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Archipelago 4 days ago

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Health ministry declares measles outbreak in seven S. Sulawesi regions

The South Sulawesi Health Agency has detected 169 positive pediatric cases as of April 8 and is call...

Europe 4 days ago

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Prabowo to visit Russia in search of energy supply

President Prabowo Subianto is set to depart for Russia, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday, as...

Europe 5 days ago

President Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for oil talks

The presidency in Jakarta confirmed to AFP that Prabowo would leave Sunday evening.

Economy 5 days ago

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Govt insists on growth target as World Bank lowers forecast

Though the World Bank has downgraded its growth projection for Indonesia due to the economic fallout...

People 5 days ago

Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

Two-time Grammy nominee Bhosle breathed her last at the Breach Candy hospital where she was admitted...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

China offers incentives to Taiwan following opposition leader's visit

China on Sunday unveiled 10 new incentive measures for Taiwan, including easing tourist curbs, allow...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

Mideast war takes a bite out of Filipino street food vendors

Filipinos like their pares (traditional beef stew) served hot -- but the soaring cost of liquefied p...

Europe 5 days ago

Police say over 500 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London

Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration ...

Middle East and Africa 5 days ago

Iran state media says talks failed over 'unreasonable' US demands

"The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protec...

Middle East and Africa 5 days ago

Vance departs Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran

Vance boarded Air Force Two at 7:08 am (0208 GMT) and waved to Pakistani officials from the top of t...

Regulations 5 days ago

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No more motorcycles for free meals program, says Purbaya

Purbaya says no new procurement will proceed, despite earlier approvals that saw more than 21,000 un...

Economy 5 days ago

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact, World Bank chief says

The war in the Middle East will have a cascading impact on the global economy, even if a ceasefire a...

Entertainment 5 days ago

Justin Bieber fans flood Coachella festival for headlining show

Other acts in the spotlight include Nine Inch Noize, a collaboration between legendary industrial ba...

Europe 5 days ago

Pope Leo urges end to 'madness of war' as US, Iran start talks

Pope Leo has urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassi...

Middle East and Africa 5 days ago

US negotiators leaving without a peace deal with Iran

The talks in Islamabad were the first direct US-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highes...

Europe 5 days ago

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

Roscosmos chief said the Soyuz-5 would be the first new launch vehicle developed in Russia since 201...

Americas 5 days ago

Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA's program aiming to install a sustained pres...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

US, Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens

In a break with precedent, Iranian and US officials were meeting directly, alongside Pakistan, and n...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

Prabowo to meet Putin for geopolitics, energy talks

Around 20 percent to 25 percent of Indonesia's crude oil imports are sourced from the Middl...

Society 5 days ago

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Indonesia on alert for prolonged dry season as El Niño nears

Authorities across the country have rolled out measures to tackle land and forest fires and safeguar...

Middle East and Africa 5 days ago

US-Iran talks pause for now, disagreements remain

For the US-Iran talks, Islamabad, a city of more than 2 million people, was locked down with thousan...

Science & Tech 6 days ago

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories

The misinformation spread as four astronauts, who returned to Earth following a high-risk splashdown...

Middle East and Africa 6 days ago

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say

Out of ten countries who pledged funds, only three had contributed funding, namely the United A...

Tech 6 days ago

Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe

Tesla is also counting on self-driving software to boost vehicle sales, which have slowed in Europe ...

Economy 6 days ago

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact: World Bank chief

The global growth could be lowered by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage point in a baseline scenario, with an ea...

Archipelago 6 days ago

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Riau Police arrest five over illicit trade of subsidized biodiesel

Authorities said the investigation into the alleged misuse and resale of subsidized biodiesel in Ria...

Middle East and Africa 6 days ago

Israel won't discuss ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon talks: Envoy

Israel 'agreed to begin formal peace negotiations' with the Lebanese government, with w...

Europe 6 days ago

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

"NATO is a defensive alliance, which for decades has kept us much safer than we would otherwise...

Middle East and Africa 6 days ago

Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country host the negotiation, said making progress at...

Archipelago 6 days ago

Three dead, five missing as fishing boat catches fire in Malacca Strait

Three fishermen died in the accident while 13 others were picked up by the KM Mandiri, which was fis...

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