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Global tensions demand a faster energy transition — why does Indonesia still rely on fossil fuel imports?

The year 2025 begins with persistent global geopolitical tensions. The war between Ukraine and Russia drags on, conflict in the Middle East is heating up, and the United States-China trade war continues. All of this could send shockwaves through the global energy market — including in Indonesia.

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Power on British tourist hotspot fully restored following mass blackout

The blackout comes just days after Spain and Portugal were brought to a standstill

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Premio Lo Nuestro 2025: The best looks from the magenta carpet

The artists dazzled with their unique outfits full of style, elegance and glamour.

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Indonesia's New Coal Phase-out Goal Sets 'Daunting Task'

Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power in just 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century is a "daunting task" that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn.

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Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

The global push for biomass that can be burned for energy is causing concern about the price Indonesia's forests are paying

The Independent UK

NGOs Accuse ADB Of Funding Indonesia Coal Plants Despite Clean Energy Promises

Green NGOs have accused the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal plants in Indonesia through a $600 million loan despite promises to no longer fund projects tied to the fossil fuel, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Premio Lo Nuestro 2024: Karol G Biggest Winner, Surprising Oversights for Bad Bunny and RBD

Premio Lo Nuestro 2024: Karol G Biggest Winner, Surprising Oversights for Bad Bunny and RBD, and everything else that happened.

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Premio Lo Nuestro 2024: Your Complete Guide to the Nominees, Performances, and Where to Watch

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Indonesia's Coal Love Affair Still Aflame Despite Pledges

Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometre from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark grey smoke and a chemical smell into the air.

International Business Times

Boston Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett to launch new 3-on-3 streetball league

The Big Ticket's new league differs in that it is less a place for retired NBAers to suit up and more a streetball league.

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Indonesia promises move to clean energy, but challenges loom

Indonesia, one of the world's largest coal-producing countries, has agreed to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in the coming decades

The Independent UK

Costa Ricans to choose between outsider and former leader in presidential vote

Costa Ricans will choose a new president on Sunday to steer the Central American country through mounting debt woes and social discontent in a run-off between an anti-establishment outsider and former leader.

Reuters

Costa Rica ex-president vies for top office against upstart Chaves

Costa Rica's former president Jose Maria Figueres will face off with one-time finance minister Rodrigo Chaves on Sunday in a final run-off vote for the 2022-2026 presidential term.

Reuters

Factbox-What kind of country will Costa Rica's next president inherit?

Costa Ricans will elect President Carlos Alvarado's successor on Sunday to govern what has been of the most stable democracies in Latin America over the next four years.

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Costa Rican presidential candidate says he would change IMF agreement

Costa Rica's leading presidential candidate Jose Maria Figueres said he would negotiate adjustments to the country's billion-dollar agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if elected, an effort to contrast his policy with the outgoing president.

Reuters

Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits

Former president Jose Maria Figueres comfortably led the preliminary vote count in Sunday's Costa Rican presidential election, with former finance minister Rodrigo Chaves poised to defy expectations to face him in a second-round run-off.

Reuters

Costa Rica's Sunday presidential elections likely to head to second round - study

Costa Ricans will head to the polls on Sunday for a general elections likely to trigger a second-round vote in early April, with none of the 25 presidential candidates expected to win more than the 40% of the votes needed to avoid a runoff, according to a study.

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