Nigeria. A U.N. survey found that many people end up having fewer children than they wanted.
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