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Aceh Seeks Legal Clarity on Use of Disputed Moon-and-Star Flag

Aceh seeks legal clarity from Indonesia's Home Affairs Ministry on the disputed Moon-and-Star flag after clashes during a peace anniversary event.

  • Aceh seeks legal clarification on Moon-and-Star flag use from Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry.
  • Conflict erupted in Banda Aceh over flag raising during 21st peace agreement anniversary.
  • Aceh’s Qanun No. 3 of 2013 legally established the disputed flag design.

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Hurricane Lala Tracker as Storm Sparks Power Outage in Hawaii

Hurricane Lala leaves 88,000+ without power in Hawaii as flooding, damaging winds and outages disrupt islands.

  • Hurricane Lala caused power outages affecting 88,000+ customers in Hawaii.
  • Winds reached 75 mph near Hawaii Island, with gusts up to 154 mph on Mauna Kea.
  • Dangerous flooding and landslides reported across Maui, Oahu, and Kauai islands.

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Gachagua tears into ‘expert’ Mbadi over claim that soda sales show economic recovery

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 16-Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s argument that rising soft-drink consumption is a sign of improving household…

  • Former Deputy President Gachagua criticizes Mbadi's soda sales claim.
  • Gachagua accuses government of misleading public with economic indicators.
  • Mbadi defends policies, plans to introduce relief bill by September.

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Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake kills 53

Help started arriving on Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 53 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes as the 7.7-magnitude quake hit the island early Saturday, followed by at least 341 aftershocks in the hours…

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