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China – News temporarily closing Airport, Xiaoshan in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, China Wednesday, July 7, 2010 shocked the world.

Not because the plane could not land, but about the reason for the closure – ie, the appearance UFOs (Unidentified Flying Object) at around 21:00 local time.

An anonymous source told the China Daily said the authorities has unraveled the mystery of the UFO sightings, after conducting a series of investigations.

However, the results of that investigation will not be announced to the public. The data is still confidential, because it has something to do with military interests. Official explanation from the government according to the information will be given this Friday.
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JAKARTA — A series of jerky, pixelated video clips allegedly showing top Indonesian stars having sex has prompted debate over government efforts to punish and censor immorality in this Muslim-majority country.

Since early June, videos allegedly showing the pop singer Nazril Irham, popularly known as Ariel, having sex with his actress girlfriend, Luna Maya, and a married television presenter, Cut Tari, have spread rapidly across the country via social networking sites, cellphones and pirated DVDs.

Like celebrity sex scandals anywhere, the case has prompted plenty of head-shaking. But this being Indonesia, where laws old and new criminalize acts deemed immoral, those involved in the scandal could suffer more than just embarrassment.

The police have so far questioned at least two celebrities about the videos, and news reports have said that investigators are on the trail of people suspected of distributing the clips online.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Former Indonesian first lady Hasri Ainun Habibie died Saturday of cervical cancer at a German hospital. She was 72. Family spokesman Ahmad Watik Pratiknya said she died Saturday at a Munich hospital, where she had been treated since March.

“She passed away very peacefully,” Pratiknya told reporters in Jakarta. He said former President B.J. Habibie had been at his wife’s bedside throughout her treatment.  Pratiknya said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had ordered a state funeral for the former first lady, whose body is expected to be returned to Jakarta on Wednesday.

Hasri Ainun Habibie, a medical doctor, was first lady from 1998 to 1999. Her husband, who had been vice-president, became president after longtime President Suharto was swept from power following a wave of massive, pro-democracy street protests.
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