A woman convicted of adultery has been savagely punished under local Islamic law in Indonesia, according to reports. Two policewomen took possession of the weeping victim, each holding her by an arm, as she was dragged onto a platform. On this occasion, in front of a multitude of people capturing …
Read More »Three countries including one African threatened by deadly heat
A study published by the scientific journal Nature Sustainability reveals that the increase in global temperature due to climate change could become unbearable, and even potentially deadly, by the end of the 21st century. “Two billion people will find their lives threatened because they will be exposed to extreme heat …
Read More »Paul Kagame re-elected as head of his party
The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame has done well as he was re-elected as head of his party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), at the 35th International Congress. It is by an overwhelming majority of 99.8% that President Paul Kagame was re-elected for a five-year term at the head of the …
Read More »Indonesia in talks with African countries to export COVID shot
Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday. Indonesia is becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot. Its approval for the shot, the detailed trial data of which …
Read More »Nigerian government condemns detention of its diplomat in Indonesia
Government in Nigeria has condemned an assault on one of its diplomats in Indonesia. It wrote a protest letter to the Indonesian government after a video began circulating on social media showing the man shouting and being held down in a vehicle by several men. In a statement, Nigeria’s foreign …
Read More »COVID-19: cases surge, second wave of virus in Indonesia peaked
Indonesia’s devastating second coronavirus wave, which saw the Southeast Asian country become the epicentre of Asia’s COVID-19 outbreak, has peaked, its health minister said Monday. Driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, Indonesia has over the past month been faced with an exponential surge in coronavirus cases that has overwhelmed …
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