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Jordan Chiles shares glimpses of recent stunning outfits, including her SI Swimsuit appearance
Jordan Chiles shared a couple of glimpses of her recent stunning outfits, including her SI Swimsuit appearance. The Olympic champion gymnast was one of the select few models who posed for the cover shoot alongside Lauren Chan, Olivia Dunne, Ilona...

Global tech giant eyes locals
LOCALS will help build Google’s ICT facility in Natadola, as the global technology giant commits to sourcing as much local service as possible in its bid to build a pan-Pacific fibre optic communication network. While signing with Telecom Fiji...

A Chilean observatory comes online. Two rovers explore the watery past of Mars
Vera C. Rubin telescope turns on. Seeing lightyears away through the eyes of a telescope On a mountain in Chile, a new observatory is scanning the skies and taking images of everything from nearby asteroids to galaxies lightyears away. Eight...

A Communist Wins the Left Primary in Chile and Prepares to Battle the Right in the Presidential Election in November
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 1, 2025: Jeanette Jara, born 1974, prevailed in the Chilean presidential primary of the four major left political forces held on 29 June 2025. With 60% of the vote,...

In Chile’s Arid Atacama, Lemons Grow in Fog
Reuters Orlando Rojas removes a net from a greenhouse to uncover a lemon tree grown with water captured by fog catchers, meshes suspended between two poles that intercept tiny bits of moisture, to collect water from the air. Photos were taken in...

Zelestra secures US$282 million financing for 220MW solar-plus-storage plant in Chile
Financing of the Aurora solar-plus-storage project was secured with financial entities Natixis CIB and BNP Paribas, with a VAT facility granted by BCI. Construction of the project is already underway and is carried out by Zelestra’s own...
IMCD acquires Apus Quimica to strengthen advanced materials portfolio in Chile

Spectra Logic brings tape technology into the modern era
Tape drives might seem like old news, but according to Spectra Logic Corp., they’re a part of the modern data solution. Now reaching its 25th anniversary, the company focuses on tape-based solutions with an eye toward current cloud and artificial...

Coolness Isn’t About Looks or Money. It’s About These Six Things, According to Science
Credit: Unsplash/Annie Spratt. Picture someone cool whom you know. Maybe it’s a high school classmate who always seemed in control, or a co-worker who commands the room without raising their voice. Whoever you’re imagining, chances are they share...

Australia launches floating solar research to boost drought resilience
A project has been launched in Australia to research how floating solar panels on irrigation dams could mitigate evaporation and boost drought resilience for farmers. The AUS$13 million (US$9 million) project, led by consultancy Ag Econ with...

Cooke Chile takes grievances against environmental regulatory authority to the Supreme Court
Salmon-farming firm Cooke Chile has taken a recent decision made by the Chilean environmental regulation supervisory authority, SMA, to the nation’s Supreme Court, ramping up the four-year feud between the two sides. “The system needs to be...

President Nayib Bukele Ranked as World’s Most Popular Leader, According to Chilean Polling Firm Cadem.
El Salvador’s president tops international image rankings, surpassing global leaders from North America, Europe, and Asia President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been recognized as the world’s highest-rated leader, topping a ranking of 21 global...

Zelestra reaches financial close for hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile
Located in the northern region of Tarapacá, the Aurora project’s construction is already underway with Zelestra’s own engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division building the hybrid project. Once operational, the project will deliver...

Copec introduces mobile tire change service in Chile
The service will initially be available at three locations in Santiago (Chile).Copec has launched a new tire change service as part of its people-centered innovation strategy, offering installations, rotations, and replacements at select service...

The Lady Raiders will represent the USA in Germany this summer
The Lady Raiders will be representing not only Texas Tech this upcoming year, but the United States of America as well. That honor will come this summer as the ladies head to Germany for the 2025 FISU World University Games in July. "We are...

LACQUA25 heads to Chile for the first time
For the first time, Chile will host LACQUA25 – the annual meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (LACC-WAS) – bringing together leading scientists, producers, and industry stakeholders from across the...

Lettuce from thin air: Chile’s fog catchers grow crops in the world’s driest desert where rain never falls
CHANARAL (Chile), July 1 — In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog. “We are...
From riding tech wave to kayaking the globe
The remarkable journey of John Traendly John Traendly at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. The technology of moving products by air, land and sea put John Traendly’s analytical mind and enterprising spirit on a career journey spanning the world for more...
Geothermal Investment Soars 85% as Innovative Tech Unlocks 500 GW US Potential
Wood Mackenzie's latest Geothermal Market Update reveals that next-generation technologies including enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), advanced geothermal systems (AGS), and super-hot rock technology are fundamentally transforming the sector....

FMC Corporation Expands Novel Fluindapyr Fungicide Technology To EMEA Region
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Tremisia® fungicide receives registration in Ukraine, bringing growers a new tool to combat challenging crop diseases PHILADELPHIA, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC ), a leading global agricultural...