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Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

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Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some…

NPR World 8h ago

Indonesian police arrest 72 people as fires blanket region in smoke

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Australia

Indonesian police arrest 72 people as fires blanket region in smoke

Authorities say many landowners are lighting fires for land clearing, sending massive plumes into the atmosphere that are choking swathes of South-Eas…

ABC Australia 1d ago

Indonesia arrests 72 suspected of starting forest fires as haze persists

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Indonesia arrests 72 suspected of starting forest fires as haze persists

Indonesian authorities arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and west Indonesia tri…

South China Morning Post 1d ago

1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

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1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said on Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes…

South China Morning Post 3d ago

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