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Merdian Agustin family of a victim of the Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea talks to journalists during a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, April 8, 2019. More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized last week and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesia rejects appeal of woman imprisoned for blasphemy

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FILE - In this Wednesday March 13, 2019 file photo, a family member reacts at the scene where the Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed near Bishoftu, in Ethiopia, just after taking off from Addis Ababa on March 10, killing all 157 on board. A preliminary report finds that the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last month performed all the procedures recommended by Boeing but could not control the plane. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

The Latest: Boeing stock rises despite preliminary report

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FILE - In this June 27, 2013, file photo, smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia. Indonesia’s air quality has deteriorated from among the cleanest in the world to one of the most polluted over the past two decades, shaving five years from life expectancy in some regions, researchers say. (AP Photo/Rony Muharrman, File)

Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia

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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2018, file photo, Indonesian soldiers and police officers carry a body bag containing the body of a victim of separatist attack in Nduga district upon its arrival at Moses Kilangin Airport in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia. Papuan independence fighters are vowing more attacks on a highway that’s the Indonesian president’s key development project in the troubled easternmost region. The threat was made in a video purportedly recorded in March, 2019, in the Nduga area of Papua province’s central highlands. (AP Photo/Mujiono, File)

Papuan fighters vow more attacks on Indonesian highway

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This Thursday, March 14, 2019, file photo shows a Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane parked at Boeing Field in Seattle. America's standing as the model for aviation-safety regulation will be on trial as congressional hearings begin Wednesday, March 27, 2019, into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing before and after two deadly crashes of its best-selling airliner. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

The Latest: Senators grill Elwell on safety, industry ties

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FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo traders gather at the post that handles Oaktree Capital Group on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 22. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Markets Right Now: Stocks, yields drop on growth worries

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This aerial photo shows the area affected by flash floods in Sentani, Papua province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash floods and mudslides triggered by downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people, disaster officials said. (AP Photo/Barce Rumkabu)

Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89

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In this photo taken on Sunday, March 17, 2019, a veterinarian and a volunteer of Sumatra Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) tend to a three-month old baby orangutan named 'Brenda' that was evacuated from a village with a broken arm, prior to a surgery at SOCP facility in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Orangutan populations in Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatra island are facing severe threats from habitat loss, illegal logging, fires and poaching. Conservationists predicted that without immediate action, orangutans are likely to be the first great ape to become extinct in the wild. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Orangutan mother blinded by air gun pellets in Indonesia

By BINSAR BAKKARA and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people. (AP Photo/Tumbur Gultom)

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill over 80

By Jeffrey Pattirajawane - Associated Press

In this photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency, or BASARNAS, the agency's personnel and police carry the body of flood victim at Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Sunday, March 17, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people, disaster officials said Sunday. (BASARNAS via AP)

Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 58

By JEFFREY PATTIRAJAWANE - Associated Press

Quake-triggered landslide kills 2 on Indonesia’s Lombok

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Ethiopian relatives of crash victims grieve at the site where the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday killing all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, south-east of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, on Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

5 things to know about Boeing’s problems over new airplane

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

A worker stands on a platform near a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Renton, Wash. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Trump orders FAA to ground Boeing Max 8 and 9 planes after crashes

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 5, 2018, file photo, Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves after a court hearing at the Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Vietnam is urging Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the plea in a phone call Tuesday, March 12, 2019, with his counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah. A statement posted on the ministry’s website said Minh requested the Malaysian court conduct a fair trial and free Huong. (AP Photo/Sadiq Asyraf, File)

Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam’s killing seeking release

By HAU DINH and EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Boeing’s stock takes a hit as more Max 8 planes are grounded

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, rescuers search through wreckage at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed shortly after takeoff at Hejere near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia Sunday, March 10, 2019. The Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia's capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board, authorities said, as grieving families rushed to airports in Addis Ababa and the destination, Nairobi. (AP Photo/Yidnek Kirubel)

Airlines ground Boeing jet after plane crashes in Ethiopia

By ELIAS MESERET and YIDNEK KIRUBEL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo a Boeing 737 MAX 7, the newest version of Boeing's fastest-selling airplane, is displayed during a debut for employees and media of the new jet in Renton, Wash. The Boeing Company reports earnings Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Boeing 737 Max 8 planes grounded in China after Ethiopia crash

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Family members arrive at Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, March 10, 2019, to check on information on the Ethiopian flight that crashed. An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 people thought to be on board, the airline and state broadcaster said. (AP Photo/Elias Masseret)

Correction: Ethiopia-Plane-Crash-The Latest story

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Indonesian Siti Aisyah, center, is escorted by police as she arrives at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Monday, March 11, 2019. The trial of two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader's half brother, resumed Monday after months of delay, with the Vietnamese suspect taking the stand to begin her defense. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Indonesian woman freed 2 years after killing of Kim Jong Nam

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press