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Academia 1 year ago
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Haj, heat and faith: No pilgrim should be left behind
The growing toll of haj pilgrims as temperatures rise has exposed another dimension in the issue of environmental injustice, where climate change is disproportionately affecting the vulnerable among the millions of Muslims who travel to Mecca each year to fulfill their religious obligation.
Election Updates 2 years ago
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Calls grow to review single-day format after more than 100 poll workers die
Up to 108 election workers have died and more than 14,300 others have fallen ill as of Feb. 22, which has prompted soul-searching and calls to reassess whether the country really needs to hold the presidential and legislative elections on a single day.
Election Updates 2 years ago
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Indonesia sees fewer poll worker deaths than in 2019
The government has reported that 83 poll workers died during and after last week’s general election, an improvement from the hundreds of deaths recorded in the 2019 election, but a figure that officials have vowed to bring down further in future elections.
Society 3 years ago
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Government warns of rabies, as rabid dog bite cases on the rise
The government has issued a warning against the danger of rabies infection in humans, which has killed nearly a dozen people this year amid an uptick in the number of rabid dog bite cases that have been blamed on coronavirus pandemic-induced disruption to animal vaccination campaigns.
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