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Indonesia moves ahead with plan for new capital to replace sinking, polluted JakartaPresident Joko Widodo envisions the construction of a new capital will allow the country to start fresh with a "sustainable city" free of the problems plaguing Jakarta.WorldJan 26, 2022
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Indonesia picks new site for capital city as Jakarta slowly sinks into seaThe site of the new capital is one of the regions least prone to the natural disasters that regularly hit the islands.WorldAug 26, 2019
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These exploding ants burst open their abdomens to splatter enemies with toxic gooThese ants split their stomachs open when confronting enemy insects, dousing them in toxic goo while perishing in the act themselves.ScienceApr 20, 2018
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8 dead after boat capsizes off Indonesian part of Borneo, 42 survivors foundRescuers have found 42 survivors and are searching for one man still missing after a speedboat capsized off Indonesia's part of Borneo island.WorldJan 1, 2018
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Sumatran rhino seen in wild for first time in 40 yearsA Sumatran rhinoceros — a species that hasn't been seen in the wild in more than 40 years — was seen by conservationists in Borneo this month.EnvironmentMar 24, 2016
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Orangutan building its own hammock caught on cameraAn orangutan, at a zoo in Thailand, was caught on camera building a hammock with its bare hands before Christmas Day. Footage of the act has been viewed millions of times in just over a week.EnvironmentDec 31, 2015
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Rescue workers trying to save life of orphaned baby orangutan who they claim ‘lost will to live’A baby orangutan lost the will to live, according to a charity organization, after he was orphaned and trapped in a dark cage with no love and affection. But the team has made it their mission to not let him give up.EnvironmentJul 31, 2015
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