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Eruption of Indonesia's Sinabung volcano spews 7km ash column

Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupted on Sunday and threw a seven-kilometre ash column at 4:28 local time. The volcano observatory for aviation has placed Sinabung on red alert, which usually means that the eruption is imminent.

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Estée Lauder launches sustainable scheme to tackle palm oil production

The beauty industry giant, in charge of Clinique and MAC cosmetics, debuts a new scheme to make palm oil production more sustainable in Indonesia.

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Indonesia: Protesters and police clash amid post-election discontent

Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters trying to breach barbed wire barricades on Wednesday, May 22 as demonstrations over the outcome of the presidential election hit the capital for a second night.

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Six dead after unrest following Indonesia election result

Six people have died and 200 were injured in civil unrest in the Indonesian capital, its governor, Anies Baswedan, said on Wednesday.

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French national sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug-trafficking

The 35 year old was arrested with more than 2 kilograms of drugs in September of last year.

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Indonesia: 29 dead in heavy flooding on Sumatra

The heavy floods that occurred during the weekend on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, have killed at least 17 people.

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Widodo claims victory in Indonesian poll

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo declared victory on Thursday but faced opposition claims of cheating in the election

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Indonesia's elections attract some superhero attention

Comic book heroes Thor and Spiderman have stepped in to help with security at a polling station in Bali as voting in Indonesia's presidential and parliamentary elections gets underway

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Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia after 6.8 magnitude earthquake

A tsunami warning issued after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck off Sulawesi island in Indonesia has been lifted, the country's geophysics agency said.

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Watch: Star-gazing technology used to track endangered orangutans

Orangutan numbers have dropped two-thirds since the 1970s as agriculture destroys their habitat.

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Watch: Baby orangutan rescued from suitcase of would-be smuggler

Russian national Andrei could face up to five years in prison for violating the law in relation to endangered animals.

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Russian detained after ‘trying to smuggle baby orangutan’ out of Bali

The tourist was trying to smuggle the animals out of the country, said police, adding they found the baby monkey sound asleep after it was allegedly been given anti-allergy tablets.

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58 people confirmed dead in Indonesia flash floods

Homes and bridges destroyed in Papua province by landslides triggered by torrential rainfall

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The satellite keeping a safe eye on Earth

In partnership with The Government of Japan

From mapping the planet and tracking climate change to helping with disaster management, Global Japan looks at how Japanese satellite technology is being used to capture changes taking place on Earth.

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Papua police apologises after using snake in an interrogation

Indonesian police apologised after a video circulating on social media showed officers using a snake to extract a confession from a suspect.

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Volcano spews lava in fresh eruption on Indonesia's Siau island

Mount Karangetang sent lava and searing gas out of its crater on Thursday, prompting evacuation preparations.

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Deadly Indonesian volcano sinks halfway into the sea

The volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves.

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Flooded fields in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region

Aerial footage shows flooded fields in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region. The volcano said to have sparked the waves continues to rumble amid warnings from authorities of more danger

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Watch: Indonesia tsunami aftermath

Aerial footage of the destruction.

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Here is our round-up of key stories from around Europe and beyond today.