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The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021
AP / Thibault Camus
2024-04-30, Springfield News-Sun
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single...
Climate activists display a banner during a rally calling for people to vote for candidates who pay more attention to climate crisis in the upcoming election, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The world's fourth most populous country is scheduled to hold its legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
AP / Dita Alangkara
2024-02-09, Newsday
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit...
In this photo released by Brunei's Information Department, Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, center left, and bride Anisha Rosnah attend their wedding reception at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Brunei's Information Department via AP
2024-01-15, CNN
Life in the tiny oil-rich kingdom of Brunei came to a standstill Sunday for a grand royal wedding attended by heads of state and royals from Bhutan and Middle Eastern...
Monsters & Critics: Survivor 46 spoilers have come from an unlikely source, as Tiffany Ervin revealed what fans didn’t see in Fiji. A dramatic new episode of Survivor aired on Wednesday night, with Q Burdette causing more drama. HostJeff Probst referred to Q as a...
Golf Week: They’re some of the best golfers in the world and they call the First Coast and Georgia’s Golden Isleshome. Nearly six dozen, some natives of both areas, some transplants from other states as far away as California, Washington and New England and others from...
jacksonville.com: They’re some of the best golfers in the world and they call the First Coast and Georgia’s Golden Isleshome. Nearly six dozen, some natives of both areas, some transplants from other states as far away as California, Washington and New England and others from...
The Manila Times: ON April 26, 2024, the social media account of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) read: "In celebration of the 503rd anniversary of the Victory of Mactan we are sharing a portrait of Lapulapu. As Datu of Mactan, he successfully...
Al Jazeera: An orangutan in Indonesia has been observed appearing to treat a wound with a medicinal tropical plant – the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild. Scientists saw the Sumatran orangutan named Rakus...
Asahi News: golden sunrise over a golden yellow canola field... long footpath --Tsanka Shishkova (Sofia, Bulgaria) * * * goldfinch’s first trill I tune my violin one more time --Marek Printer (Kielce, Poland) * * * spring scene the honey buzzards glide north --Christina...
Taipei Times: By sumit kumar While the South China Sea has remained a contested region for a long time, it has emerged as a major security flashpoint in the 21st century with the rise of China as an economic and military power. China’s recent moves against the Philippines...
The Daily Mail: Greggs has hired a former serviceman as a bouncer to protect against shoplifters at one of its London bakeries. A guard on duty at the company's flagship Leicester Square store is reportedly a former member of the world renowned Gurkha regiment, according to...
Dawn: JAKARTA: Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, officials said on Wed­nesday, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. Mount Ruang erupted...
Jakarta News: Roads and buildings for Nusantara, which is intended to replace the slowly sinking city of Jakarta, have begun to sprout on the eastern coast of Borneo. ......