The Jakarta Post – The Social Department said on Thursday that as many as 464 people were killed while around 500 others were wounded after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook West Sumatera on Wednesday afternoon.
Tugiyo Bisri, spokesperson of the department’s crisis center, told CNN on Thursday that the worst hit area was in Padang where 376 [...]
Jakarta Post : As debate rages over the planned visit to Indonesia by Japanese porn star Maria “Miyabi” Ozawa, Communications and Information Minister Mohammad Nuh has said no one can stop her from coming to the country.
“As long as she doesn’t do any porn activity in Indonesia, then legally, [her visit] can’t be prohibited,” Nuh [...]
The Associated Press – An earthquake shook Venezuela’s capital and nearby states Saturday, injuring 14 people and causing damage to a few buildings. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 for the quake, saying the epicenter was off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast 65 miles (110 kilometers) west of Caracas. The head of Venezuela’s [...]
The Jakarta Post – Corruption watchdogs expressed pessimism that the newly elected chairmen of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) would be capable of improving the agency’s performance in monitoring state funds in the coming five years. The chairmen-elect would face difficulties maintaining the BPK as an independent body because of their unfamiliar faces, the watchdogs [...]
Bloomberg – The yen and dollar fell against the euro as improving economic data and central banker comments that the global recession is abating prompted investors to pile into higher-yielding assets.
The euro traded near the strongest level in more than two weeks against the greenback before a report forecast to show European industrial orders fell [...]
The Associated Press – Miss Venezuela has been named winner of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas.
Stefania Fernandez was crowned Sunday night. Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz, was the runner up.
The televised event included musical performances by Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.
The Jakarta Post – Although the government has announced that the fasting month of Ramadhan begins Saturday, thousands of Muslims in Jember regency, East Java, started fasting on Friday.
They are primarily residents of the area around the Mahfilud Dlulor Islamic boarding school in Suger Kidul village in Jelbuk district, Jember.
The Associated Press – Three of Google’s largest rivals are joining a coalition to oppose a legal settlement that would give the Internet search leader digital rights to millions of copyrighted books.
Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon.com are all part of a group being called the Open Book Alliance. It’s being put together by the Internet Archive, [...]
Bloomberg – Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will visit Shiao Lin village today, where more than 300 people are feared buried in mudslides after the deadliest typhoon in 50 years, as a poll showed his support falling to a record low.
This is the first visit by Ma to the village in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung county, according [...]
Bloomberg – China’s stocks fell, led by metal producers, after Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. posted a second straight half-year loss and copper slumped in Shanghai.
Maanshan Steel fell 5 percent after posting a 795.4 million yuan ($116 million) net loss for the first half. Jiangxi Copper Co., China’s biggest producer of the metal, lost 4.3 [...]
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Sulumits Retsambew ReviewSchool-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Researchers found that young adults who had been exposed to a popular drug abuse prevention program as adolescents were less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior five to seven years later, according to the findings published online by the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study provides the strongest evidence to date that drug abuse prevention programs can also curb risky sexual practices in young adulthood. (more…)
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