Indonesia names a new capital

The Indonesian capital will be relocated from Jakarta to Nusantara. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Indonesia names a new capital [People wait outside as they have to evacuate their office buildings following an earthquake, at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 14, 2022.] Credit: Tatan Syuflana/AP Indonesia Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara, located in the jungles of East Kalimantan province on Borneo Island. The new name was chosen from dozens of options by President Joko Widodo, who first announced the decision in 2019, and is the [Javanese name for the Indonesian archipelago](. The current capital, Jakarta, is located on the island of Java and is literally sinking. It’s a congested city of 10 million people that sees regular flooding, and the extraction of groundwater has made it one of the fastest sinking cities in the world, with parts of it dropping [almost 10 inches every year](. The relocation is a $32.5 billion megaproject, which parliament approved on Tuesday. Hong Kong Authorities in Hong Kong are planning to kill around 2,000 small animals, including many hamsters, after finding that several of them [tested positive for the coronavirus](. An employee was also infected at the pet store where the virus was detected in the animals. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said that the city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals. Two groups of the infected hamsters recently [arrived in Hong Kong from the Netherlands](. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that animals do not appear to play a significant role in spreading the coronavirus, but Hong Kong says it’s not ruling out the possibility of transmission. Yemen The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has [launched airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa](. It comes after Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for drone attacks a day before on the capital of the United Arab Emirates, in which one Pakistani and two Indian migrant workers were killed. Monday’s drone attacks struck several oil storage tankers, as well as a site near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Houthi forces say that at least 20 people died in the airstrikes on the Yemeni capital. The ongoing war in Yemen has left at least 100,000 people dead since 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Health care workers in the Philippines reject new COVID-19 rules as 'inhumane']( [Medical Technologist Erika Alvarado performs a COVID-19 test on a patient who just delivered a baby outside a hospital in Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 24, 2021.] Credit: Aaron Favila/AP Many front-line workers and organizations immediately condemned the new rules, calling them “not safe, not fair” and not a solution to the “chronic and accute problem of understaffing.” --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot It's shiny, it's mysterious and it's huge. “The Enigma” is a 555.55-carat black diamond 💎 believed to have come from outer space. Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai unveiled the rare gem to journalists during tours in Dubai and Los Angeles. The diamond has 55 facets and is expected to sell for at least $6.8 million next month in London. [An employee of Sotheby's Dubai presents a 555.55 Carat Black Diamond "The Enigma" to be auctioned at Sotheby's Dubai gallery, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 17, 2022.] Credit: Kamran Jebreili/AP --------------------------------------------------------------- [In case you missed it from The World]( - [What you call French dressing is not French]( - [Security and safety across US Jewish communities]( - [Bosnia tensions]( - [Palestinian family faces eviction in East Jerusalem]( - [The UAE has the highest COVID vaccination rate in the world. What's its secret?]( - [‘Tug of War’ film looks back at Zanzibar’s colonial past]( - [Thawing permafrost threatens northern infrastructure]( - [Surveillance Olympics]( - [How hospitals in Canada are facing a COVID crunch]( - [Tonga volcano tsunami]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.