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G20 warned that Ukraine crisis is a threat to global recovery
The Group of 20, which brings together the world's top economies including the US, China and some European nations, is holding talks in hybrid format in the...
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Dutch king apologises for violence during Indonesian independence war
Indonesia declared its independence on 17 August 1945 following a brief wartime occupation by the Japanese and several hundred years as a Dutch colony.
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Indonesia picks eastern Borneo island for new capital
The government would draft a bill for the move which would be sent to parliament, President Joko Widodo said.
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Indonesian presidential challenger appeals election loss
Joko Widodo’s rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general with strong ties to the Suharto dictatorship that collapsed in 1998, has claimed that the 17 April poll was a fraud.
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Jakarta governor says six dead in Indonesia post-election unrest
Protests on Tuesday by supporters of Widodo’s challenger for the presidency, former general Prabowo Subianto, started peacefully but turned violent in the evening, forcing police to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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Indonesia's 'everyman' leader on track to beat firebrand ex-general
While official results are not due until next month, a series of so-called "quick counts" by pollsters showed Widodo holding a strong lead with around 55% of the vote to Subianto's 44%.
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Publicity stunt: Indonesia leader gets lift from motorbike skit
A motorbike stuntman posing as Widodo, known as 'Jokowi', leapt off a ramp and pulled other tricks in Jakarta's streets before riding into the Gelora Bung Karno stadium and disappearing into the basement.
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Pollsters: Indonesian Muslim candidate wins Jakarta election
Anies Baswedan’s huge margin of victory was surprising since opinion polls in the run-up to the election had pointed to a dead-heat.
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South Africans in Jakarta are safe following attacks
At least seven people including five suspects were confirmed dead this morning.
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#Jakarta: 4 suspected attackers killed
As many as seven explosions went off & were followed by an intense gun battle.
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Bad weather hampers AirAsia wreckage search
Waves & winds prevent divers from searching the crash zone for the sunken remains of flight QZ8501.
