October 20, 2015 edition

SINCE proclaimed Queen of Denmark in 1972, Margrethe II has never been to Indonesia. Her first inkling of Indonesia came after her mother, Queen Ingrid, had visited Bali. "My mother came home with a selection of batik," said Queen Margrethe at Fredensborg Palace, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday. This was why Queen Margrethe II was eager to visit Indonesia. The state visit will be her first in the 65 years of the two countries' bilateral relationship.
In Jakarta, she will visit a number of places. Including a batik handicraft center in Yogyakarta. This 75-year-old royalty loves artwork. She held painting exhibitions a number of times. Her illustration works were printed in Danish editions of The Lord of the Rings. To Yandhrie Arvian from Tempo and three journalists from other media, Queen Margrethe spoke about her planned visit to Jakarta next week. The Prince Consort, Queen Margrethe's husband, accompanied her in the interview.

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For the seventh time in the last 25 years, a holy site in Mina, Saudi Arabia, is the site of heartbreaking tragedy.
On Thursday last week, a human stampede broke out during a religious procession, resulting in 769 deaths and more than 934 casualties. Fourteen Indonesians were among the dead, while 112 are still missing.

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Chayma Mehssen looked tired. The 24-year-old Iraqi was minding the kids chatting at Maximilian Park in Brussels, Belgium. The park is now a sea of tents.
Mehssen is just one of the thousands of refugees who are living in tents at the park right behind Noord train station. Last August, the refugees started coming to Brussels by bus or train. Until last week, 325 tents stood in the park, giving shelter to refugees from Middle East.

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