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Bogus sex study claims '300 victims' in Indonesia

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Anger in Indonesia over car gifts to Catholic parishes

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Covid-19 has killed more than 70 Indonesian doctors

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Muslim cleric accused of raping Indonesian schoolgirls

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Papuan anger simmers over killings of father and son

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Southeast Asia's largest mosque off limits for Eid al-Adha

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The grisly duty of a nun called 'Sister Cargo'

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