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Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:55:50 GMT
Death toll in Indonesia eruption rises to 43
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll in the eruption of Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia's island of Java, has risen to 43, with 104 people injured, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Thursday. Thursday's evacuation...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:55:21 GMT
Coffee trading platform launched in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- A coffee trading platform was launched on Thursday in Shanghai, a city at the forefront of China's boom in coffee consumption and related business. The platform is expected to become an integrated service provider for the...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:05:11 GMT
Death toll in Indonesia's Mt. Semeru eruption rises to 43
JAKARTA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the eruption of Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia's island of Java, has risen to 43, with 104 people injured, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Thursday. Thursday's evacuation process was stopp...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:05:11 GMT
Indonesia reports 220 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths
JAKARTA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 220 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,560, according to the country's health ministry. The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in the country rose...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:37:15 GMT
Three ASEAN participants in US Democracy Summit to strengthen strategic partnership with Washington
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9 (ANI): As the United States makes Southeast Asia a strategic priority, it has invited three Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members for the Summit for Democracy. Washington's strategy in inviting three st...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:55:30 GMT
US State Dept Counselor travels to Asia for talks on stability, maritime order
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Cambodia and Indonesia on December 8-13 to hold discussions on key regional issues, including the burgeoni...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:37:33 GMT
Death toll from Indonesia's Semeru volcano eruption rises to 39
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the eruption of Semeru volcano in Indonesia's island of Java has risen to 39 and 105 others were injured, the Lumajang District Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday. "A total o...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:05:32 GMT
Indonesia reports 264 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths
JAKARTA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed 264 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,340, according to the country's Health Ministry. The ministry said that the death toll due to the virus in the country rose ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:05:24 GMT
Death toll from Indonesia's Semeru volcano eruption rises to 39
JAKARTA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the eruption of Semeru volcano in Indonesia's island of Java has risen to 39 and 105 others were injured, the Lumajang District Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday. "A total of 23 people were s...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:18:02 GMT
Indonesia withdraws from BWF tournament in Spain
JAKARTA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has withdrawn its participation from the BWF Championship 2021 for fear of the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, an official said on Wednesday. The badminton tournament ...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:55:49 GMT
World no 2 shuttler Kento Momota withdraws from World C'ships
Madrid [Spain], December 8 (ANI): Japan shuttler Kento Momota has pulled out of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2021 which gets underway from Sunday in Huelva, Spain. Momota also withdrew from last week's BWF World Tour Final...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:43:28 GMT
Rescuers scramble to find survivors after Indonesia volcano erupts
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Rescue personnel in Indonesia are facing the arduous task of looking for survivors in villages blanketed by searing ash following the eruption of Mount Semeru on the island of Java on December 4.Emergency staff pegged the death co...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:37:13 GMT
Indonesia badminton team withdraws from 2021 BWF World C'ship
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI): In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases due to the new variant Omicron, the Indonesia badminton team has withdrawn its participation from the upcoming 2021 BWF World Championship. The 2021 World Championship will b...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:37:22 GMT
Iran, Indonesia Hold Human Rights Negotiations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian and Indonesian officials held the seventh round of human rights talks between the two Muslim nations via videoconference on Tuesday. - Politics news - The Iranian delegation was chaired by Sharifi Sadr, Director General of...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 02:05:15 GMT
Villages destroyed, locals traumatized after Semeru eruption in Indonesia
© Provided by Xinhua As of Tuesday, at least 34 people died and over 100 others were injured, mostly from burns. Dozens of miners are still missing. The eruption also damaged 2,970 houses, 38 school buildings, cut a bridge con

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:55:39 GMT
Indonesia reports 261 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 261 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,076, according to the country's Health Ministry. The death toll from the virus in the country rose by 17 to ...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:55:39 GMT
5.2-magnitude quake hits 125 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 125 km Northeast of Maumere, Indonesia at 16.26.27 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 271.3 km, was initially determ...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:56:00 GMT
Indonesia seeks to reopen its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 7 (ANI): Indonesia seeks to reopen its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan in the near future, said Abdul Kadir Jailani, Indonesia Foreign Ministry's director-general for the Asia Pacific and Africa, on Monday. "Our goal i...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:18:19 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 7
JAKARTA -- The death toll in the eruption of Semeru volcano in Lumajang district, Indonesia's East Java province, rose to 34 as of Tuesday afternoon, while 16 others are still under search, an official said. Four evacuation teams are currently carryi...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:05:45 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 7
JAKARTA -- The death toll in the eruption of Semeru volcano in Lumajang district, Indonesia's East Java province, rose to 34 as of Tuesday afternoon, while 16 others are still under search, an official said. Four evacuation teams are currently carryi...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:05:23 GMT
Indonesia reports 261 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more deaths
JAKARTA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 261 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,076, according to the country's Health Ministry. The death toll from the virus in the country rose by 17 to 143,893, while 420...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:55:44 GMT
Team Gujarat showcases business potential at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022 roadshow in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 7 (ANI): Gujarat Minister of education, Jitubhai Vaghani on Tuesday held a high-level meeting and a roadshow in Bengaluru as part of the forthcoming 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2022 in ...

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:18:33 GMT
Death toll in Indonesia volcano eruption now 34
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 7 (ANI): The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Tuesday went up to 34, media reported quoting a spokesman of Indonesia's disaster agency. According to Kyodo News, 17 people are still missing in...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:18:18 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 6
KATHMANDU -- The Nepali government on Monday confirmed the first two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. A 66-year-old foreign national who arrived in Nepal on Nov. 19 and a 71-year-old person having close contact with him have b...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:05:03 GMT
Indonesia reports 130 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths
JAKARTA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia confirmed 130 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising its tally of infections to 4,257,815, according to the country's Health Ministry. The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in the country rose b...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:05:03 GMT
Death toll of Indonesia's volcano eruption rises to 22, over 30 missing
JAKARTA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Semeru volcano eruption in Indonesia's East Java province rose to 22 on Monday with more than 30 people missing, while search for the victims was underway amid a potential of lava floods and hot clouds. T...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:18:42 GMT
SC restrains Maharashtra police from filing charge sheet against Praram Bir Singh
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra police not to file charge sheets in the FIRs lodged against the former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and has also sought CBI's view on taking over ...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:06:24 GMT
Indonesia Volcano Erupts Again, Hampering Rescue Operations
SUMBERWULUH, INDONESIA - Indonesia's Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, hampering the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano's deadly weekend eruption.The biggest mountain on the islan...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:06:18 GMT
Poor Weather Hampers Search and Rescue Efforts at Indonesia Volcano
SUMBERWULUH, INDONESIA - Officials monitoring Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Monday warned residents to remain vigilant after a deadly eruption over the weekend, as heavy wind and rain brought search-and-rescue efforts to a halt.The tallest mountain o...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 03:55:16 GMT
Why is Jeff Bezos investing in this Indian's Indonesian Startup
By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, December 6 (ANI): "Frictionless payment and offering credit to retailers so that they can more efficiently manage their cashflow are critical components of modern digital commerce," said Ganesh Rengaswamy, Managing Partner a...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 17:05:02 GMT
Chinese FM holds talks with Indonesia's coordinating minister
HANGZHOU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held talks with Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in Anji in east China's Zhejiang Province...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:30:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 5
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Sunday removed its ban on travelers from 10 African countries after a nearly one-week suspension due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said. With the approval from Prime Minister Samdech Techo H...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:18:40 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1500 GMT, Dec. 5
DAMASCUS -- Explosions were heard Sunday inside a U.S. military base in the al-Tanf area in southeastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosions occurred after U.S. helicopters flew in the a...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 15:18:47 GMT
Viktor Axelsen lift BWF World Tour Finals title after thrashing Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Bali [Indonesia], December 5 (ANI): The world number one Viktor Axelsen on Sunday defeated Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the summit clash to clinch the BWF World Tour Finals in Bali. The reigning Olympic champion thrashed Vitidsarn by 21-12, 21-8 ...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:55:57 GMT
Sindhu needs to work on her leg movement: Former Indian shuttler Malvinder Dhillon
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Former Indian badminton player and coach Malvinder Dhillon said that PV Sindhu needs to work on her leg movements to compete against South Korean shuttler An Se Young in future tournaments. Sindhu came up short in...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:36:12 GMT
Smoldering Debris, Mud Hinder Indonesia Volcano Rescue
LUMAJANG, INDONESIA - Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 14 people with searing gas and ash.Mount Semeru in Lumajang ...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 12:55:01 GMT
Indonesia reports 196 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
JAKARTA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 196 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,257,685, according to the country's Health Ministry. The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in the country rose b...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 11:05:14 GMT
China's democracy guarantees all people's right to happy life, experts say
© Provided by Xinhua China's democracy, according to experts and observers from multiple countries, has guaranteed all people's right to a happy life and promoted the country's rapid development.BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Sta

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 08:18:30 GMT
BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu loses against South Korea's An Se-young in summit clash
Bali [Indonesia], December 5 (ANI): India shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday came up short in the finals of the BWF World Tour Finals as the 26-year-old was defeated by South Korea's An Se-young in the summit clash. Se-young defeated Sindhu by 21-16, 21-12...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:55:01 GMT
13 died, 98 injured in Indonesia's Mt. Semeru eruption
JAKARTA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people died and 98 others were injured after Mount Semeru in Indonesia's East Java erupted, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Sunday. "Two bodies have been identified, while others are stil...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:52:09 GMT
America pays to oppose Argentine Packaging Law
With corporate profits being threatened, America has offered bribes to oppose new environmental legislation being proposed in Argentina, writes Juan Grabois.I WAS TOLD that a man by the name of John Doe passed through the offices of Argentine congres...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:18:22 GMT
Over dozen people dead following eruption of Semeru volcano in Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has gone up to 13, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Sunday. Semeru, located in Indonesia's East Java provinc...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:44:54 GMT
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with Indonesian President at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI, 4th November, 2021 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, toda...



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