Robert Blake

Hello everyone! I'm proud to be a Senior Freelance Journalist with over 17 years' experience. I've travailed the twists and turns of various newsrooms, now storytelling on a project-by-project basis. From politics to culture, global affairs to local news, I've covered it all and am always eager for the next writing challenge. Let's make headlines together!

Indonesia 2024: PSI being rumored as leaning towards Prabowo Subianto following nudge from the big man Jokowi?

Indonesia 2024: PSI being rumored as leaning towards Prabowo Subianto following nudge from the big man Jokowi?

So, here’s the latest rumor buzzing around, guys. Liputan 6, a local Indonesian news powerhouse, recently reported that the Indonesian Solidarity Party (also known as the PSI), has swung into a huddle with Gerindra Party honcho, Prabowo Subianto. Apparently, the PSI’s leanings towards Prabowo’s shot at the 2024 Presidential race are getting kinda noticeable. Can’t…

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Battling the Heat: Understanding the Impacts of Extreme Heat due to Climate Change

Battling the Heat: Understanding the Impacts of Extreme Heat due to Climate Change

It’s imperative that we comprehend the effects of high heat brought on by climate change as temperatures are rising and heatwaves are occurring more frequently. It is commonly acknowledged that climate change is causing changes in weather patterns, increasing sea levels, and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events. Unquestionably, there is a…

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Chaos in Israel gets worse as violent protests being organised across 150 towns and cities apart from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Chaos in Israel gets worse as violent protests being organised across 150 towns and cities apart from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

For the thirty-first week in a row, protesters against the judicial reform flocked to the streets on Saturday in cities such as central Tel Aviv and northern Galilee, beating drums and honking horns. The Israeli parliament’s ratification of the “reasonableness clause” bill, the first component of Benjamin Netanyahu’s reform package, on Monday sparked an unprecedented…

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Watch ancient 46,000-year-old frozen Siberian worms back to life

Watch ancient 46,000-year-old frozen Siberian worms back to life

Nematodes discovered in Siberian permafrost, according to an international team of researchers, are 46,000 years old and used survival strategies resembling those of a current lab favorite. Nematodes appear to be simple roundworms at first glance, but don’t underestimate them. Scientists reported in 2018 that they had identified and brought back to life two kinds…

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The ancient Chinese had a systematic coal mining and burning system 3600 years ago

The ancient Chinese had a systematic coal mining and burning system 3600 years ago

According to Science.org, ancient societies all across the world were already utilizing coal’s capacity to manufacture metal or heat water for scalding baths long before it propelled the Industrial Revolution. A millennium earlier than previously believed, investigations at a Bronze Age site in northwest China have revealed that people were burning coal extensively as early…

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