Payment Dispute May Have Triggered Fatal Shootings of 3 Lampung Policemen

Palembang. A dispute over illegal payments from cockfighting operators may have been the motive behind the fatal shootings of three police officers in Lampung, a military spokesman said in a recent interview. Two low-ranking Army soldiers have been detained in connection with the March 17 incident in Way Kanan Regency, Lampung Province. However, the Indonesian … Read more

Indonesia, Russia to Have Trade Talks Ahead of Prabowo-Putin Meeting

Jakarta. Indonesia and Russia will have bilateral trade talks next month ahead of President Prabowo Subianto’s first-ever state visit to Moscow, according to a Russian diplomat. Senior minister Airlangga Hartarto recently unveiled Prabowo’s plans to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Russia this June. Airlangga said Prabowo would ink a principal agreement related to … Read more

‘We have to learn’ – Pedri speaks out after Barcelona’s wild draw with Atletico in Copa del Rey

Pedri admitted he had mixed feelings about Tuesday’s wild 4-4 draw with Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Barcelona went 2-0 down but recovered to go 4-2 up before a late collapse saw the visitors salvage a draw in an incredible first leg. Pedri was brilliant again for Barcelona and here’s what he made … Read more

Some 97% of children in Malaga province have had the triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella

Friday, 14 February 2025, 09:48 Andalucía’s regional health ministry has stated that, as of January 2025, almost all minors in the province of Malaga have the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. The ministry’s reassurance coincides with the outbreak of measles in a nursery on the Costa del Sol. According to official … Read more

Half of voters have Senate picks already

(UPDATE) HALF of registered voters already have a complete list of senatorial candidates for the May 12 elections, the survey company Pulse Asia said Monday. “With approximately four months remaining before the May 2025 senatorial election, nearly half of Filipino registered voters, including those who are still undecided about casting their ballots, have named their … Read more

Ireland has no specific legal obligations on Palestinian refugees, says human rights law expert – The Irish Times

International human rights law experts have rejected claims that Ireland will be obliged to take in people who are displaced from Gaza because of its support for Palestinian statehood. Earlier this week, US president Donald Trump proposed that 1.8 million people living in Gaza could move elsewhere as the territory was taken over by the … Read more

Los Angeles wildfires: Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up

Part of Los Angeles County and much of neighbouring Ventura County were in a “particularly dangerous situation,” according to the NWS, a designation that was also declared before last week’s deadly blazes. “All the plants and vegetation is really dry and ready to burn so… fires can grow pretty fast,” meteorologist Ryan Kittell said. A … Read more

LA fires: Los Angeles blazes have burned a larger area than San Francisco, killing at least 11

While the winds that have ripped across the bone-dry region are set to abate later Friday, the respite could be fleeting, with wind speeds forecast to increase again this weekend. About 153,000 people are still subject to evacuation orders, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “We are doing everything we can to get the … Read more

South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder

The second black box, the flight data recorder, “was found with a missing connector,” Joo said. “Experts are currently conducting a final review to determine how to extract data from it.” People watch the news regarding the plane crash at Seoul station. Photo / Getty Images Officials initially pointed to a bird strike as a … Read more

New Year reset: Seven things to add or subtract for happiness, according to science

Then, around 2012, the happiness bubble burst. Psychology researchers came to the unsettling realisation that many of their findings were wrong. Published studies had often relied on faulty, but common, publishing practices. There was p-hacking, or manipulating data analyses until statistically significant results were squeezed out, and HARKing (Hypothesizing After Results are Known), or changing … Read more