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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison, finding him guilty of extortion, abuse of power and bribery in connection with the ministry’s contracts with private suppliers. The case has damaged President Joko Widodo’s credibility in fighting corruption. Five other members of Widodo’s cabinet […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison, finding him guilty of extortion, abuse of power and bribery in connection with the ministry’s contracts with private suppliers. The case has damaged President Joko Widodo’s credibility in fighting corruption. Five other members of Widodo’s cabinet

Germany is bracing for more heavy rain on Thursday, a day after storms caused flooding and emergency aid in several parts of Germany. In the southwestern town of Rastatt, 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of Stuttgart, storms and heavy rainfall prompted about 100 emergency services to respond as cellars and tunnels filled with water, police

WATCH: Lamine Yamal fever continues – 60,000 people sing for Spanish starlet at concert Spain and Barcelona starlet Laminate Yamal Has taken Euro 2024 taking the hearts of his home country by storm, and many more from the rest of the world along the way. Even when he’s not there, the stadiums sing his name.

GULF SHORES, Alabama.WKRG) — It’s finally Shark Week and Gulf State Park officials said they’ve been looking forward to this week all year. ONLY ON NEWS 5: Family and friends speak out about the tragic loss of Avery Pickle Throughout the week, guests can participate in various shark-themed activities at Lake Shelby to learn more

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s BHP Group will temporarily suspend its Nickel West operations and West Musgrave project from October, the miner said on Thursday, as it battles a slump in metal prices and global oversupply. The world’s largest listed miner wants to review its decision to temporarily suspend its nickel operations in Western Australia by

Opinion by Srinivas Tata (Bangkok, Thailand) Thursday, July 11, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, July 11 (IPS) – World Population Day on July 11 provides an excellent opportunity to take stock and look ahead to population issues affecting all aspects of society in Asia and the Pacific. This year is special because we also

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will open a new memorial site on Thursday to commemorate the prisoners at the notorious Hoheneck women’s prison in the former communist East Germany. Many of the prisoners in the former women’s prison in Stollberg, about 80 kilometres southwest of Dresden, were political prisoners. Together with eyewitnesses from that time, Steinmeier

Chinese cars have been receiving a lot of praise lately, after years of being ridiculed by their European and American competitors. Positive reviews are mostly about the new Chinese design identity, which seems to be preventing carmakers from cloning the mainstream. The Ora 07, however, is a return to the days of shameless copying. It

Nigerian graduate Olotu Olanrewaju faces a choice between staying in the country he loves and the possibility of a better life elsewhere. He loves the culture, the food, the music and the family mentality at home, especially the way people care for each other and pursue common goals. But the 24-year-old electrical engineer feels hampered