23 h. ago Hundreds hit by food poisoning after eating free school meals in Indonesia

President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases

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29 h. ago Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program

Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit president Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to date.Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago King Charles to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day with address

Monarch will pay tribute to military personnel and reflect on horrors experienced in Asia-Pacific regionKing Charles will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day on Friday with a message paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of military personnel in the second world war who fought and died in the Pacific and far east, saying they will never be forgotten.In an address, Charles will reflect on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and civilians of occupied lands in the region “whose suffering reminds us that war’s true cost extends beyond battlefields, touching every aspect of life”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Huge 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of packed island

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian region of Papua on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but a monitor said there was no tsunami threat

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3 d. ago Huge 6.3 earthquake hits Indonesia in Pacific region's 'Ring of Fire'

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua, USGS said.

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8 d. ago Are Trump’s tariffs pushing rivals India and China closer together?

Trump’s targeting of India with hefty tariffs and closer ties with Pakistan could cost him a powerful ally in the Asia-Pacific region, reports Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

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1 week ago Huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake 'damages Russian nuclear sub base'

The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, is around 80 miles from where the powerful earthquake that struck last week

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1 week ago Huge volcano erupts for first time in 500 years as amber warning issued

The Krasheninnikov volcano had been dormant for centuries, but after a spate of earthquakes along the Russian coast, the huge natural structure is spewing lava once again

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1 week ago Dormant Russian volcano erupts for first time in 600 years after 8.8 earthquake

Krasheninnikov Volcano has erupted just days after a massive 8.8 earthquake rocked the region and triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific.

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