Archive for the ‘National’ Category

Waterford seeks bankruptcy protection

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Much of the business has now shifted offshore, where it employs 5,800 people, including 1,500 people at a plant in Jakarta, Indonesia, which produces most of the company’s ceramics. The majority of its crystal production has been handed to Eastern …

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Series of quakes hit eastern Indonesia, killing 1

Monday, January 5th, 2009

MANOKWARI, Indonesia - A series of powerful earthquakes killed a 10-year-old girl and seriously injured dozens in remote eastern Indonesia, briefly triggering fears of another tsunami in a country still recovering from 2004’s deadly waves. One of the …

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Series of quakes hit Indonesia, killing 4

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

The Indonesian healthy ministry was sending an aid team to Manokwari Sunday night as well as four tons of medical supplies and baby food, spokeswoman Lily Sulistyowati said. Relief agency World Vision Indonesia was flying in 2,000 emergency provision …

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At least four dead in Indonesian quakes

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A series of powerful earthquakes at dawn Sunday killed at least four people and injured dozens more in remote eastern Indonesia, cutting power lines and destroying buildings. One of the quakes — a 7.3-magnitude tremor — sent …

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Tsunami alert lifted after Indonesian quake

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake cut power lines and sent panicked residents in eastern Indonesia running out of their homes toward higher ground, officials and witnesses said. The Indonesian Meteorology and Seismology Agency warned that with …

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Tsunami alert issued after strong Indonesian quake

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Experience an audio slide show of the best news and sports images from around the world and close to home. JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake in remote eastern Indonesia cut power lines, cracked building walls and sent panicked residents …

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Obamas returning from Hawaii vacation

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961, two years after Hawaii became a state. He lived in Indonesia for four years when he moved there with his mother and stepfather, but he spent 14 of his first 18 years as an islander. He moved to the mainland to …

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Ex-spy chief in Indonesia cleared in slaying

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Retired Gen. Muchdi Purwoprandjono, center left, is surrounded by body guards after he was found innocent Wednesday in Jakarta, Indonesia.    Dec. 31: A fire at a night club in Bangkok, Thailand, has claimed the lives of more than 50 people …

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Wall Street waves goodbye to dismal ‘08

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

… points, or 1.1 percent, to end at 14,387.48 — 48 percent lower than when the year began. Australia’s key index added 1.9 percent but stock averages in Mumbai, Shanghai, Malaysia and Singapore fell modestly. Markets in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia …

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Wall Street ending year it would like to forget

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

… points, or 1.1 percent, to end at 14,387.48 — 48 percent lower than when the year began. Australia’s key index added 1.9 percent but stock averages in Mumbai, Shanghai, Malaysia and Singapore fell modestly. Markets in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia …

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