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Environment

In a rarity, emperor penguin chick hatches at Sea World San Diego

The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the biggest of all penguin species and can reach 1.15 meter in height and weigh up to 45 kg, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

2 years ago
Entertainment

Music streaming was 2022's top moneymaker for songwriters, composers

Digital royalty collections surged nearly 34% to 4.2 billion euros in 2022 as more consumers turned to music and video subscription services, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) said in the report. ...

2 years ago
Environment

'Frozen in time' landscape discovered under Antarctic ice

This landscape, which is bigger than Belgium, has remained untouched for potentially more than 34 million years, but human-driven global warming could threaten to expose it, the British and American researchers warned. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Environment

Lotte aquarium, activists battle over release of beluga whale

Lotte World Aquarium vowed to move a beluga to a wildlife sanctuary by the end of 2022, but has yet to do so, leading to clashes with activists.

2 years ago
Environment

World far off track on pledges to end deforestation by 2030 - report

More than 140 countries - representing the vast majority of the world's woodlands - pledged at the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by the end of the decade.

2 years ago
Entertainment premium

The Eras Festival: Indonesian 'Swifties' assemble in roaring joy and quiet hope

The fan-fueled event, taking place on Sunday, reflected the yearning of thousands of devoted fans for Taylor Swift as some of them still questioned the exclusion of Indonesia from her ongoing global tour.

2 years ago
Environment

Dust in the air worsened in 2022: UN

The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the slight rise was due to increased emissions from west-central Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Iranian Plateau and northwestern China.

2 years ago
Books premium

‘She Wanted to be a Beauty Queen’: George Quinn raises Javanese stories

Australian professor George Quinn translated an anthology of Javanese short stories to help introduce Javanese literature to a wider audience. 

2 years ago
Environment

An endangered whale species is speeding towards extinction

American conservationists are hoping a proposed federal rule change to expand speed restrictions for vessels along the US East Coast will save the marine giants, which number fewer than 350, from extinction.

2 years ago
Culture

Beauty contests no more

"The prevailing beauty ideology needs to be dismantled.” 

2 years ago
Work it Right premium

Expanding public transportation services beyond administrative regions

Institutional integration in public transportation might be the answer, but before we jump into it, there are two main aspects to remember: regulators and integrated public transportation managers.

2 years ago
Entertainment premium

Grrrl Gang on success and new album: 'This is the year of grassroots artists'

The Indonesian indie rock band's debut full-length album, Spunky!, showcases how nothing compares to independent-minded musicianship.

2 years ago
Health premium

Converting to SADARI: A ritual that saves women’s lives

The world has turned its attention to breast cancer awareness, a cause that takes center stage during October, which is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

2 years ago
Entertainment

Taylor Swift and the political needle

Swift is taking a break from playing sold-out arenas before heading back on the road for the remainder of her Eras Tour, which is poised to become the first tour to make $1 billion.

2 years ago
People

Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former president Ahtisaari dies at 86

Ahtisaari was celebrated around the world for brokering peace in conflict zones in Kosovo, Indonesia and Northern Ireland. He refused to accept that wars and conflicts were inevitable.

2 years ago
Entertainment

Swiftonomics and Beyonce bump: How stars power economies

Three years after the pandemic wiped out the live music scene, fans are flocking again to see their favorite stars on stage, with Taylor Swift and Beyonce raking it in with tours that are giving local economies a boost.

2 years ago
Art & Culture premium

OMAH Library: Tangerang's comfy fountain of knowledge

Comfortably nestled within the Taman Villa Meruya housing complex just outside Jakarta, the library-slash-cafe is currently enjoying cult status as a serene haven for passionate architectophiles and urban bibliophiles.

2 years ago
Work it Right premium

Why do we prefer to walk in shopping malls and not on the street?

In an urban mobility context, some areas, known as pedestrian zones, mimic shopping malls; a pedestrianized street is designed to give pedestrians priority and is an effective way to endorse non-motorized transport (NMT).

2 years ago
Culture

More young professionals in Singapore taking long breaks from work to recharge: Experts

More young people in Singapore are taking extended breaks from work. These breaks can last months, or even a year, and are often to combat burnout or seek a career change.

2 years ago
Culture

Birkenstock: From German village to Barbie blockbuster

The company was founded 250 years ago in rural Germany, and remained in the hands of the Birkenstock family until heirs, brothers Alex and Christian, sold a majority stake in 2021.

2 years ago
Environment

Extreme heat risks rise for pregnant women and babies

Armed conflict, drought, widespread poverty and scarce rural health services already mean the world's newest country has one of its highest maternal mortality rates. Heatwaves linked to climate change are increasing the risks.

2 years ago
Entertainment

Nice pick up: Guitars owned by Clapton, Cobain hit auction block

Up for grabs at the sale organized by Julien's Auctions in Nashville will be Clapton's Gibson SG -- popularly known as "The Fool" -- which the British rocker began using when his band Cream embarked on its first US tour.

2 years ago
Science & Tech

Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode

While major world events typically trigger a deluge of falsehoods, researchers say the scale and speed with which misinformation proliferated online following the weekend's deadly assault on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas was unlike ever before.

2 years ago
Environment

Aboriginal elders suspend Rio Tinto site survey over heritage concerns

There has been much less public outrage about this incident compared to three years ago, when Rio Tinto destroyed rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in the same region which had showed evidence of human habitation stretching back 46,000 years.

2 years ago
People

Claudia Goldin: Nobel-winning sleuth of the gender pay gap

On Monday, Goldin, the first woman to be tenured at Harvard University's economics department, attained the "dismal science" most exalted honour: the Nobel Prize for Economics.

2 years ago
People

Claudia Goldin of the US wins Nobel Economics Prize

The Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod "for having advanced our understanding of women's labor market outcomes," the jury said.

2 years ago
Culture

‘Millennial Birkin’ popular in Paris, has sold out many times

Considered Uniqlo’s best-selling bag, it was launched about three years ago, and is currently available at stores in 25 countries and regions.

2 years ago
Community

No land for Mentawai women (part 2)

In Mentawai, the amount of a bride’s dowry depends on the number of brothers or uncles she has. The more male relatives she has, the higher her dowry. If the groom cannot afford to pay her dowry on his own, then his family must chip in. This is how the land given as a bridal dowry remains an asset belonging to the groom’s family.

2 years ago
Art & Culture

Guilty as charged?: New documentary reignites debate on Jessica Wongso's infamous case

A new Netflix documentary about the controversial “cyanide coffee case” sheds light on Indonesia’s current legal system but does not share any new information regarding the murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin.

2 years ago
People premium

Iran women's activist Narges Mohammadi wins peace Nobel

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.

2 years ago
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