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Death toll from Indonesia’s quake rises to 73 amid string of disasters
Jan 17, 2021 14:35At least 73 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country.
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Strong quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills dozens, injures hundreds
Jan 15, 2021 11:29A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Friday, killing at least 34 people, leveling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings, authorities said.
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World's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia
Jan 14, 2021 09:23Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting, a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
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Indonesia using unmanned vehicle to search for air crash victims in sea
Jan 12, 2021 12:05Indonesia has deployed a remotely operated underwater vehicle to help divers search for the remains of victims and recover the flight recorders from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea three days ago soon after takeoff.
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Indonesia landslides kill 13, dozens missing
Jan 11, 2021 14:38Search and rescue operations continued in western Indonesia where landslides caused by heavy rain killed at least 13 and left 27 missing, according to a rescue coordinator on Monday.
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Indonesia locates black box recorders from crashed Boeing passenger plane
Jan 10, 2021 16:28Indonesian authorities say they have located black box recorders from the Boeing passenger plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta a day earlier.
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Indonesia finds body parts, debris at Boeing plane crash site
Jan 10, 2021 08:26Indonesian divers have located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff on Saturday, as rescue teams recovered body parts and debris near the crash site off the coast of Jakarta.
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Indonesian plane with 62 on board crashes into sea
Jan 09, 2021 17:43An Indonesian plane with more than 60 people on board is believed to have crashed into the Java Sea, minutes after taking off from Jakarta.
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Indonesia bans politically influential Islamic Defenders Front
Dec 30, 2020 09:14Indonesia has officially outlawed the politically influential Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), headed by popular Cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab, amid fears of rising tensions between the government and the group’s supporters.
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It is impossible for Indonesia to normalize ties with Israel: Senior lawmaker
Dec 29, 2020 09:12A senior Indonesian lawmaker says it is impossible for his country to recognize the regime of Israel and normalize diplomatic ties with the occupying regime after reports said Washington has offered a further aid of up to $2 billion to Jakarta if it forges ties with Tel Aviv.