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Sigi goes international, thanks to total solar eclipse

The March 9 total solar eclipse (TSE) proved to be a blessing for the Sigi District located in Central Sulawesi ...

United States delivers first payment to Global Climate Fund

The United States has paid $500 million into the United Nations Green Climate Fund, the first tranche of the $3 ...

Microsoft and Wistron deepen collaboration with Android patent licensing renewal

- On Monday, Microsoft Corp. and Wistron Corp. announced a renewed Android patent licensing agreement covering ...

Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Nancy Reagan, the former actress who was fiercely protective of husband Ronald Reagan through a Hollywood career, ...

China says "really needs" S China sea defences in face of United States

China "really needs" its defences in the South China Sea in the face of a militarisation process being pushed by the ...

China, US make `progress` on UN North Korea resolution

The United States and China have made progress toward agreeing on a United Nations sanctions resolution to punish ...

China deploys fighter jets to contested island in S China sea

China has deployed fighter jets to the same contested island in the South China Sea to which it also has sent ...

Apple says expert panel should take up encryption issue

Apple said Monday (Feb. 22) it supports the idea of a panel of experts to consider access to encrypted devices if US ...

President Jokowi makes stopover in Honolulu

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) made a stopover at Honolulu International Airport on Thursday en route to Indonesia ...

WHO seeks $56 million for Zika; Brazil microcephaly cases rise

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Wednesday for $56 million to combat the Zika virus, a disease that has ...

Sri Fatmawati wins international award for career women scientist

Dr Sri Fatmawati, an Indonesian biologist, has bagged the Elsevier Foundation Award for Career Women Scientists in the ...

President Jokowi leaves San Francisco for Jakarta

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his entourage left San Francisco for Jakarta on Wednesday to end his ...

Indonesia, South China Sea, and US-ASEAN Summit

The US-ASEAN leaders have wrapped up their special summit in Sunnylands, California, on Tuesday with a declaration ...

Apple ordered to aid FBI in unlocking California shooter`s phone

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Apple Inc to help the FBI break into a phone recovered from one of the San Bernardino ...

Former UN Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body during one of its most difficult periods, ...