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Indonesia Raises Danger Level on Volcano Threat

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12/27/2018

12/27/2018

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Indonesia Raises Danger Level on Volcano Threat

Top News: Indonesia has raised the alert level for the Anak Krakatau volcano to the second-highest level, 3, after its activity triggered a 10-foot tsunami this past weekend. Authorities cited a possible eruption, and flights have been rerouted.

In addition to the more than 20,000 people displaced by the previous tsunami, thousands have been evacuated from surrounding areas.

The tsunami over the weekend killed an estimated 430 people and injured around 1,500. The Indonesian government has declared a state of emergency through next week.

Mongolia: In the capital, Ulaanbaatar, tens of thousands of Mongolians demonstrated against political corruption on Thursday. Tensions have risen over allegations against the country’s parliamentary speaker and other officials.

AFRICA

•  The Central Bank of Nigeria cleared the South African telecoms company MTN of wrongdoing in the wake of allegations that it had illegally transferred $8.1 billion out of Nigeria. The decision caused the company’s shares to jump.

•  In southern Libya, one person was killed when a Chadian armed group attacked military forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar.

•  In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tear gas has been fired at protesters after opposition areas were excluded from voting in the presidential election.

AMERICAS

•  An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck northern Venezuela on Thursday.

•  A historic visit to Brazil by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be cut short as Israel prepares for early elections and the dissolution of the government.

•  The helicopter crash this week that killed the governor of the state of Puebla in Mexico and her husband will be investigated by Canadian experts, among others.

ASIA

•  One of the alleged architects of the November attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi has been killed, according to the Pakistani separatist group he led, the Baloch Liberation Army.

•  An investigation into the luxury watch collection of a top general in Thailand has been dropped, sparking public anger.

•  India will ban e-commerce companies from selling products made by companies in which they have equity—a move lobbied for by associations of smaller vendors.

EUROPE

•  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this week that Russia would deploy new hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles in 2019.

•  An explosive device injured two after detonating outside a church in Athens.

•  The German military may consider EU citizens for specialist jobs like doctors or IT specialists due to labor shortages, its general inspector said Thursday.

MIDDLE EAST

•  The deposed former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, testified against Mohamed Morsi, his successor, who was also deposed, as part of a retrial on charges of orchestrating mass jailbreaks during the revolution that ousted Mubarak in 2011.

•  Israel’s parliament voted formally on Wednesday night to dissolve the government, a move that sets in motion early elections in April 2019.

•  The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday.

- By Elizabeth Miles

(STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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