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Environment

'Dangerous new era': Climate change spurs disaster in 2024

This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world.

1 year ago
Science & Tech

NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun

The space agency said the operations team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland received the signal, a beacon tone, from the probe just before midnight on Thursday. ...

1 year ago
Entertainment

Demand for Japanese content booms post 'Shogun'

More adaptations of major manga and anime hits are in the works, including the superhero adventures of My Hero Academia and the ninja escapades of Naruto. ...

1 year ago

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Science & Tech

NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun

Launched in August 2018, the spaceship is on a seven-year mission to deepen scientific understanding of our star and help forecast space-weather events that can affect life on Earth.

1 year ago
Environment

Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspot

African manatees are found in fresh water along the coast of western Africa, such as in Cameroon's vast Lake Ossa where marine biologist Aritide Takoukam Kamla first saw them more than 10 years ago.

1 year ago
Science & Tech

Scientists observe 'negative time' in quantum experiments

Now, researchers at the University of Toronto, through innovative quantum experiments, say they have demonstrated that "negative time" isn't just a theoretical idea -- it exists in a tangible, physical sense, deserving closer scrutiny. 

1 year ago
Art & Culture

Arahmaiani: Indonesia's Frida Kahlo testing the limits of freedom

The artist was a nomad for years because of a crackdown on her paintings, installations and performances, which were viewed as provocative in Indonesia.

1 year ago
Entertainment premium

‘Sorop’: Upi’s familial slice of horror

Acclaimed writer-director Upi, as well as her lead actors, Egi Fedly and Yasamin Jasem, share an inside look at their latest fright flick.

1 year ago
Science & Tech

ChatGPT search opens to all users in challenge to Google

The San Francisco-based tech firm had beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot with search engine capabilities in late October, but made the feature available only to paying subscribers.

1 year ago
Environment

UNCCD COP16: Saudi Arabia emphasizes international collaboration to combat desertification

Deserts often bring to mind images such as caravans and camels in the Sahara or the dry, Mars-like surfaces of the Atacama. Despite their scenic charms, however, an ever-expanding desert is a sign of trouble.

1 year ago
Environment

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

Over the past two years, temperature records have been repeatedly shattered by a streak so persistent and puzzling it has tested the best-available scientific predictions about how the climate functions.

1 year ago
People

Indian tabla drum maestro Zakir Hussain dies aged 73

Hussain collaborated with musicians including George Harrison from The Beatles, Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead and jazz musician John Handy in a career spanning decades.

1 year ago
Art & Culture premium

National Museum rises from the ashes, reimagined for the future

The iconic museum in Central Java has come back stronger after a fire razed Building A in 2023, reopening on Oct. 15 with a new exhibition showcasing renovated buildings and new collections that runs until the end of this year.

1 year ago
Science & Tech

Japanese, Indonesian businesses see potential in air mobility

Technologies such as drones, electric aircraft and autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV) have made short-distance air transportation more economically viable.

1 year ago
Environment

World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks

The Riyadh talks came after the partial failure of biodiversity talks in Colombia, the failure to reach a UN deal on plastics pollution in South Korea, and a climate finance deal that disappointed developing nations at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

1 year ago
Environment

Indonesia's renewable energy plans may put forests at risk

Biofuels will help Indonesia cut down on expensive fuel imports, reduce greenhouse gases and increase palm oil production, which in turn will spur economic growth, the government has said.

1 year ago
Environment

'Huge disappointment' at ICJ climate hearings: Global South representative

In what many experts have painted as a "David Vs Goliath" scrap, stark divisions have emerged between top polluters and those suffering most from climate change.

1 year ago
Entertainment

'Astro Bot' wins highest award at Oscars of video games

The platform game featuring the adventures of a small space robot was also awarded "best family game", "best game direction" and "best action/adventure game" at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles.

1 year ago
Health

GESID National Gathering 2024 for the Zero Anemia Initiative

Indonesia, with its abundant natural resources and large demographic, is preparing for its demographic peak in 2045, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of its independence.

1 year ago
Art & Culture premium

A Tribute to Giacomo Puccini: Celebrating 75 years of Italy-Indonesia relations

A collaboration of classical musicians from Italy and Indonesia to bring composer Giacomo Puccini's work to audiences was an apt way to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

1 year ago
Entertainment

Jay-Z accused in lawsuit of raping 13-year-old girl

Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a "blackmail attempt" by the plaintiff's lawyer. Lawyers for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

1 year ago
Environment

World's oldest known wild bird, aged 74, is expecting again

Wildlife experts say for decades she was doing this with the same partner, as the birds are known to be monogamous, and has laid over 50 eggs in her lifetime. But her partner has not been seen for years, and Wisdom has recently begun to flirt with other males.

1 year ago
Entertainment

Collaboration paves the way for BSJ students’ success in performing ‘We Will Rock You’

British School Jakarta (BSJ) recently performed the musical “We Will Rock You” (WWRY) at the school’s Raffles Stage, BSJ World Theatre, in Bintaro Jaya, South Tangerang City.

1 year ago
Entertainment premium

'Love Unlike in K-Dramas' and the eternal delights of the love triangle

The lead actors of Imajinari's latest romantic drama share their insights and why love triangles will never fade with time.

1 year ago
Art & Culture premium

2024 World Press Photo: A lens on pressing global issues

Exhibition offers a glimpse of global stories captured by award-winning photographers, helping visitors see beyond the screens and comprehend current issues.

1 year ago
Science & Tech

Join #GenHappineZ with the latest beauty products launch from Sasa and Naturally Speaking

We often forget that happiness can be found in everyday moments, like trying a new recipe or enjoying a skincare routine.

1 year ago
Environment

Norway suspends deep-sea mining projects: Govt

Norway, Western Europe's biggest oil and gas producer, had planned to become one of the world's first countries to start handing out rights to tens of thousands of square kilometers of seabed.

1 year ago
Science & Tech

Major Canadian media sue ChatGPT in case potentially worth billions

Media including The Globe and Mail newspaper and public broadcaster CBC accused OpenAI of breaching copyrights by "scraping large swaths of content" and profiting from the use of this content, according to a statement.

1 year ago
Environment

Researchers analyze DNA from dung to save Laos elephants

Conservationists are hoping DNA analysis of elephants' dung will help them track both captive and wild tuskers, so they can secure a healthy genetic pool and craft an effective breeding plan to protect the species.

1 year ago
Environment

Nations warn of deadlock at landmark plastic pollution talks

Efforts to reach the landmark agreement on the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution are locked over several key sticking points, particularly reducing production and phasing out chemicals believed or known to harm human health.

1 year ago
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