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Two die, thousands flee after 7.3 quake in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least two people have been found dead and thousands were forced from their homes after…

One dies, hundreds evacuate after 7.3 quake in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude…

Locsin says validity of UNHCR resolution pushing report on Duterte drug war “highly questionable”

14 states , including Philippines, reject Iceland-authored resolution (Eagle News) – The Philippines, along with 13 other countries, rejected a…

Indonesia to send 210 tonnes of waste back to Australia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tonnes of garbage back to Australia, as…

President Duterte inaugurates most technologically advanced rice processing center in Southeast Asia

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte led the inauguration on Friday evening (July 5) of a rice processing center…

Najib’s former deputy hit with new graft charges in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's former deputy premier under scandal-plagued ex-leader Najib Razak was hit with seven fresh corruption…

Southeast Asian leaders throw weight behind China-led trade pact

by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI / Dene-Hern CHEN BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to…

7.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami threat

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A powerful magnitude 7.3 quake struck eastern Indonesia on Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami…

6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Papua, in eastern Indonesia, on Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami…

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