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A video allegedly showing a cloud sinking from the sky in Indonesia is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, we can see a few men wearing identical uniforms run towards a white object that falls to the ground from the sky. We fact-check this claim through this article. An archived version of this post can […]
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Australian soldiers take cover beside sandbags during an Indonesia-Australia joint amphibious landing exercise on Banongan Beach, Situbondo, Indonesia, on Nov. 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Indonesian and Australian militaries began joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious […]
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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Indonesian counterpart that Beijing hopes for a “new chapter” in bilateral relations, as the two […]
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Damaged school buildings which were affected by the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption are seen at Flores Timur, Indonesia, November 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and damaged thousands of […]
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Smoke billows from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Klatanlo village, in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on November 4, 2024, after it erupted overnight. | Photo Credit: AFP “A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages,” officials said on Monday […]
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In this undated released by Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA), a Maritime Security Agency uses a binocular to monitor the movement of a a Chinese coast guard vessel in the water of North Natuna Sea in the disputed area of the South China Sea, Indonesia, on Oct. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese […]
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36-year-old Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after being fatally impaled by a swordfish during a freak incident in Indonesia. According to ABC Australia, Ms Manfrini was surfing at a popular surf break off the West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, when the accident occurred. She was fatally injured after a swordfish speared her in the […]
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President-elect Prabowo Subianto waves to journalists as he leaves his residence on the day of his inauguration, in Jakarta, on October 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth President of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-General accused of rights abuses during the […]
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Tipping Point: What does WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report say? | Video Credit: The Hindu World Wildlife Fund’s 2024 Living Planet Report shows a decline in every indicator used to track nature globally. This report uses the Living Planet Index, which tracks sizes of animal populations and how they are changing. It can be used […]
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