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A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.
Heavy rain flooded 17 villages across three subdistricts in Aceh’s Pidie Jaya district on Nov. 9, with water reported 0.5–1.5 metres deep. Ten households evacuated as a river embankment breach widened; local authorities said water levels were receding, though some homes and roads remained affected.
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30 stories in this desk.South Kalimantan has temporarily stopped aerial water-bombing after an 8 November crash killed one crew member; officials say wildfire response will continue with ground teams while conditions remain controlled.
Indonesia’s disaster agency says river overflow inundated 546 homes in Deli Serdang; water is receding as crews work on a six-metre embankment breach.
The two governments issued a joint vision statement and a package of cooperation documents on energy, economic security, AI, education and defense.
A 4.3 billion yen grant will provide a coastal radar system and surveillance drones to the Philippine armed forces.
India’s pollution monitor recorded Delhi’s citywide AQI at 370 on Monday morning, with some monitoring stations above 400 in the severe category.
A deadly apartment fire in Taiyuan has left 14 people dead as authorities investigate its cause.
Busan’s agricultural center confirmed tomato brown rugose fruit virus in local greenhouse crops and urged growers to limit farm-to-farm contact. Authorities say the pathogen is under plant-quarantine controls.
Taiwan’s Tainan District Court ordered Lin Te-wang detained after prosecutors alleged he accepted funding and instructions from China’s Communist Party for a local election bid. The allegations remain under investigation; detention is not a finding of guilt.
A strong earthquake shook central Japan early November 8, damaging buildings and injuring at least 22 people, according to local reporting. The tremor affected Aichi and neighboring Shizuoka; officials reported no tsunami warning.
Andhra Pradesh officials reported at least six cyclone-related deaths after Arnab crossed India’s eastern coast. Published counts differ on how many deaths are formally confirmed; relief and power-restoration work continue.
Demonstrations over Indonesia’s wildfire haze have continued across several cities. The Health Ministry says 333,470 acute respiratory illness cases were recorded in seven affected provinces since mid-August; haze has also crossed borders into neighboring countries.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northern Nagqu on October 22. The reported death toll remains 16, but injury totals differ: AP cited 54, while Reuters later cited 65. Rescue and damage assessments are continuing.
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