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Google-backed AI firm moves in on Chile salmon market
IntraFish Media
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Google-backed aquaculture AI tech firm Tidal X says it is taking "the next logical step" by moving into the Chilean salmon market, where it hopes to help firms bolster their algal bloom prevention strategies after developing its technology with...
Latin America’s top human rights court says countries have a duty to act on climate change
Euronews
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July 4, 2025
By Steven Grattan with AP Published on 04/07/2025 - 9:08 GMT+2 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the...
Latnord gears up for mining sustainability focused conference in Luleå
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 5, 2025
IM is the official Media Partner of the forthcoming international conference The Nordics and Latin America: Sustainable Mining in Luleå, Sweden. This is the second edition of the event, organised by Latnord, the first having been held in 2024 in...
Chile And Argentina Among Coldest Places On Earth As Polar Anticyclone Grips Region
Scoop
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Friday, 4 July 2025, 7:15 am Press Release: UN News 3 July 2025 On 30 June, both Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on Earth, outside the polar regions. Governments in both countries issued early warnings and cold-weather alerts...
Meet the MBA Class of 2026: Seyi Olasimoju, Notre Dame (Mendoza)
Poets&Quants - California
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July 10, 2025
“An ambivert, enthusiastic about learning new things and travelling.” Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Fun Fact About Yourself: A super mom and avid soccer and Formula one enthusiast. A lover of all things culinary. Undergraduate School and Major: Babcock...
Chile’s Congress approves law to expedite investment project permits
Mining Technology
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July 3, 2025
The Chilean Congress has approved legislation to accelerate the permitting process for investment projects, a move that will significantly benefit the country’s mining industry and renewable energy sector. The new law, which awaits the president’s...
Chile Cuts Up To 70% Of Red Tape, Promises Streamlined Mining Approvals
Benzinga
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Chile's Congress has passed a long-awaited mining regulation reform to cut permitting times drastically. The reform is expected to boost investor confidence in the world's top copper producer and second-largest lithium supplier. The legislation,...
Argentina Hosts Largest Deposit of Copper, Gold and Silver
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 9, 2025
In a major mineral discovery across the Andes Mountains, there is something exciting cropping up that may permanently alter the trajectory of mining when it comes to South America. Geologists have gone on to identify the largest deposit of copper,...
Chilean Salmon Council moves to integrate local grain production into fish feed
SeafoodSource
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The Chilean Salmon Council, a trade association formed in 2020 aimed at representing the interests of the country’s salmon-farming industry, is looking to leverage Chile’s agricultural strength to enhance ties with local aquaculture firms. “Sixty...
At least 15 dead as polar air mass brings record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
SANA
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July 5, 2025
Capitals,SANA- A cold wave originating from Antarctica brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay causing at least 15 deaths and prompting emergency shelter activation and gas supply restrictions across the region. In...
Is research relevant for ensuring local community sustainability? Community foundations as knowledge infrastructure for local communities
Alliance Magazine
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July 5, 2025
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...
Lithium Smuggling Rampant as Zimbabwe Fails to End Corruption
Global Press Journal
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July 9, 2025
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — In 2023, Peter, a truck driver, was approaching a border checkpoint between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. He had little reason to question what was in his truck’s sealed container — he’d transported shipments for this Chinese-owned...
Interstellar object appears out of nowhere and stuns astronomers with its size and speed
Earth.com
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Astronomers have recently added a new member to the small club of confirmed interstellar objects. The icy wanderer, known as 3I/Atlas, was officially recognized this week by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center (MPC)....
Latin America’s Top Human Rights Court Sets ‘Blueprint for Action’ on Climate Crisis
The Energy Mix
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July 4, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) —In a landmark advisory opinion Thursday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights linked governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change—a move expected to shape policy...
Chilean avocado volumes score 15-year high
Fresh Fruit Portal
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July 2, 2025
The 2024-25 Chilean avocado season saw record-breaking volumes, with a total production of 240,000 tons. This is a 15-year record high, the Chilean Avocado Committee has stated. The final figures also represent a 60% increase from the 150,000 tons...
Recyclable lidding film as an alternative to traditional clamshells
Fresh Plaza
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July 2, 2025
StePacPPC's Xgo™ MONO-PET lidding film offers a practical alternative to traditional clamshell packaging by reducing plastic usage and extending the shelf life of fresh produce. Developed as part of a broader move toward mono-material packaging,...
'Highly Inspiring' Court Ruling Affirms Nations' Legal Duty to Combat Climate Emergency
Common Dreams
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July 4, 2025
In a landmark advisory opinion published Thursday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights—of which the United States, the world's second-biggest carbon polluter, is not a member—affirmed the right to a stable climate and underscored nations'...
Fauna, Flora … Funga?
alive magazine
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June 27, 2025
All about fungi Scientists and botanists believed that fungi were part of the plant kingdom until the mid-20th century, when fungi were finally classified as a kingdom of their own. This new distinction was made based on structural differences...
Alisande Jaiserrisingh representing Guyana at FIBA Adelante Forum in Chile
News Room
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July 4, 2025
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....
Top Latin American court upholds right to “healthy climate”, urges fossil fuel control
Climate Home News
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July 4, 2025
Latin America’s top court of human rights has decided for the first time that people have the right to a “healthy climate” without “dangerous” human interference, and has urged states to regulate fossil fuel extraction and exploration, in a...