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Indonesia grapples with multiple emergencies amid COVID-19 pandemic

Click arrows to view gallery  On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, the residents of Indonesia are grappling with multiple crises at once, with emergency and

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Indonesia earthquake kills at least 73 people

(Scroll to the right to see more)Rescue teams continue to search for bodies of victims and buried survivors after a 6.2-magnitude quake happened on Indonesia's Sulawe

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Death toll of Indonesia's earthquake rises to 73

A worker stands near buried medical equipment after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Mitra Manakarra hospital in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2021. (Photo by Opan/Xinhua) The death

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17 victims identified in Indonesia's Sriwijaya plane crash

Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) investigators inspect debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, Indonesia, January 15,

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42 people killed, hundreds injured in Indonesia earthquake

Rescuers search for survivors at a collapsed building in Mamuju city in Indonesia. /Getty Images At least 42 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit I

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Indonesia Sriwijaya Air crash: Anguished family members await news

Anguished family members of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane crash victims visited the National Police Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia to provide DNA samples to help identify the remains. /VCG

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Xi Jinping sends condolences to Joko Widodo over deadly plane crash

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent condolences to Indonesian PresidentJoko Widodo over the crash of an Indonesian plane with 62 peopleon board.In his message,

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Nigerian security forces rescue 103 hostages from gunmen: official

File photo: Nigerian Army soldiers stand at a base. /Getty Images At least 103 hostages held by gunmen have been rescued recently by the Nigerian security forces in several operations in the n

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Remembering tsunami victims

00:45 People in India are honoring the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.Survivors and the family members of victims lit candles and prayed for those lost.Around 200,000 people

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Woman describes escaping a shooting at U.S. Walmart

01:27 Police are investigation a shooting at a Walmart in the U.S. city of Sevierville, Tennessee. Witnesses say they heard gunshots inside the Walmart. Two people are in custody, loca

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15 killed in traffic accident in central Tanzania

At least 15 people traveling to a wedding have been killed and two others seriously injured in a road accident in Tanzania’s central district of Manyoni in Singida region, police said on Monday.

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ICC prosecutor says has enough evidence to open full probe in Nigeria

FILE PHOTO: International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 2017. /VCG Photo The International Criminal Court's prosecu

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Thousand-toy protest against child abuse in Colombia

Around a thousand stuffed animals, dolls and action figures were scattered across the iconic Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, November 30, 2020. /AFP The action was a protest against

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South Africa enters five days of mourning in honor of COVID-19 victims

VCG Image South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a five-day mourning period in honor of those who succumbed to COVID-19.No country in Africa has been hit harder by the pandemic t

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Colombian citizens unite to help hurricane victims

02:12 The Caribbean and Central America are reeling after two major hurricanes hit their coastal cities and towns. In Colombia, citizens are uniting in solidarity to help the victims.C

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8 peacekeepers killed in Sinai helicopter crash, officials say

Israel's southernmost border with Egypt looks down on a remote outpost in the Sinai Peninsula near the Israeli resort city of Eilat. /Getty Images At least eight people have perished after a h

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UNSC condemns terrorist attack at Kabul University

Afghan journalists film inside a classroom after Monday's attack at the University of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 3, 2020. /Reuters The United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly co