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Indonesia earthquake slows efforts to rescue those trapped by school collapse

1 Oct 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Rescuers battling to extricate students from the rubble of an Islamic school under construction that collapsed and killed at least six in Indonesia’s province of East Java faced a harder task on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake packed the debris tighter. The magnitude 6.5 quake complicated the rescue work by narrowing the …

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Tens of thousands in urgent need of shelter after Afghan quake, aid group says

1 Oct 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of families left homeless after a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan urgently need shelter as winter approaches, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Wednesday. The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on the night of August 31 into September 1, killing more …

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Rescuers hunt for survivors after Philippines’ deadliest quake in over a decade kills at least 69

1 Oct 2025

By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez BOGO, Philippines (Reuters) -Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble on Wednesday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade killed at least 69 people. Authorities said they feared the eventual toll would …

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Indonesian military begins producing multivitamins distributed through meals programme

1 Oct 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s military has begun producing multivitamins to be distributed to children through its free meals programme, an official said on Wednesday, the latest expansion of the military into civilian life under President Prabowo Subianto. Since taking office last year, Prabowo, a former special forces commander, has expanded military roles including in manufacturing medicines, …

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Kyrgyz leader seeks death penalty for worst crimes against children and women

1 Oct 2025

BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyzstan’s populist President Sadyr Japarov has ordered the drafting of a bill to reinstate the death penalty for the most serious crimes against children and women. His move followed the killing of a 17-year-old girl, which sparked public outrage in the mountainous former Soviet republic of around seven million people. Her body was …

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Factbox-Myanmar’s food crisis and growing hunger in Rakhine state

1 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Hunger is rising in Myanmar, the impoverished Southeast Asian country that has been ravaged by conflict since a 2021 military coup ousted an elected civilian government. Some 3.6 million people are displaced across the war-torn nation, according to the United Nations, and a lack of funding has left millions of vulnerable people without life-saving humanitarian …

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China holds National Day ceremony in waters off atoll claimed by Philippines

1 Oct 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s coast guard held a National Day flag-raising ceremony on a ship in the waters off the disputed Scarborough Shoal, vowing to “stand guard” over the atoll, a major flashpoint for diplomatic flare-ups and maritime clashes with the Philippines. Both countries claim the triangular feature in the busy waterway of the South China …

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More than 9,000 children in Indonesia got food poisoning from school meals in 2025

1 Oct 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -More than 9,000 children in Indonesia have suffered food poisoning from free school meals this year, the country’s food and drug agency said on Wednesday, a higher number than previously known, as lawmakers urged the government to improve standards. The food poisoning cases have caused public outcry and health organisations have called for …

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Vietnam estimates property damage from Typhoon Bualoi at $303 million

1 Oct 2025

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam’s government said Typhoon Bualoi caused an estimated 8 trillion dong ($303 million) of property damage this week, saying in a preliminary assessment on Wednesday that nearly 170,000 houses were damaged or inundated by flooding. Bualoi made landfall on Monday in northern central Vietnam, bringing huge sea swells, strong winds and heavy rains …

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