Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to Borneo jungle
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to relocate Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta to a site deep within the jungle of Kalimantan on Borneo island, the most significant advancement of an idea the country’s leaders have been toying with for years. The new state capital law, which provides a legal framework for President Joko […]
Can WhatsApp and motorbikes protect Africa’s food security?
Thomson Reuters Foundation A motorbike and reliable connectivity to watch football and chat on WhatsApp are the key to keeping young Africans in farming, a senior United Nations official said, as large-scale urban migration threatens food production on the continent. Africa already spends $US35 billion a year on importing food for its growing population despite […]
US President Donald Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital prompting strong reactions across the globe
President Donald Trump has broken with decades of US policy and formally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Declaring it was time for a new approach to peace in the Middle East, Mr Trump said: “We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. All […]