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Earthquake: A powerful

1 earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, damaging buildings and houses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.6 quake was located in the Indian Ocean about 54 miles southwest of Labuan, a coastal town in Banten province.

Elephants: Conservationists and 2 veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead over the weekend. Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years after consuming plastic trash in the dump in Pallakkadu village.

Oil refinery fire: A fire erupted

3 during maintenance work at a major oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday, killing two workers and critically injuring five others, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said. This is the second fire at the Mina al-ahmadi oil refinery in three months.

Parade deaths: A Milwaukee

4 man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove an SUV through a suburban Christmas parade must stand trial, a court commissioner ordered Friday. Prosecutors have presented “ample” evidence to show Darrell Brooks Jr. probably committed felonies, Waukesha County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello said.

Ashes found: Ohio investigators 5 have found the cremated remains of 89 people stored in boxes and bags at an abandoned church in Akron, authorities said. The remains were seized at Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church. The building is owned by Shawnte Hardin, 41, who faces 44 counts including racketeering, tampering with records, identity fraud and abuse of a corpse in Lucas County, over 100 miles from Akron.