In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics got off a plane in China. While diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a very different concern: whether the Covid-19 vaccine was allowed for use under Islamic law. As companies compete to …
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NEW DELHI: India on Friday became the second country in the world after the United States to register a confirmed crore (10 million) COVID-19 cases even as the pandemic continued to recede in the country. In India, it took 29 days for cases to rise from nine million to 10 …
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A volcano in eastern Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Sunday, spewing ash and smoke four kilometers into the sky and forcing more than 2,700 residents to seek refuge, the disaster mitigation agency said. country. Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country, and although many show …
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About 2,780 people from 26 villages had sought refuge. Jakarta: A volcano in eastern Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Sunday, spewing ash and smoke four kilometers into the sky and forcing more than 2,700 residents to seek refuge, the disaster mitigation agency said. country. Indonesia has nearly 130 active …
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An Indonesian man saw a meteoric rise in his fortune after a rare type of precious meteorite crashed against his roof. According to the local media KompasJosua Hutagalung, a coffin maker by profession, was reportedly working outside his home in August when a precious 2.1kg space rock smashed through the …
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Josua Hutagalung sold the meteorite for more than a million pounds. An Indonesian man became a millionaire overnight after a meteor crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, is a Sumatran coffin maker who became astronomically richer after he recently sold the meteorite for more than 1 million pounds, or …
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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP), a mega trading bloc comprising 15 countries led by China and that came into existence on Sunday, said India would have to write expressing its “intention” to join the organization. to restart membership negotiations. In a statement released after the initialization ceremony among member …
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NEW DELHI: India ranks third, after China and the US, for recording the highest number of natural disasters in the past 20 years (2000-2019). In a report published by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Tuesday, also celebrated as International DRR Day, global economic losses have been …
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Sixteen countries, including Nepal, Bhutan and Mauritius, provide visa-free entry for Indian passport holders, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written response to a question on Rajya Sabha, State Minister for Foreign Affairs V Muraleedharan said that there are 43 countries that offer visas on arrival and 36 …
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India, Australia and Indonesia will hold two virtual meetings of their defense and foreign ministers to strengthen regional cooperation and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region, people familiar with the events said on Wednesday. The meetings will be held in the context of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the region, …
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