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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes northern Sumatra, Indonesia – EMSC

March 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 60 km…

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UPDATED: Quake rattles Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 7 people

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least seven people and injured dozens more when it struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday,…

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WHO must be bolstered to strengthen global health security, says Tedros

JAKARTA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Efforts to strengthen global health security will only succeed if the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is enhanced, the agency's head said on Thursday, as…

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Indonesia bans foreign tourist arrivals at Jakarta airport as COVID-19 spikes

JAKARTA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia has temporarily banned foreign tourists entering the country through Jakarta's airport, the transport ministry said, in a bid to slow a spike in coronavirus…

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Bali to welcome first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening

DENPASAR, Indonesia, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but just a handful…

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At least 19 die in blaze, brawl at karaoke bar in Indonesia’s Papua

At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia's West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police in…

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UPDATED: ndonesia quake strikes off Java island, felt strongly in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the country's meteorology agency said, prompting some residents in the capital Jakarta to flee…

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Indonesia survey finds 85% of population have COVID-19 antibodies

More than 85% of Indonesia's population has antibodies against COVID-19, a government-commissioned survey showed, but epidemiologists warned it was not clear whether this immunity could help contain a fresh wave…

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Indonesia reports first case of Omicron variant

JAKARTA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia has identified its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country’s health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Thursday. The variant was detected…

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Powerful quake strikes Indonesia; residents flee into streets

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning, the meteorological department said, but there was no immediate word on any casualties or damage The quake struck at 0320 GMT in the Flores…

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Poor weather hampers search and rescue efforts at Indonesia volcano

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Heavy rain and wind temporarily halted rescue efforts on Monday after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted and killed 14 people on the weekend, and officials…

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes north of Halmahera, Indonesia – EMSC

Dec 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck north of Halmahera, Indonesia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 151…

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Indonesian Islamic body forbids crypto as currency

JAKARTA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), a top body of clerics, has ruled that using cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is unlawful in Islam, but…

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U.S., Indonesia call for new G20 forum to prepare for next pandemic

The world's biggest economies should create a forum to facilitate global coordination for the next pandemic, as well as a new financing facility to keep up with emerging threats, U.S.…

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Bali, kills three

JAKARTA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday morning, killing at least three people, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said. The quake…

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Indonesia’s Bali reopens to international tourists, but with no flights

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus on Thursday, but the island is lacking one crucial ingredient: international flights. Tourism-reliant Bali is…

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Indonesia may reopen to tourists from some countries in October

Indonesia may allow foreign tourists to start returning to the popular resort island of Bali and other parts of the country by October after a sharp slide in COVID-19 cases,…

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Fire at overcrowded Indonesian prison kills at least 40

A fire tore through an overcrowded block in a jail in Indonesia's Banten province in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least 40 people and injuring dozens, a government…

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Indonesia’s eases its COVID-19 restrictions for Java island

Indonesia's COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in more cities on its most populous Java island as number of infections continue to ease, senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters on…

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Jakarta has reached ‘herd immunity’, official claims

Weeks after the Delta variant of the coronavirus ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has reached “herd immunity”, the city’s deputy governor said, ahead of an expected decision by the…

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Indonesia project to convert fuel-powered motorbikes to electric

Indonesia launched a pilot project to convert motorcycles that run on combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles, part of a national drive to make transport more environmentally friendly, the energy ministry…

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Indonesia says ‘Jurassic Park’ project on track despite UNESCO warnings

Construction on an Indonesian tourism project dubbed "Jurassic Park" on social media will continue, the Southeast Asian country's environment ministry said , despite UNESCO warnings the plans could have a…

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Indonesia finds COVID deaths more than three times higher for the unvaccinated

The COVID-19 death rate for people in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta who were not vaccinated was more than three times higher than those who were, according to new health…

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UPDATED: Quake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia – EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off Sulawesi island, Indonesia on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 30 km (18.64 miles),…

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Sulawesi, Indonesia – EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 88 km (55 miles) west of Luwuk, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday. The quake was at a depth of…

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Asian COVID epicentre of Indonesia extends curbs by a week

Indonesia extended its COVID-19 restrictions by a week to Aug. 2 on Sunday to try to curb infections, after the government said it would add more intensive care units amid…

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Indonesia reports record high 1,383 COVID-19 deaths

Indonesia reported a record high 1,383 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to data from the Southeast Asian country's coronavirus taskforce. The country also reported 33,772 new cases, taking Indonesia's…

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Indonesia bracing for worsening COVID-19 outbreak

Indonesia is bracing for its COVID-19 outbreak to get worse after a near vertical climb in cases, a senior minister said on Thursday, warning that infections had spread faster than…

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Bali reopening to foreign tourists delayed as COVID surges

ndonesia's government will wait until COVID-19 cases fall significantly before opening Bali to foreign tourists, the country's tourism minister said in an interview. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the economy of Bali, for…

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UPDATED: Hundreds of vaccinated Indonesian health workers get COVID-19, dozens in hospital

More than 350 doctors and medical workers have caught COVID-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalised, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy…

