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Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — The prayer gathering in one of the regions hardest hit by this year’s wildfire season comes as the province faces prolonged dry weather that has heightened the risk of forest and peatland fires.

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CurrentWire ranked this story 52.8 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

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26.8 of 35
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14 of 20
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4 of 20
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Strongest signal: freshness, 26.8 of 35. How each signal is calculated.

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