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LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) – The death toll from landslides in eastern Indonesia rose to 126 and scores are still missing, authorities said Wednesday, as rain continued to hit the region and make …
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COLOMBO / MUMBAI (Reuters) – Sri Lanka on Monday banned palm oil imports and new palm plantations, telling producers to phase out existing plantations in a surprise move that puzzled the industry. …
Read More »Minorities in Myanmar’s border areas face new fear since coup
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Before each rainy season, Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally displaced persons in Myanmar’s far north Kachin State returned to the village …
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More than 70 people have died after flash floods and landslides hit eastern Indonesia and neighboring Timor-Leste on Sunday, authorities said, with warnings that the death toll could rise further. Torrential rains …
Read More »Briton Boris Johnson urges others to receive the Covid vaccine
Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers an update on the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic during a virtual press conference at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2021 in London, England. Tolga Akmen – WPA …
Read More »Indonesia considers reopening Bali to foreign tourists in June
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Read More »Police pronounced dead after the 2004 Indonesian tsunami found ALIVE by his family
A police officer who was pronounced dead after the 2004 Indonesian tsunami is found ALIVE by his family after spending 16 years in a psychiatric hospital due to the trauma he witnessed. …
Read More »Health experts scrutinize AstraZeneca safety data as Europe reeling from vaccine suspensions
By Anthony Deutsch, Caroline Copley AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Global health experts came under increasing pressure to clear up questions about the safety of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 injection, as Sweden and Latvia joined countries …
Read More »Germany, Italy and France suspend AstraZeneca vaccines amid safety fears, disrupting EU vaccines
By Thomas Escritt, Stephanie Nebehay BERLIN / GENEVA (Reuters) – Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would pause COVID-19 injections from AstraZeneca after several countries reported potential serious side effects, …
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