2022 West Java earthquake
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
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Walt Whitman
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you."
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November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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2022 West Java earthquake
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
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2021
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