5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (729+ words) by VICTORIA MILKO, Associated Press 09/13/26 09:11 PM ET Biomass power, predominantly generated by burning wood, is growing globally as countries accelerate their transition to use cleaner energy. “The biomass industry has become a new driver of deforestation in Indonesia,” said Timer…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (286+ words) More than 600 Indonesian rescuers were searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea on the weekend, an official said on Monday, with the death toll steady at six. The Virgo Transport 8 ship carrying 243 people…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (342+ words) At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing. The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying more than 240 people when its captain issued a distress call, saying the ship was listing in rough seas with waves of up to three…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (48+ words) China's Xi Jinping proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone' Inbox.eu China's Xi Jinping proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone' China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (403+ words) Feels like: 23.6°C23.6°F | Cloudy Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southern Philippines are casting their ballots in the region’s first parliamentary elections since its establishment in 2019. Monday’s historic vote is considered a…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (621+ words) "A Malaysian aircraft carries 6,137 litres of water to extinguish forest and land fires in just 12 seconds," reads Indonesian text on an Instagram video shared August 25, 2026. The video shows a small white-and-red aircraft using water from a river to put out…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago   (311+ words) September 14, 2026 at 11:00 JST MANILA—A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The town of Maluso…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (183+ words) The town of Maluso in Basilan has also been put under the commission’s control after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts. Garcia said he immediately ordered the reprinting of ballots for the affected precincts, where voting would be…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (551+ words) At least 108 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the search operation expanded around the vessel’s last known position. The ferry, with more than 240 people on board, was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to…...

4+ hour ago   (748+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026 7:13 pm Biomass power, predominantly generated by burning wood, is growing globally as countries accelerate their transition to use cleaner energy. “The biomass industry has become a new driver of deforestation in Indonesia,” said Timer Manurung, director of Indonesia-based…...