Social media trends are driving Indonesia’s patchouli oil industry. The cost? Deforestation
Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who now grow and process it.
Day: March 28, 2025
No Other Land co-director condemns Academy’s letter to members after Hamdan Ballal attack
Yuval Abraham criticised the Academy’s statement defending its silence after Israeli settlers attacked his co-director Hamdan BallalThe Israeli director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has condemned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
JD Vance to expect frosty reception in Greenland amid diplomatic row
Visit by US vice-president and wife met with hostility by leaders after Trump’s threats to acquire territoryThe US vice-president, JD Vance, and his wife Usha are due to touch down in Greenland on Friday in a drastically scaled down trip after the orig…
Government opens first-of-its-kind ‘green’ prison in East Yorkshire
HMP Millsike, described by critics as a ‘megaprison’, will add 1,500 places to prison estate in England and WalesThe government has opened a first-of-its-kind “green” prison that will add 1,500 places to the bursting prison estate in England and Wales….
WA judge blocks Trump’s ban of trans troops in U.S. military
The judge’s preliminary injunction blocks Trump’s executive order from taking effect and allows trans troops to keep serving until the lawsuit is decided.
Seattle council members look to regulate after-hours venues
There have been over 35 shootings connected to certain after-hours locations since 2020, according to Deputy City Attorney Scott Lindsay.
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Defiance or diplomacy – how Canadians want to deal with Trump
The BBC asked Canadian voters in Toronto how they would approach Donald Trump if they were prime minister.
Officer spared jail over fatal Tasering of 95-year-old
The former police officer was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Clare Nowland.
EY: Indians collectively spent 1.1T hours on their smartphones in 2024, averaging five hours daily, with ~70% of the time on social media, gaming, and videos (Satviki Sanjay/Bloomberg)
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EY: Indians collectively spent 1.1T hours on their smartphones in 2024, averaging five hours daily, with ~70% of the time on social media, gaming, and videos — Indians collectively spent 1.1 trillion hour…