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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and King Willem-Alexander continue their state visit to Indonesia

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands proved her fashion prowess once again when stepping out in Indonesia today - dressed to impress in a floral ensemble.




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Coronavirus: Indonesia has first fatality as British woman dies

Indonesia's government said the 53-year-old woman with diabetes and lung disease had died in hospital after being admitted in a critical condition.




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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands dons an elegant cream dress

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is well-known for her colourful wardrobe and today she made no exception - opting for two cheerfully bright ensembles on day three of her Indonesia tour .




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Sad photos of Bali Airport reveal the devastating impact coronavirus has had on tourism 

The photographs of Ngurah Rai International Airport were taken by an employee from Kania Bali Tour taken at 9.30am on Thursday.




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Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander look as relaxed as ever in Indonesia

Queen Maxima, 48 and King Willem-Alexander, 52, visited the visit the eco village of Silima Lombu on the final day of their state visit to Indonesia, where they were gifted a musical instrument.




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Bali coronavirus: Travellers urged to get themselves checked for the deadly illness after returning

Australians are being urged to reconsider travel to Bali and get themselves checked for coronavirus after returning from the Indonesian tourist hotspot. 




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Coronavirus: British woman who died in Indoneisa is named

Friends of Kimberley Finlayson (pictured) paid tribute to her 'passion, creativity and determination' after she died in hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali.




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Powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Bali

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bali, Indonesia.The European Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres.




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Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, 82, is infected with coronavirus, along with his wife, 83

The former UN diplomat, who went on to serve in Finland's highest office between 1994 and 2000, was confirmed to have caught the virus on Monday, the Finnish president's Office said.




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COVID-19: Half of Indonesia, 137million, could contract coronavirus if they don't lock down soon

So far, 790 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 throughout Indonesia and 58 have died, meaning the death rate is currently at about 9 per cent.




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Bali plunges into coronavirus lockdown as Indonesia bans ALL foreign arrivals

More than a million Australians travel to Bali annually but restrictions in both countries have halted that. Only citizens, diplomats and family members are now allowed to enter Indonesia.




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Airline staff at Bali airport give British tourists a musical send-off

Upbeat employees were seen playing tambourines and singing 'Stand by Me' by John Lennon as tourists boarded a rescue flight home. It was taken by couple Joel Nantel and Millie Sandy, 24.




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Pregnant Millie Mackintosh shares bikini throwback snap as she counts down to giving birth

The pregnant star, 30, shared the snap from her trip to Indonesia as she hearkened back to a time before she was holed up in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Woman returning from Bali breaks isolation to shop at seven stores before being fined by officers

The 65-year-old flew into Sydney from Indonesia on March 22 and was told to self-isolate to prevent the spread of the deadly disease.




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Photos reveal how Bali has been hit by the outbreak of coronavirus as the economy collapses

Thousands of Bali residents have been left jobless after the Indonesian government declared a total state of emergency banning all non-citizens from entering the country.




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Ferry passengers jump overboard after discovering others may have coronavirus

Panic-stricken passengers on a ferry preparing to dock in Maumere, Indonesia caused scenes of hysteria after jumping overboard once word got out that Covid-19 carriers were suspected on board.




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Worshippers ignore coronavirus social distancing as they pray at mosque in Indonesia

The worshippers were pictured on Friday at the Islamic Center mosque in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, the northernmost part of the island of Sumatra.




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Sumatran elephant found with trunk hacked off and face mutilated after straying from enclosure 

A male elephant was found on Wednesday afternoon in the Riau province of Indonesia. The elephant lived in the southeast Tesso elephant area of Riau's Tesso Nilo National Park.




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World's newest species of primate will be appear on UK TV for the first time

Primates is narrated by Chris Packham, and begins on BBC One next Sunday. It follows Tapanuli orangutan in Batang Toru, northern Sumatra, Indonesia.




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Indonesia locks coronavirus quarantine violators in a 'haunted house'

A politician in Indonesia has had a house in her regency, believed by locals to be haunted, turned into a spooky jail to house people who break coronavirus quarantine rules (pictured).




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Seminyak street in Bali has been turned into a ghost town during the COVID-19 pandemic 

The video was uploaded by Bali Inside Guide on April 22 and showed many streets vacant, stores closed, and barely any traffic on the roads.




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Bali reopens for business: Holiday island plans to invite tourists to return in June

Tourism bosses in Bali are optimistic that the resort could open its doors to tourists again in June if the Balinese people are 'disciplined' about social distancing.




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Shocking picture of bats for sale in Indonesia shows wet markets are still open

Since I have begun to write on the urgent need to close live animal markets, I have been surprised by the support I have received from across the UK.




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Indonesian officials fire gunshots at Australian couple while stocking up supplies to sail home

Dwayne and Kelly Turpin were shot at by rogue Indonesian officials and chased out of the country due to strict lockdown measures from COVID-19.




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Indonesian fired for claiming women could fall pregnant by swimming where men with had ejaculated 

Sitti Hikmawatty, a member of Indonesia's child protection commission, made the comments in an interview about teenage pregnancy in February.




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Expedia reveals the top destinations Aussies are searching to visit once the restrictions are lifted

Australians are beginning to search for their next holiday destination despite the international and state borders remaining closed due to the coronavirus.




