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Kawah Ijen: The volcano in Indonesia that holds the world's largest acidic lake at its heart

Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.

LiveScience

Indonesian Rescuers Recover Bodies After Devastating Flash Floods

Indonesian rescuers work tirelessly to aid flood and landslide victims in Java, facing devastation and challenges.

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Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java

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Indonesia and Australia hold joint military drills after signing a new defense agreement

The Indonesian and Australian militaries are holding joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious and land operations

The Independent UK

Victoria Beckham Beauty Offers a Chance to Experience Its New Fragrance With an Immersive Pop-Up

The installation allows visitors to experience a 2001 open-air dinner date Beckham had with her husband in Java, Indonesia.

Fashion Times

Chips Down: Indonesia Battles Illegal Online Gambling

When the wife of Indonesian snack seller Surya asked why he stopped sending money home to his West Java village, he broke down, confessing to a gambling addiction that had cost him more than $12,000.

International Business Times

Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but

I am an ecologist, and I have been lucky to work with white rhino in Africa. This work has involved capturing rhino, dehorning and moving them – methods used to try to save rhino from poachers.

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Javan Rhino Clings To Survival After Indonesia Poaching Wave

In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species.

International Business Times

Is the Javan tiger back from extinction? New study ignites controversy.

Geneticists have critiqued a study suggesting extinct Javan tigers are still alive, but the search is just beginning.

LiveScience

Weather tracker: Indonesia floods cause landslides and disruption to transport

Heavy rainfall linked to low-pressure system hits south of Java with flood depths of up to 80cm in Semarang

The Guardian - UK

Moderate 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Indonesia's Java Island

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Java island causes panic but no immediate damage reported.

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Trains collide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 3 people

Two trains have collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least three people

The Independent UK

US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations are participating in a combat exercise on Indonesia’s main island of Java amid concerns about China’s aggression

The Independent UK

5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia's main island, damaging several buildings

A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, damaging several buildings and prompting panic

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Indonesia: Violent youth gangs spread terror on island of Java

Although youth gang wars affect all of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, a city of 400,000 inhabitants on the island of Java, has become the epicentre of a worrying new phenomenon. There, teenage boys clash in the streets at night. They travel on motorbike, armed with truncheons or rusty swords. Their victims are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Strikes off Indonesia’s Java Island, No Tsunami Risk

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday but there was no risk of tsunami, the country's geophysics agency said. The quake was strongly felt in Surabaya, Tuban, Denpasar, and Semarang, Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for Indonesia's Disaster Agency, said by phone. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) put…

The New Daily

Indonesia’s Merapi spews searing gas clouds and lava

Avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava have erupted from Mount Merapi on the densely populated Indonesian island of Java.

Bangkok Post

Merapi volcano erupts on Java

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing hot cloud up to seven kilometres into the air, the country’s disaster management agency said.

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Two calves of endangered Javan rhinos spotted in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Indonesia has welcomed two baby Javan rhinoceroses to a family of one of the world's most endangered species, the environment and forestry ministry said.

ABC News

Lumpy skin disease edges closer to Australia with detection in East Java

Lumpy skin disease has moved another step closer to our shores and experts say if the disease is detected here, it could cost Australia's agriculture sector $7 billion within a year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

5.8-magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Java Island

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people. The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometers from the town of…

The Independent UK

Explosion outside Indonesian police station injures several

A man blew himself up Wednesday outside a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation

Reuters

Thousands on alert in Indonesia's Java after Mt. Semeru eruption

Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.

Reuters

Japan Meteorological Agency says no tsunami impact from Java volcano eruption-NHK

Japan's Meteorological Agency said on Sunday that there was no tsunami impact a volcano that erupted on Sunday in Indonesia, public broadcaster NHK said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia Raises Volcano Warning to Highest after Semeru Erupts

Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday, Kompas TV reported, after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air. The evacuation of people living near the volcano in East Java province had begun, a top regional administrator, Thoriqul Haq, told…

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