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  4-million-year-old meteorite  falls  into garden   On August 1, 2020, while Josua Hutagalung, a coffin maker was working at his home, he was surprised by an increasingly loud thud. A meteorite  had crashed through  the roof of his house and  dug a hole  about fifteen centimeters deep in his garden. After filming the 2 kg object and posting the images on social networks, Josua Hutagalung was contacted by an anonymous buyer, who appointed an expert to travel to Indonesia, wishing to bring the meteorite to the United States. Josua had just sold the item for $ 1.6 million.   Josua Hutagalung was very well informed  about meteorites , which allowed him to negotiate the sale price  wisely . Before the anonymous buyer’s expert arrived, a specialist told the Indonesian that the meteorite was carbonaceous chondrite. Probably more than 4 million years old, this rock is very valuable for scientific research. Une météorite vieille de 4 millio...

  Protest movement against Macron's statements On October 21, Macron assured that France would not ban cartoons. Words that sparked anger across the Muslim world, which called for boycott campaigns against French products and tourism. Massive demonstrations have been staged in the streets of the capital Jakarta to protest against the remarks deemed insulting. Demonstrators held up placards with caricatures of the French president depicted in devilish features with a red face and pointed ears as well as banners that read: “The real terrorist is Macron”, “Boycott the products of terrorist and racist France '', “France ... State of terror”. Saturday, in an interview, Emmanuel Macron expressed his “understanding” of the feelings of Muslims about offensive cartoons, without denouncing the attack on the Muslim religion and the Prophet. Following boycott campaigns and demonstrations, the Basmala Shop store chain withdrew French products from the shelves of its 180 stores located i...