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Teeth reportedly stolen from carcass of sperm whale stranded on Bali beach
Thieves may have gotten to the carcass of a sperm whale that recently washed ashore on a Bali beach first, after officials reported all of its teeth missing and pointed to a lack of awareness among the public about the protected species.
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8-year-old girl, left unsupervised while sister made TikTok video, drowns in Bali pool
An 8-year-old girl from Bali’s Buleleng regency died after she slipped and fell into a swimming pool. The tragic accident reportedly occurred as her older sister left her unsupervised while making TikTok content.
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Houses damaged as rare hail fall on Bali, East Lombok
Some parts of Bali and East Lombok recently witnessed hail that damaged dozens of houses and gained attention on social media as people were caught off guard by the relatively rare weather phenomenon.
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Frenchman crashes car in North Kuta, killing elderly man
A 20-year-old French national allegedly lost control of his car and hit an elderly man in North Kuta yesterday. The victim reportedly died at the scene.
“We have detained the perpetrator for questioning,” Achmad Fahmi Adiatma, who heads Badung Police’s traffic unit, said yesterday.
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Police say man who robbed gas station in motorcycle taxi driver uniform used a fake gun
The Denpasar Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly robbing a gas station in the city earlier this month, after CCTV footage of the incident circulated widely.
The suspect, identified by his initials INMW, was wearing a green jacket associated with Indonesia’s app-based motorcycle taxis (locally known as ojol) and pointed a gun at three women on Nov.
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Iconic sea arch in Southwest Sumba collapsed because of large waves, quakes: official
The iconic sea arch of Mbawana Beach in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) recently collapsed due to impacts of large ocean waves and quakes, a local official said, as scenes of the aftermath widely circulated on social media.
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