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Indonesia warns of volcano eruptions
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2019
» KARO, Indonesia: Indonesian officials warned on Monday against the prospect of further eruptions from an active volcano on the island of Sumatra after it emitted a huge column of ash, causing panic among residents.
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Malaysia sends face masks to haze-hit state, shuts schools
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia sent half a million face masks to the eastern state of Sarawak and closed more than 400 schools there on Tuesday as a haze spread from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, officials said.
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'My soul's calling': Indonesian policeman battles forest fires
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2019
» PALANGKARAYA, Indonesia: Wearing green gumboots and hauling a bucket of water, Indonesian policeman Toha runs up a road on the island of Borneo, where forest fires have filled the air with thick grey smoke and swirling cinders.
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Indonesia shuts some schools as haze returns
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality.
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Hong Kong protesters in standoff with police after rally tear-gassed
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters, many wearing banned face masks, who had converged on the Kowloon harbour-front tourist district on Sunday to denounce perceived police brutality over months of unrest.
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Police fire tear gas to disperse Christmas Eve protesters
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping malls and in a prime tourist district as anti-government rallies escalated into chaos on Christmas Eve.
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Protesters slam Chinese traders in Hong Kong border town
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Scuffles erupted between police and protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday, with dozens of arrests made, after thousands marched near the border, shouting pro-democracy slogans and venting their anger at mainland Chinese traders.
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Rumbling volcano shuts down Manila
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2020
» MANILA: Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially triggering a tsunami.
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Vietnam quarantines tens of thousands in camps
Reuters, Published on 26/03/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam has sent tens of thousands of people to quarantine camps as waves of overseas citizens return home to escape a coronavirus pandemic spreading in Europe and the United States.
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Indonesia mandates mask use as SE Asia virus cases climb
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2020
» Malaysia on Sunday reported 179 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 3,662 cases as Southeast Asia's third-largest economy grapples with the highest number of infections in the region.
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