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Saturday, October 11, 2014

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Malala, Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize

Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for risking their lives to fight for children's rights. The decision made Malala, a…

Bali Democracy Forum to continue on, despite criticism

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has given his assurances that the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) will be continued under Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's new government.

Novel nabbed but FPI to stage rally again

The Jakarta Police arrested the hard-line group Islam Defenders Front’s (FPI) secretary-general, Novel Bamu’min, on Thursday. He is suspected of organizing last Friday’s violent protest in front of City Hall…

Jokowi’s inauguration to proceed as scheduled

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has rejected the prospect of a maneuver to disrupt the inauguration of president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla, saying the ceremony will…

Stocks, rupiah jump despite political worries

After suffering a steep decline in the past couple days due to political worries, the country’s financial markets rebounded on Thursday amid a surge in share prices in regional stock…

Modern humanity may have begun in RI

A team of researchers have found prehistoric cave images in Maros, South Sulawesi, that they say were drawn almost 40,000 years ago.


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