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A Retreat Defined by Structure: Urzúa Soler’s Flexible Timber Living at Casa Caballete, Uruguay
The burgeoning field where efficient logistics meets elegant prefabricated architecture finds a striking new example in Casa Caballete, a highly adaptive dwelling commissioned by the Grupo Forestal company in Florida, Uruguay. Designed by the...

"Colombian Hass avocado exports are projected to increase by 25% this year"
Colombia expects to export about 182,000 tons of Hass avocados in 2025, which is 25% more than the previous year. 50% to 60% of this will go to the European market," stated Katheryn Mejía, Executive President of Corpohass. © Corpohass Europe...
Slumping Michigan State football guarding against crisis of confidence
EAST LANSING – A missed tackle here, blown assignment there or just flat out getting beat one-on-one. Snap by snap, Michigan State simply broke down while getting hammered 38-13 by UCLA on homecoming last week. A third straight loss by double...

AIM Intelligence Crowned Winners of Supernova Challenge 2.0
Once again, the UAE hosted the world’s leading tech visionaries, investors and startups as Expand North Star concludes its milestone 10th edition The world’s largest startup and investment connector event witnessed the 10 Supernova Challenge 2.0...

Lithium must not go the way of oil
BY UMAR ABDULSALAM Just over five years ago, Nigeria reported the discovery of vast lithium, with confirmed deposits across 10 states of Cross River, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Zamfara, with a total estimated...

Chile offering Guyana training for public servants on data analysis
With more than four decades of uninterrupted bilateral relations between Guyana and Chile including training in a number of areas, Santiago is urging the government here to tap into its programme that teaches public sector professionals to use...

Move Over Bordeaux, Tuscany, Chile, Napa & Yarra Valley, Bhutan's uncorking its wine
Bhutan has always sold us happiness. Gross national happiness, to be precise. But now, the Himalayan kingdom is adding a little fermented joy to the mix: bottled, corked, and with a finish that lingers longer than a monk's chant wafting in from...

How to Avoid a New Cold War Over Critical Minerals
Will the 21st century be the century of the green great game? In the early 20th century, then-First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill oversaw the conversion of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy from coal- to oil-powered ships. Oil was...

The Statues of Easter Island ‘Walked’ Into Place, Scientists Say
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: How Easter Island’s moai statues made it from the quarry to their final destinations has been a mystery for centuries. Archaeologists who analyzed the physics of the statues and their transport...


Powerful 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage, Tsunami Warning Issued for Chile
On Friday, October 10, 2025, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 rocked the Drake Passage, a vast and turbulent body of water separating South America’s Cape Horn from the icy continent of Antarctica. The United States Geological Survey...
Chile’s Olive Farmers Report Rebound Harvest
Summary Olive farmers and millers in Chile experienced a successful harvest in 2025, with production increasing by 33 percent due to favorable weather conditions. The removal of tariffs on Chilean olive oil imports by the European...

The Making of Italy’s Pro-Palestine General Strike
From this moment, we call every worker, every citizen, every democratic and solidarity organization to block everything: production, logistics, transport, school, services as a sign of protest against the war crimes committed by Israel and against...

SEND GHANA elevates World Food Day 2025 with bold campaign for front-of-pack warning labels
As Ghana joined the global community to mark World Food Day 2025, civil society organisation SEND GHANA chose not to merely celebrate food security but to confront one of the country’s most pressing public health threats, unhealthy diets and...
Lincoln QB Taylor Jacobs shines in return vs Chiles…
Lincoln Trojans quarterback Taylor Jacobs Jr. led his team to a 42-28 victory over his former school, Chiles. The win secured the 5A District 2 championship for the Lincoln Trojans. Jacobs threw four touchdown passes, two of which were to his...

Chilean executive appointed CEO of Jeff Bezos's father's family office
Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Mike Bezos, father of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has appointed Chilean executive Valeria Alberola as the new CEO of his family office, Aurora Borealis, a Miami-based firm created in 2020 to manage the family's estimated $40 million...

Chinese Embassy responds to concerns over fishing vessels entering Chilean waters and ports, emphasizing the accusations are unfounded
Chinese embassy releases a statement on its official website Photo: screenshotIn response to concerns that recently expressed by some Chilean fishermen about Chinese fishing vessels entering Chilean waters and ports, the Chinese Embassy in Chile...

China's Climate Pledge
China leads the world in wind energy, with this source accounting for 7.5% of its total energy production. At the 2025 UN Climate Summit, President Xi declared that China aims to boost its installed wind and solar capacity to 3.6 billion...

Chile's Atacama desert flower could hold key to drought tolerant crops
ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) -In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change. The...

Seven aerial images of National Trust properties in North Wales showcase their splendour
Drone view of the neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle in autumn at Penrhyn Castle and Garden, Gwynedd(Image: ©National Trust Images/Paul Harris) This autumn, National Trust Cymru is offering a breathtaking new perspective on the season’s splendour—captured...