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A tendency for one or both spouses to avoid or withdraw from tough conversations could set up married couples for emotional distress, bad feelings about their relationship, chronic inflammation, and lowered immune function, new research suggests. The analysis revisits data from a 2005 Ohio State University study that showed the stress couples feel during a […]

China’s Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, expressed support for Iran in protecting its rights and interests regarding the nuclear issue. He also urged other parties to continue engaging in dialogue and negotiation. He stated that China will continue to play its role in the matter in its own way, and this statement was made during a […]

The intersection between the care crisis and the climate crisis is evident, and the pandemic has only made the existing strain worse. Though the care crisis is a complex phenomenon, the main view of the crisis I will focus on in this analysis is that the care crisis stems from the deregulation of domestic care […]

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ●   Sat, January 21 2023 Indonesia will host the 10th World Water Forum in Bali in May of next year, taking up “shared prosperity gained from water” as the theme for the global event on water issues. Leading up to the main meeting of […]

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo confirmed that the government will not enforce COVID-19 restrictions such as the mandatory quarantine for Chinese tourists upon landing in the archipelago. “No [restrictions], nothing,” the President stated. However, Jokowi emphasized that tourists must comply with health protocols when visiting tourist attractions. “We are open to tourists from […]

Subscribe to the BoF Podcast here. Background: The Korean cultural wave, also known as Hallyu, has become a worldwide sensation in recent years, with Korean art, music, drama, food and more sweeping the globe. Thanks to global fervour over K-pop and K-beauty, many of the Korean diaspora have seen the culture they grew up with […]

Article content The United Arab Emirates and India are discussing ways to boost non-oil commerce in rupees as the Gulf country looks to strengthen ties with its second-largest trade partner.  Article content “We are still in early-stage discussions with India on this dirham-rupee trade,” Thani Al-Zeyoudi, the UAE’s minister of state for foreign trade, told […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) Abdullah Azwar Anas has lauded the digital transformation efforts carried out by the Health Ministry. “The digital transformation at the Health Ministry is extraordinary. Their CEO’s commitment deserves appreciation, especially digital leadership implemented by Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin,” Anas said at the inauguration of the Digital Transformation […]

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday touted the fruits of a new “mutually beneficial” economic strategy towards Africa, contrasting the damage caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s practices. “The United States is all in on Africa, and all in with Africa,” she said during a visit to Senegal, part of a push […]

Alistair Law, founder of Vertical Meadow Peter Landers Nature is disappearing at an alarming rate, with the built environment acknowledged as a significant contributor to the decline of biodiversity. Scientists are predicting that on our current trajectory of habitat loss and global warming, nearly 40% of all species will face extinction by the end of […]