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Indonesia's Freeport mine risks prolonged closure over disaster
Reuters* Death toll rises to 21, hopes fade for survivors * Unions demand thorough investigation * Mine has been closed for a week By Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian mine could face a prolonged...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Metal and Mineral, Jakarta (Indonesia), Mining, Indonesia
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Freeport Indonesia mine should stay shut to probe tunnel collapse -union
Reuters* Suspension of copper mining enters third day * Tension between union, Freeport could spook investors * Indonesia president calls for investigation By Yayat Supriatna and Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gold and Precious Material, Jakarta (Indonesia), Mining
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Indonesia bans clearing primary rainforests, peatlands for 2 more years
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the...Tags: Wildlife, Credit and Debt, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Endangered Species
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Chevron to appeal imprisonment of Indonesia contractor
ReutersBy Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching environmental laws, citing irregularities in the investigation and trial,...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Justice System, Prosecution, Biotechnology, Science and Technology
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CORRECTED-Chevron criticises imprisonment of Indonesian contractor
Reuters(Corrects headline and first paragraph saying Chevron itself would appeal) By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Justice System, Prosecution, Biotechnology, Science and Technology
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The Week in Pictures | April 15 – April 21, 2013
FrameworkThe eyes of the world were on Boston this week with the two bomb blasts during the marathon on Monday and subsequent manhunt for two brothers believed to be the perpetrators.... -
Indonesia warns multinationals not to be greedy over resources
ReutersBy Dayan Candappa and Jonathan Thatcher SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Indonesia's president told major investors in his country's natural resources not to be greedy, comments that suggest he is in no mood to row back on policies that foreign mining and...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Economy, Business and Finance, Thomson Corporation, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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Pictures in the News | April 15, 2013
FrameworkMonday's Pictures in the News begins in North Korea, where people visit giant statues of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile... -
Inquiry finds Indonesia military unit was behind prison killings
Eleven members of an elite Indonesian military unit were behind the slayings of four detainees at the Cebongan prison last month, military investigators told reporters this week. Brig. Gen. Unggul K. Yudhoyono said the prison killings were a revenge...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Armed Forces, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice
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Indonesian official resigns over corruption inquiry
When he was reelected president of Indonesia three years ago, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed to combat corruption. Now a landmark corruption investigation threatens to tarnish his own political party, as his former presidential spokesman steps down over...
Tags: United Nations, Democratic Party, Indonesia, Political Corruption
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Bali marks 10th anniversary of devastating bombing
World NowTen years ago, the bombing of two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people and unsettled the long-peaceful island popular with Western tourists. On Friday, hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Bali to remember the bombing, a devastating attack... -
Massive quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert
A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean. The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's...
Tags: Science and Technology, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
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