Iran held the university entrance exam, aka Konkour, for the current academic year by relying on health protocols in the pandemic era. Aug 19, 2020. IRNA/ Ahmad Moeinijam

The previous embassy of the United States in Iran has turned into a religious place called Hosseiniyeh (Mosque) where Iranians will be able to hold Muharram mourning rituals. Aug 19, 2020.

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the Gender Summit 2020 at a Seoul hotel on Aug. 19, 2020.

Farmers harvest "omija" -- a red Korean berry also known as the "five-flavor berry" for tasting sweet, sour, salty, bitter and pungent -- at a mountain farm in Hamyang, a town in South Korea's sout

Members of the Dongmyeong unit wear face masks during a send-off ceremony at a military base in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Aug.

Remains of bones and skeletons of 13 humans and 2 animals were discovered during the fourth phase of restoring Persepolis water canals.

A Korean-style "pojangmacha" restaurant opens in Shanghai on Aug. 15, 2020. In Korea, pojangmacha, or street vendors, serve snacks, drinks and food. (Yonhap)
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This photo, provided by Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea's biggest delivery app, Baedal Minjok, known as Baemin, shows the company's food delivery robot Delidrive.

Children play at a park in Gyeongsan, 331 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2020. The temperature in the region reached 35 degrees Celsius during the day. (Yonhap)
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A woman places a wreath on the head of a statue of a girl representing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery during a ceremony at a park in the city of Gangneung on South Korea's east coast