Mary Keating’s memoir, Recalibrating Gravity, comprises nearly 100 poems about her challenging life as a paraplegic.
Indonesia 's new President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko Widodo sit during the presidential inauguration at the Parliament building in Jakarta on October 20, 2024. Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in Sunday as president of Indonesia , seeking a more prominent position on the global stage for the world's fourth most populous nation. - AFP
The defence minister won the presidency after a rebrand and rise in popularity aided by his vast wealth, nationalist verve in populist speeches and strongman credentials as chief of the influential military. He ran for vice president in 2009 with ex-president Megawati Sukarnoputri, who failed to win. He would lose the next two presidential elections to the popular Joko Widodo, who is stepping down after reaching the constitutional two-term limit.
He has since rehabilitated his image, partly thanks to a savvy social media campaign targeting Indonesia's youth in which he is portrayed as a"cuddly grandpa". "We will fight to bring prosperity for all people of Indonesia. We will continue what was already being built by previous presidents," Prabowo said in a final pitch to supporters at a campaign rally.While Prabowo has promised more of Widodo's economic development, the prospect of his presidency had caused alarm among rights groups that democratic gains made since the end of authoritarian rule could be reversed.
More than a dozen activists remain missing and feared dead, and witnesses accuse his military unit of committing atrocities in East Timor.
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