Stephen Wright, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin wave to journalists after a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Widodo is on track to win a second term, preliminary election results showed Wednesday, in apparent victory for moderation over the ultra-nationalistic rhetoric of his rival Prabowo Subianto. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Widodo set for 2nd term as Indonesia’s president

by Niniek Karmini Associated Press, and Stephen Wright Associated PressApril 18, 2019

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has won a second five-year term, preliminary election results showed Wednesday, in a victory for moderation over the nationalistic rhetoric of his rival, Prabowo Subianto.Vote counts from five…

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) informal dialogue session at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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No report from Pacific summit

by Stephen Wright Associated PressNovember 18, 2018

A woman cries after learning that her daughter was one of those buried at a mass grave after being recovered in the massive earthquake and tsunami at Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Nearly a week after a magnitude 7.5 quake spawned a deadly tsunami on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi, countless people have yet to find their loved ones _ both survivors and the dead. As of Thursday, the official death toll was 1,424, with 113 people missing. Many families, though, never registered their losses with police, and others have failed to identify them before they were buried anonymously in mass graves. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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High above Indonesian city, a mass grave and many questions

by Stephen Wright Associated PressOctober 5, 2018

A boy sits with items salvaged from the ruins of a family member's house in the Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Desperation was visible everywhere Tuesday among victims receiving little aid in areas heavily damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami, four days after the disaster devastated parts of Indonesia's central Sulawesi island. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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Despair grows as death toll soars

by Niniek Karmini Associated Press, and Stephen Wright Associated PressOctober 2, 2018

In this image made from video, patients are evacuated from a hospital following a strong earthquake in Poso, central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. A powerful earthquake has rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and triggered a 1.5-meter (5-foot) tsunami that swept away houses in at least two cities. (AP Photo)

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Tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi

by Stephen Wright Associated Press, and Ali Kotarumalos Associated PressSeptember 28, 2018

An elderly man rests in a makeshift hospital after surviving a major earthquake in Kayangan on Lombok Island, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Indonesian authorities said Monday that rescuers still haven't reached some devastated parts of the tourist island of Lombok after the powerful earthquake flattened houses and toppled bridges, killing large number of people and shaking neighboring Bali. (AP Photo/Fauzy Chaniago)

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Indonesia quake leaves thousands homeless

by Andi Jatmiko Associated Press, and Stephen Wright Associated PressAugust 6, 2018

Three of the 12 boys recover in their hospital beds after being rescued along with their coach from a flooded cave in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.

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Rescued Thai boys celebrate freedom

by Stephen Wright Associated Press, and Kaweewit Kaewjinda Associated PressJuly 12, 2018

In this image made from video, released by the Thailand Government Spokesman Bureau, three of the 12 boys are seen recovering in their hospital beds after being rescued along with their coach from a flooded cave in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.

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Rescued Thai boys make victory signs from hospital beds

by Stephen Wright Associated Press, and Kaweewit Kaewjinda Associated PressJuly 11, 2018

Thai media celebrate after evacuation in Chiang Rai as divers evacuated some of the 12 boys and their coach trapped at Tham Luang cave in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Thai Navy SEALs say all 12 boys and their coach were rescued from the cave, ending an ordeal that lasted more than 2 weeks. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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‘Everyone is safe’: Daring Thai rescue draws to a close

by Kaweewit Kaewjinda Associated Press, and Stephen Wright Associated PressJuly 10, 2018

Rescuers walk toward the entrance to a cave complex where five were still trapped, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand Tuesday, July 10, 2018. The eight boys were rescued from the flooded cave.

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After daring rescue, entire Thai soccer team out of cave

by Kaweewit Kaewjinda Associated Press, and Stephen Wright Associated PressJuly 10, 2018