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The Latest: Indonesia disaster death toll climbs to 1,763 10/7/2018, 8:14:46 AM PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Indonesia's disaster agency says the death to ✔ Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says officials are trying to confirm the number still missing in several villages obliterated when the quake caused loose soil to liquefy, sucking houses into deep mud and burying occupants ✔ He provided the updated figure Sunday at a news conference in Jakarta Are we prepared for the next tsunami? 10/7/2018, 8:42:50 AM Reality Check looks at Indonesia's tsunami warning system and compares it to others around the world. ✔ Media player Media playback is unsupported on your device Tsunami warning systems: How reliable are they ✔ The recent tsunami in Indonesia has caused widespread death and destruction, but could it have been avoided ✔ Reality Che...

China pumps $109bn into economy as trade war bites on growth 10/7/2018, 7:07:23 AM Central bank slashes the reserve requirements for banks, freeing extra cash for infrastructure and businesses ✔ China has slashed the amount of cash some of its banks must hold in reserve as Beijing’s leadership seeks to bolster a flagging economy ✔ Global share markets were poised to open down on Monday after selling on Friday in Europe and Wall Street ✔ #PBOC #tightrope https://t.co/CQFeoQItj2 October 7, 2018 Marketmantra191 (@Marketmantra191) #BREAKING⁠ ⁠:#PBOC cut #RRR for banks by 1%, effective from 15 Oct. It will release about 1.2tn yuan liquidity A top economy watcher believes a 'potentially lethal combination' could unleash inflation 10/6/2018, 9:18:16 PM One of the world's leading authorities on Asia sees a destructive element baked into the U.S. and China trade war. ✔ Despite the new deal to replace the North America Free Trade Agreement, Roach isn't optimistic the...

Afghanistan, 17 years on: the ceaseless violence of a war the world forgot 10/7/2018, 7:25:34 AM An investigation into a single day of violence shows how the war continues to rage fiercely Congo truck fire leaves 50 dead, 100 burned 10/7/2018, 2:09:32 AM The accident occurred overnight in the village of Mbuba, not far from Kisantu city ✔ We deplore the deaths, the interim governor of Kongo-Central province, Atu Matubuana, told The Associated Press ✔ Twenty charred bodies had been recovered, and four other people died after arriving at a hospital ✔ Again, many of the victims had been trying to collect the leaking fuel when it caught fire Afghanistan prepares for election amid fraud allegations, fear of... 10/7/2018, 2:35:48 AM Najibullah, a 47 year-old shopkeeper in the main bazaar of Kabul's old city... ✔ Instead of debating policy, most energy has been devoted to wrangling over issues like a new biometric voter verification system which political parties have ins...