Tens of millions of Indonesians head to the polls Wednesday to vote for a new president.
The single-day election will see incumbent President Joko Widodo pitted against longtime rival and former army general Prabowo Subianto.
The polling is scheduled to close at 06:00 GMT and a series of "quick counts" are expected to give preliminary results within hours.
The final result will be announced by the election commission in May.
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Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, with at least 90 dead, thousands left homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies.
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