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Indonesia Landslides Death Toll Rises to 126, Dozens Missing
The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 126 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search.
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Indonesia Landslides, Floods Kill 55 People; Dozens Missing
Indonesia’s disaster relief agency says landslides and flash floods from torrential rains have killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands.
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What You Can Earn at a Southeast Asian Start-Up as Competition From Global Tech Giants Heats Up
Technical professionals in engineering, product management and data science can command some of Southeast Asia’s top start-up salaries, according to a report.
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Indonesia Finds Crashed Plane's Cockpit Voice Recorder
Indonesia’s transport minister says navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in January with 62 people on board.
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Suicide Bomb Hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 20 Wounded
Two attackers believed to be members of a militant network that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group have blown themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people
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Indonesia Will Restart AstraZeneca Vaccines When Regulators Give the Go Ahead, Health Minister Says
The country halted the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine after more than a dozen countries in Europe suspended the vaccine due to blood clot concerns.
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Inside the Balinese School That Produces Teen Activists, UN Speakers and Rock Stars
Green School International is a network of eco-friendly schools that’s turning mainstream education on its head and raising an army of activist alumni.
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Disney Smashes Streaming Subscriber Expectations, Boosting Segments Hurt by Covid
Disney said it now has almost 95 million paid subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service, helping to offset losses in other segments affected by the pandemic.
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Facebook Will Temporarily Show Less Political Content to Some Users
Facebook will temporarily reduce the amount of political content on News Feed for a small percentage of users in certain countries.
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Investigators: Throttle Problem Suspected in Indonesia Crash
Indonesian investigators say a malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, resulting in the plane’s crash into the Java Sea last month
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This 500 Startups Investor Has Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
500 Startups managing partner Khailee Ng has a keen nose for promising start-ups. Here’s what he has to say to entrepreneurs hoping to build the next big thing.
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JPMorgan Is Positive on Indonesia Despite Surging Covid Cases in the Country
Indonesia is still struggling with surging Covid infections, with the number of cases crossing the 1 million mark recently.
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Indonesia Launches COVID-19 Breathalyzer Testing Sites
At the mass testing sites, a person blows into a bag, and the air is tested in two minutes.
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What the CEO of This Multibillion-Dollar Indonesian Start-Up Learned From Leading Through Crisis
Rachmat Kaimuddin was not even 100 days into his job as CEO of Indonesian e-commerce start-up Bukalapak when the pandemic hit.
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How 3 Friends Made a Multibillion-Dollar Business of Indonesia's Street Stalls
Indonesian e-commerce site Bukalapak has helped millions of neighborhood mom-and-pop kiosks modernize, becoming a multibillion-dollar business in the process.
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At Least 42 Dead as Indonesia Quake Topples Homes, Buildings
A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people
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Search Expands for Victims of Indonesian Plane Crash
An aerial search for victims and wreckage from a crashed Indonesian plane has expanded as divers continue combing the debris-littered seabed looking for the cockpit voice recorder from the lost Sriwijaya Air jet
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Divers Recover Crashed Indonesian Plane's Data Recorder
Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor have recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board
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Watch: Indonesian Navy Searches Wreckage of Sriwijaya Air Crash
Indonesian navy divers continue to search for the black boxes of an Sriwijaya Air jet in the Java Sea
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Indonesia Navy Divers Hunt for Crashed Plane's Black Boxes
Indonesian navy divers are scouring the floor of the Java Sea as they hunt for the black boxes of a Sriwijaya Air jet that nosedived into the waters at high velocity with 62 people aboard