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Is research relevant for ensuring local community sustainability? Community foundations as knowledge infrastructure for local communities
At Infrastructures for the Future, a new gathering to fortify and expand the ecosystem of philanthropy support organisations, attendees asked themselves how to support community foundations. The Lab on Community Foundations, Research, and the SDGs...

Pilots killed in Southend Airport plane crash named after death of four
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Chile Observatory Launches World’s Largest Sky Survey with Hungarian Involvement
Hungarian astronomers will participate in research with the largest astronomical telescope in the world, at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, which is set to open at the end of this year, the HUN-REN Research Centre For Astronomy and Earth...

Deep tech startup merger creates global powerhouse MagnaTerra Technologies
A new deep tech company, MagnaTerra, has been formed after the merger of globally leading startups NextOre and MRead MagnaTerra’s launch follows an $11 million capital raise and support from some of Australia’s leading investors in technology,...

Deep tech merger forms MagnaTerra Technologies
A new deep tech company, MagnaTerra, has been formed after the merger of globally leading startups NextOre and MRead MagnaTerra’s launch follows an $11 million capital raise and support from some of Australia’s leading investors in technology,...
Science AFP James Webb telescope discovers its first exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers said Wednesday, capturing rare direct images of the relatively small world in the Earth's galactic backyard. The telescope, which can see farther into the universe than...

Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. A Journal of Environmental Sciences study investigates trees best suited for cities...

Alisande Jaiserrisingh representing Guyana at FIBA Adelante Forum in Chile
Alisande Jaiserrisingh, Coach of Queen’s College’s basketball team, is currently representing the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) at the prestigious FIBA Americas Adelante Forum, held alongside the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025 in Santiago, Chile....

As B.C. miners await rescue, here’s how other operations have played out
Rescue operations involving a remote-controlled scoop and drones are underway at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, where three miners are trapped underground. RELATED: Three miners trapped underground in B.C. are behind 30 metres of...

Olivia Dunne, Jordan Chiles' mother, Jordyn Wieber and others react as former gymnast Samantha Peszek announces her engagement after dreamy proposal
Olivia Dunne, Jordyn Wieber, Trinity Thomas, Aleah Finnegan, Jordan Chiles' mother, and others reacted to a former American gymnast, Samantha Peszek, announcing her engagement following a dreamy proposal. She got engaged to Mathew Weiss during...

NotCo And Doritos Launch Flamin’ Hot Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets And Mayo In Chile
NotCo is partnering with PepsiCo to launch Doritos Queso-flavored mayo and Doritos x NotCo “Flamin’ Hot” plant-based chicken nuggets, exclusively in Chile. According to NotCo and PepsiCo, the new mayonnaise has a cheesy “Doritos Quesos” flavor,...

American teen pilot looking to raise $1 mn for cancer research detained on small Antarctica island
A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an island in Antarctica after Chilean officials said he flew without proper authorisation. The incident has delayed his goal of flying solo to all seven continents, which has been...

Mysterious object from beyond the solar system spotted by scientists
Space may be vast, but it certainly isn't empty, as yet another extrasolar object has been spotted in our cosmic neighbourhood. A new object that is believed to be from beyond the solar system has been seen by scientists, according to astronomers....

Pope Leo XIV tells Dominican priors to ‘listen attentively to the Holy Spirit’
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 24, 2025 / 15:35 pm Pope Leo XIV in a letter this week encouraged the prior provincials of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) to “listen attentively to the Holy Spirit, who continues to guide the Church in the fullness of...

Zelestra secures $282m for Chile’s 1 GWh Aurora project
Zelestra has secured a $282 million finance package for the Aurora project, in the municipality of Pozo Almonte in Chile’s Tarapacá region. Zelestra said the funding agreement was reached with Natixis CIB and BNP Paribas, with a VAT credit line...

Teenage aviator detained after landing in Antarctica, Chile says
A 19-year-old American content creator who was trying to fly solo to all seven continents was detained by Chilean authorities this week after they said he had landed his plane on an island off Antarctica without authorisation. The teenager, Mr...

Book Project Camelot reveals US covert action in Chile, as a lab
Disguised as an academic project, Camelot was a covert tool of the John F. Kennedy administration in the 1960s aimed at ensuring US global hegemony and controlling social and transformation movements anywhere on the planet. “The United States...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
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The Playbook for America: We Thought We Saw it All with Freedom Torches and Edward Bernays Fomenting Regime Change in Guatemala, Chile
Speaking with Dan Kovalik about his co-authored book, Syria: Anatomy of Regime Change Another rousing talk with a true socialist, Dan Kovalik, from Pittsburgh, here, pre-airing on my Radio Show, Finding Fringe on kyaq.org. Here’s today’s (July 1)...

Massachusetts teen flying around the world detained by Chilean authorities in Antarctica
A teen from Massachusetts is currently being detained by authorities in Antarctica. Ethan Guo is accused of violating numerous laws while trying to fly to all seven continents. According to his lawyer, Guo experienced in-flight complications and...