JAKARTA -- The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has risen to 45 after rescuers recovered two more victims in Kampung Renteng hamlet of Lumajang district in East Java province, an official said Friday.

Meanwhile, nine people were still reportedly missing, 19 were seriously injured and 19 others had minor injuries, head of the post for emergency response to impacts of Semeru's volcanic hot clouds, Irwan Subekti, told a virtual press conference. (Indonesia-Eruption)

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MACAO -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is holding three exhibitions to help expand business opportunities with online and offline matching platforms and facilitate coordinated development of industries.

The 26th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), the Macao Franchise Expo 2021 (MFE) and the 2021 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (PLPEX) opened Friday, combining the advantages of online and offline platforms to help traders seize business opportunities. (Macao-Exhibitions)

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NEW DELHI -- India Friday reported two more COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant, taking the country's case tally of the new variant to 25, officials said.

The two cases have been reported in the Jamnagar district of the western state of Gujarat, who were both contacts of a previously confirmed Omicron case detected in the state last week. (India-COVID-19-Omicron)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday ordered armed forces across the country to collect all U.S. made military weapons and materials to keep in caches or to have them burned down.

The move came after the United States on Wednesday imposed an arms embargo on Cambodia, banning the export of its military equipment to the southeast Asian nation. (Cambodia-Military equipment) Enditem

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