Flood and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday.
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Taiwan, US enter ‘harder’ phase of trade talks as mainland China bristles
Negotiators from Taiwan and the United States concluded five days of complex talks over the second phase of their trade deal on Friday, with analysts predicting “harder” progress in negotiations due to the numerous labour, environmental and agricultural practices involved.
Residents fear for safety as Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupts
TAGULANDANG, Indonesia — Antelmus Paulus, 67, is in despair after the eruption on Tuesday (April 30) of Indonesia's Ruang volcano rendered his home on Tagulandang island uninhabitable and prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people.
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
INDONESIA — In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in Indonesia. What Rakus did three days later really caught the attention of scientists.
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.
Wild orangutan seen using medicinal plant to treat wound, scientists say
An orangutan has apparently learned to treat wounds with medicine from a tropical plant – the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported on Thursday.
Orangutan, Heal Thyself
Scientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in Indonesia.