ShareIn the space of just five days, Dea Winnie Pertiwi lost half her family to COVID-19.Her parents, pregnant sister Debby and the sister's unborn baby are all dead. Debby's husband, another older sister and her small daughter were also ill but have since recovered.And now, as she grieves for her family, 28-year-old Dea is fighting the virus herself, living alone in isolation."In the beginning I was in a state of shock," she said. "I couldn't believe it because it all happened so fast.""I'm trying to accept things that I can't change."Yet even as the coronavirus ravaged their hometown...…ShareIn the space of just five days, Dea Winnie Pertiwi lost half her family to COVID-19.Her parents, pregnant sister Debby and the sister's unborn baby are all dead. Debby's husband, another older sister and her small daughter were also ill but have since recovered.And now, as she grieves for her family, 28-year-old Dea is fighting the virus herself, living alone in isolation."In the beginning I was in a state of shock," she said. "I couldn't believe it because it all happened so fast.""I'm trying to accept things that I can't change."Yet even as the coronavirus ravaged their hometown...WW…

Timor-Leste's stolen children: Taken during a time of war, decades later they are coming homeShareSnatched by an Indonesian soldier at the age of eight, Alis's memory of his family in Timor-Leste faded. Then one day someone came looking for him."I'm heartbroken because I left my mother at church. "I feel guilty because if I hadn't left her in the first place, I probably would've been by her side when she passed away."Maybe I'm lucky and I've had a better life. But mother and father, who lost their child, they must have been devastated."In the shadow of the whitewashed Catholic church in...…Timor-Leste's stolen children: Taken during a time of war, decades later they are coming homeShareSnatched by an Indonesian soldier at the age of eight, Alis's memory of his family in Timor-Leste faded. Then one day someone came looking for him."I'm heartbroken because I left my mother at church. "I feel guilty because if I hadn't left her in the first place, I probably would've been by her side when she passed away."Maybe I'm lucky and I've had a better life. But mother and father, who lost their child, they must have been devastated."In the shadow of the whitewashed Catholic church in...WW…

ShareBebalang village is best known to tourists as a stop on Bali's Eat, Pray, Love tour for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's famous memoir. But now this small village at Bangli, north-east of Ubud, is the final destination for scores of victims dying from suspected COVID-19. As the spread of coronavirus accelerates across Bali, workers at the Bebalang crematorium say they are struggling to keep up with demand. It is one of the few crematoriums on the island designated to deal with the bodies of people who died with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. The official COVID-19 death toll on...…ShareBebalang village is best known to tourists as a stop on Bali's Eat, Pray, Love tour for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's famous memoir. But now this small village at Bangli, north-east of Ubud, is the final destination for scores of victims dying from suspected COVID-19. As the spread of coronavirus accelerates across Bali, workers at the Bebalang crematorium say they are struggling to keep up with demand. It is one of the few crematoriums on the island designated to deal with the bodies of people who died with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. The official COVID-19 death toll on...WW…

Australian scientists slash dengue fever in Indonesia by infecting mosquitoes with bacteriaShareAustralian scientists may have found the secret to eradicating dengue fever, with a lengthy trial in Indonesia drastically reducing the incidence of the mosquito-borne virus. Researchers at Melbourne's Monash University — working with scientists in Yogyakarta, in Central Java — have spent three years infecting local mosquitoes with a bacteria known to prevent them from transmitting the virus to humans. Known as Wolbachia, the bacteria effectively starves the virus of food.And as the infected...…Australian scientists slash dengue fever in Indonesia by infecting mosquitoes with bacteriaShareAustralian scientists may have found the secret to eradicating dengue fever, with a lengthy trial in Indonesia drastically reducing the incidence of the mosquito-borne virus. Researchers at Melbourne's Monash University — working with scientists in Yogyakarta, in Central Java — have spent three years infecting local mosquitoes with a bacteria known to prevent them from transmitting the virus to humans. Known as Wolbachia, the bacteria effectively starves the virus of food.And as the infected...WW…