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UPDATED: Magnitude 6.1 quake in Indonesia, warns of aftershocks, tsunami potential in Mollucas Islands

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Indonesia's Mollucas islands on Wednesday, Indonesia's geophysics agency BMKG said. The quake, which struck at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), had no…

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Indonesia resumes use of temporarily suspended batch of AstraZeneca vaccines

Indonesia has resumed usage of a temporarily suspended batch of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the country's food and drug agency (BPOM) said Thursday. The agency suspended use of one batch of…

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Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

Indonesia has suspended distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca PLC's novel coronavirus vaccine to run tests for sterility and toxicity following the death of a 22-year-old man a day after…

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UPDATED: Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off west coast of Northern Sumatra -GFZ

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck off the northwest coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a…

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Photo Story – Indonesian Navy submarine sunk in Bali

Balinese people lay wreaths with names of the crew on board the sunk Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala during a prayer at the sea near Labuhan Lalang, Bali, Indonesia, 26…

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All 53 crew members on board Indonesian submarine confirmed death

DENPASAR (Reuters) -A missing Indonesian submarine has been found, broken into at least three parts, deep in the Bali Sea, army and navy officials said on Sunday, as the president…

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UPDATED: Indonesian rescuers recover debris believed to be from missing submarine

DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Search teams have recovered debris believed to be from an Indonesian submarine missing for days in the Bali Sea, defence officials said on Saturday, as hopes dwindled for the…

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UPDATED: US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine

Rescue teams from several countries were battling against time on Friday to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew, which would be rapidly…

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UPDATED: Indonesia searching for 53 crew aboard missing submarine, seeks Australia, Singapore help

Indonesia's navy is searching for a missing submarine with 53 people on board that went missing on Wednesday and is seeking help from neighbouring Australia and Singapore in the hunt,…

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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in the ocean 91 km (57 miles) off the southern coast of the eastern part of Indonesia's Java island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said…

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Photo Story – Flash flood aftermath in East Flores, Indonesia

People search for useable belongings after a flash flood hit their village in Adonara, East Flores, Indonesia, 06 April 2021. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB)…

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Rescuers hunt for survivors after cyclone wreaks havoc in Indonesia

Rescuers searched for dozens of people missing in remote islands of southeast Indonesia on Tuesday while expecting more casualties in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 128.…

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Tropical cyclone kills at least 76 in Indonesia, East Timor

Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, officials said…

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Floods wreak havoc in Indonesia and East Timor

Flash floods unleashed by torrential heavy rains early on Sunday killed 23 people on Indonesia’s island of Flores, injuring nine while five went missing, as the tiny neighbouring nation of…

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UPDATED: Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet

Indonesia has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in January, and the air accident investigator said on Wednesday it could…

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Five injured, hundreds evacuated after massive blaze at Indonesia oil refinery

Indonesian state oil company Pertamina said on Monday it was trying to control a massive fire at its Balongan oil refinery in West Java that injured five people and led…

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Two suspected suicide bombers wound 14 people at Indonesian Catholic church – UPDATE

Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding fourteen people on the first day of the Easter Holy…

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AstraZeneca counters Indonesian Muslim concerns over COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca said on Sunday its COVID-19 vaccine contains no pork-derived ingredients, countering an assertion in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, that the drug violates Islamic law. Indonesia’s highest…

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Indonesia to resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine after reviewing blood clot concerns

Indonesia's Food and Drug agency (BPOM) said on Friday it has approved the usage of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing reports that it had caused blood clots among some recipients…

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Photo Story: Destruction of illegal fishing boats in Indonesia

Smoke rises from a boat as the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries destroyed two illegal fishing boats from Malaysia, off the coast of Banda Aceh. Indonesia has destroyed illegal…

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Indonesia delays implementation of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, awaits WHO review

esia will delay the administering of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine due to reports of blood clots among some recipients in Europe and would await a review from the World Health Organization…

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27 killed in Indonesia as bus carrying school children plunges into ravine

A bus carrying school children and some parents returning from an excursion plunged into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java on Wednesday night, killing 27 people, the country’s…

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Photo Story: Floods in Bekasi, Indonesia

People carry aid supplies as they wade through flood water in Pebayuran, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, 22 February 2021. Heavy rains damaged the embankment of the Citarum river causing more…

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Crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had engine thrust imbalance – preliminary report

JAKARTA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed last month killing 62 people had an imbalance in engine thrust that eventually led the plane into a sharp…

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Preliminary report into Sriwijaya Air crash expected on Wednesday – Indonesian investigators

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's air accident investigator expects to release the preliminary report into last month's deadly crash of a Sriwijaya Air plane on Feb. 10, the agency's…

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Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano on Java island erupted on Wednesday, sending up a cloud of ash and prompting authorities to warn of the risk of lava flows…

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Distraught families of Sriwijaya Air victims visit Java Sea crash site

Relatives of those killed in the Sriwijaya Air plane crash on Jan. 9 wept and threw red and white petals into the ocean on Friday after an Indonesian navy vessel…

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