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Villagers cut open killer crocodile and pull out the remains of their friend in Indonesia

The 13ft crocodile dragged the man into the Lakar River delta on Sunday night and savaged him while his friend screamed for help.




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Tens of thousands of animals including endangered Sumatran tigers and orangutans face starvation

Some 60 cash-strapped animal parks - home to roughly 70,000 creatures - across the Southeast Asian archipelago have been closed since mid-March.




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Shocking moment monkey on a bicycle grabs a toddler and drags her along an alley

Social media users could not believe it when this video of a monkey 'trying to kidnap' a toddler, thought to be in Tanjungsari Village in Indonesia, went viral.




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Powerful earthquake in Indonesia sending tremors across Darwin

Darwin residents have been left shaken after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia and sent tremors felt across the Top End. 




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Indonesian man left in constant pain after facial 'birthmark' grew into enormous tumour

Andriadi Putra, 34, from Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has trouble eating and talking because of the 'trunk' like tumour weighing around 88lbs. Putra suffers from Neurofibromatosis.




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Demonstrators across the country hold 'No War With Iran' protests accusing Trump of war mongering

Demonstrations calling for 'no war with Iran' took place in 370 communities across the country on Thursday with protesters stepping out in the likes of Ohio, Nevada, Washington DC and New York.




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FAA banned US carriers from flying over Iran three hours before Ukrainian jet was shot down

The FAA confirmed to DailyMail.com on Friday that it published a 'notice to airmen' (NOTAM) warning of potential hazards along the flight routes over Iran, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf.




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Mike Pompeo publicly blames Iran for shooting down Ukrainian plane

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backed up Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's assertion that the Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed over Iran Wednesday was hit by an Iranian missile.




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Jared Kushner trades Middle East responsibilities for Donald Trump re-election campaign leadership

Jared Kushner has stepped back from his Middle East portfolio to transition to running Donald Trump's re-election effort in the White House.




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US tried and failed to kill ANOTHER top Iranian military official on same night

The simultaneous strike targeting Abdul Reza Shahlai, a financier and key commander of Iran's elite Quds Force who has been active in Yemen, did not result in his death.




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White House sent encrypted fax to Iran just hours after Soleimani was killed in an airstrike 

The Trump administration sent Iran a back-channel fax just hours after Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military leader, was killed in an airstrike. The message was sent via the Swiss Embassy.




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Joe Biden 'confuses Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden' during rally in Iowa

The former Vice President, 77, reportedly made the gaffe in Des Moines last weekend while responding to a voter who had concern's about his foreign policy decisions.




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Boris Johnson hails 'important first step' after Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian airliner

For days, Iran denied that it was responsible for downing Flight 752 from Tehran to Kyiv on January 8. Johnson said he would do everything he can to support families of British victims.




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California college student, her sister and their mom among 176 killed on plane shot down by Iran

Sara Saadat was studying at San Diego's Alliant International University and traveling with her sister, Saba Saadat, 21, and their mom, Shekoufeh Choupannejad, both from Edmonton, Canada.




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High-level pro-Iran militia commander in Iraq is killed by unknown gunmen 

High-level Popular Mobilization Forces leader Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi was shot dead late on Saturday in Karbala, a city about 62 miles southwest of Baghdad.




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Trump tweets English and Farsi message of solidarity with Iranian protesters

President Donald Trump tweeted a message of support for Iranian protesters on Saturday, saying 'my Administration will continue to stand with you' as thousands decried the government in Tehran.




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Iran crisis throws plans for huge V&A Museum exhibition of treasures from the country into chaos

Bosses at the west London attraction (pictured) are worried the National Museum of Iran in Tehran will refuse to lend up to 50 rare artefacts for the Epic Iran show.




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Campaigners accuse fuel giants of using Iran crisis to charge motorists more as petrol prices soar

The wholesale cost of both petrol and diesel fell by around 0.7 per cent between December 20 and January 9. But, over the same period, the average retail price rose by more than 2.2 per cent.




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Iranian-American LT gov. of Washington state says the White House is lying about border detentions 

Washington's Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib shared on Saturday that he had been getting worrying text messages from people who had been stopped at the Peace Arch border crossing.




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Australia deploys a navy frigate to defend oil tankers from Iranian attacks

The warship set sail for the six-month mission on Monday against a backdrop of deteriorating relations between the United States and Iran.




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US considered targeting Soleimani for 18 MONTHS, new report reveals

The US considered targeting Iranian General Qassem Soleimani for the past 18 months. Trump chose to take out the general leading to his death by drone strike on January 3.




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Australian passengers will keep flying in Iranian airspace despite USA banning American flights

Australians will continue to fly through Iranian airspace despite the United states banning its flights because of pre-existing business deals with airlines in the area. 




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MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Will this air disaster be Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's very own Chernobyl? 

MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Tehran claimed the air disaster which killed 176 was caused because of pilot error. Will this be a repeat of Chernobyl's 1986 nuclear disaster where the Soviets hid evidence?




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Justin Trudeau casts doubt on Iran's claim that Ukraine jet was shot down by accident

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cast doubt on Iran 's claim that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner on Wednesday.