NATO sends ships and jets to eastern Europe in Ukraine crisis
NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets in response to Russia's military build-up at Ukraine's borders.
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Malaysian emergency services, volunteers rescue 21,000 from flooding
KUALA LUMPUR Hard-pressed Malaysian emergency services, reinforced by civilian volunteers, on Sunday rescued 21,000 people displaced by flooding from torrential rain in seven states, officials and volunteers said. | Video
Plastic podiums, recycled medals, cardboard beds: sustainability at Tokyo 2020
TOKYO Japan has put a spotlight on sustainability at the 2020 Olympic Games, with athletes standing on podiums made of recycled plastics to receive medals crafted from recycled small electronics before sleeping on beds made of cardboard. | Video
Olympics-In Japan, natural disaster risks lurk as Games draw near
TOKYO The risks of a major natural disaster striking during the Olympics are small but can not be discounted in Japan, which contends with earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, floods and erupting volcanoes.
Mist for horses and cooling vests: Tokyo Games to kick off in sweltering heat
TOKYO Mist-spraying stations for Olympic horses and cooling vests for referees are among the tools organisers are rolling out for the Tokyo 2020 Games, where participants will face scorching heat and intense humidity - on top of a worsening pandemic. | Video
Buyers can skip the lines with souvenir vending machines
TOKYO Japanese vending machines dispense everything from pizza to cigarettes and edible insects. Now there are even ones where you can buy Olympics souvenirs. | Video
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash into sky
JAKARTA Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 5 km (3.1 miles) on Tuesday, in its first big eruption since August last year, the country's volcanology centre said. | Video
UPDATE 1-Indonesia c.bank governor predicts signs of inflationary pressure in Q4
* BI to drain excess liquidity once it decides to tighten policy
Jakarta governor to take protesters' demand to repeal labour law to President Widodo
JAKARTA, Oct 9 The governor of Indonesia's capital on Friday said he would inform President Joko Widodo of protesters' demand for a polarising new labour law to be repealed, as a growing number of regional leaders oppose the new legislation.
Indonesia capital eyes doubling of virus testing as cases soar
(Governor's office corrects testing total in paragraph three to weekly, not daily)
Coronavirus cases to peak this month in Indonesia, says president
BOGOR, Indonesia Indonesia's coronavirus outbreak will likely peak this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday, adding he was "very confident" about access to a safe and effective vaccine by the end of this year.