Jakarta – “We can always only see the impact of the “black hole”. For example, we see the folding of space. Or as something around a star, but not clearly visible, “said astronomer Knud Jahnke. He and his team studied phases, during which various matter falls into a “black hole,” and the area around it … Read more
Jakarta – After weeks of tough debate, the opposition in Turkey on Monday finally announced their nominee, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the center-left Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) party, as their nominee to face President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May. But the six-party opposition alliance has been overshadowed by long feuds as other parties … Read more
Jakarta – Around the world, electric vehicles are seen as a key sector for economic decarbonization and an opportunity to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. That’s why the electric vehicle market is booming everywhere, said Rahul Gupta, a senior consultant at McKinsey & Company in Singapore. This assumption refers to the two largest electric … Read more
Jakarta – Egypt’s antiquities authority on Thursday announced the discovery of a hidden passage or corridor inside the 4,500-year-old Pyramid of Khufu, formerly known as the Pyramid of Cheops or the Great Pyramid of Giza. The find was announced by archaeologist Zahi Hawass and Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa and is credited … Read more
Jakarta – Nigeria is a giant country in terms of population and economic strength. About 220 million people live in the West African country. In fact, by 2050 it is estimated that the number will reach 375 million people. The state of Lagos alone has a bigger economic output than Kenya. In addition, Nigeria produces … Read more
Jakarta – Swedish police on Wednesday (09/02) refused to give permission for a demonstration which was planned to be accompanied by the burning of the Koran. Such prohibitive measures are rarely taken by the Swedish authorities. This ban was made following a similar action held in January, when local right-wing politicians burned the Muslim holy … Read more
Jakarta – Over the past weekend, Tunisia has stepped further and further from democracy towards authoritarianism. In fact, the country of the Maghrib is often praised as a success story of the 2011 Arab Spring, because it chose democracy after overthrowing the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. But that optimism dimmed in the … Read more
Jakarta – Pope Francis in an exclusive interview with the AP on Tuesday (24/01) criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust”, saying that God loves all His children as they are. He also called on Catholic bishops who support the law to accept LGBTQ people into the church. “Homosexuality is not a crime,” he said … Read more
Jakarta – The Lebanese capital, Beirut, is not short of contrasts. When rows of luxury cars are parked neatly in front of air-conditioned restaurants and bars, outside a group of beggars of all ages dig into the trash looking for food. “Now more and more people are begging on the street, especially children or the … Read more
Brasilia – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was officially sworn in as President of Brazil on Sunday (01/01), a position he held from 2003 to 2010. The 77-year-old secured a third term after defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in October 2022 in the closest presidential election in decades. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO RESUME CONTENT Lula’s promise … Read more