‘Incredibly lucky’: Antarctic scientists examine world’s largest iceberg, three times the size of NYC
Samples have been taken of huge iceberg known as A23a, which calved off Antarctica 40 years ago and measures 4,000 sq kmAntarctic scientists have been able to get an “incredibly lucky” inspection of the world’s largest iceberg – about three times the size of New York City – which calved off the icy continent nearly 40 years ago.The huge iceberg, known as A23a, was once attached to an ice shelf in West Antarctica, south of Chile, but separated in 1986. Since then, the iceberg has been stranded in the Weddell Sea, stuck to the ocean floor.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Henry Belot Tags: Antarctica Australia news Science Ice Environment Oceans Source Type: news
Unique roadside memorials: a lesson on road safety from Chile's Atacama Desert Region - Schwebel DC.
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Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Copper Climbs to Highest Since August After Powell Rate Comments
Copper advanced to the highest level in almost four months after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the looming shutdown of a large mine in Panama emboldened bulls. • None Exxon Among 50 Oil Producers in Controversial Climate Pact at COP28 • None Woman Discovers Over $86 Million…#federalreservechair #jeromepowell #panama #exxon #worldofbondquants #chile #peru #londonmetalexchange #angloamericanplc #antofagastaplc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Compa ñía de Cine Snags Docu “Pirópolis” by Chile’s Nicolás Molina
Buenos Aires-based Boutique sales agency Compañía de Cine has snagged “Pirópolis,” Chilean Nicolás Molina’s docu selected as part of Ventana Sur’s Doc Sur sidebar. Compañía de Cine’s deal with its producers Funky Films and Pequén Prods. caps a triumphant festival trajectory for “Pirópolis,” which…#buenosaires #boutique #compañíadecine #chilean #ventanasurs #compañíadecines #funkyfilms #visionsdu #paulinaportela #valparaíso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COP28: Over 110 Nations Join Deal to Triple Renewable Energy
Over half the world’s countries have agreed to triple their installation of renewable energy – and a push is on for other states to stop the rise of emissions heating up the planet. A swag of energy announcements were unveiled at the UN climate summit in Dubai on Saturday, but the pledge to triple…#dubai #unitedarabemirates #europeancommission #ursulavonder #leyen #cop #greenclimatefund #southafrica #vietnam #chile (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trust Wallet Expands in LATAM with Alchemy Pay and Banxa
Trust Wallet, a decentralized cryptocurrency wallet, is expanding its in-app purchase options for users in Latin America through partnerships with Alchemy Pay and Banxa, two platforms that make the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies easier. The partnerships with Alchemy Pay and Banxa will…#latinamerica #alchemypay #banxa #brazil #pse #colombia #spei #mexico #argentina #chile (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Colombia ’s Doc:Co Ventures Into International Sales With ‘Otra Piel’ Pick Up at Ventana Sur (EXCLUSIVE)
Colombian sales and distribution company Doc:Co is venturing into the global sales arena with its first international pick up, Chilean-Colombian co-production “Otra Piel.” The debut feature documentary of Patricia Correa, “Otra Piel” is co-produced by Colombia’s Romeo, 235 Digital and Sonata Films…#colombian #docco #chileancolombian #otrapiel #patriciacorrea #colombia #romeo #sonatafilms #chile #cinematiz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In a first, a newborn star's spinning disk is seen in another galaxy
[1/2] A view of an artist's impression showing the HH 1177 system, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbouring galaxy of our own in this handout image released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on November 29, 2023. ESO/M. Kornmesser/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights…#newborn #milkyway #largemagellaniccloud #annamcleod #durhamuniversity #nature #chile #atacamadesert #smallmagellaniccloud #jonathanhenshaw (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Used tires could help expand market for electric vehicle batteries
As demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, one start-up company is looking to make the cars even more sustainable – by turning used tires into batteries. Most electric vehicles rely on lithium-ion batteries for their power. But critics say that those batteries are far from being as…#chile #tphite #bernarditadiaz #imerys #fcc #tennessee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
LinkedIn Expands ID Verification to More Regions
LinkedIn continues to expand its own identity verification offering, via a new partnership with Persona which will enable users in more regions to confirm their ID in the app. As you can see in this sequence, with LinkedIn’s new ID verification process, users in certain regions now able to confirm…#linkedin #linkedins #mexico #argentina #brazil #chile #colombia #indonesia #kenya #malaysia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suicide, Another Face of the Crisis in Venezuela
Suicide rates doubled in Venezuela during the harshest years of its humanitarian crisis. Males between the ages of 30 and 50, a productive age when it is very hard to be left without employment and income, are a group particularly vulnerable to self-inflicted violence. CREDIT: IhpiBy Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Nov 28 2023 (IPS) In the wee hours of one morning in early November, Ernesto, 50, swallowed several glasses of a cocktail of drugs and alcohol in the apartment where he lived alone in the Venezuelan capital, ending a life tormented by declining health and lack of resources to cope as he would have liked.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Humberto Marquez Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Financial Crisis Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categories Suicide Venezuela Source Type: news
Man who urged people to buy $1 of Bitcoin in 2013 now lives an incredible life
Davinci Jeremie, from Chile, told people to get involved by investing as little as $1 (78p) in Bitcoin 10 years ago - and it’s fair to say most people didn’t listen. Sharing his advice on YouTube back in May 2013, he said: "Look, for the price of [a] lotto ticket you can hold Bitcoin (BTC) for 10…#davincijeremie #chile #bitcoinethereum #bitcoin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US, UK and a dozen more countries unveil pact to make AI ‘secure by design’
The United States, the United Kingdom and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior US official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are…#unitedkingdom #jeneasterly #czechrepublic #estonia #poland #chile #israel #nigeria #singapore #uscongress (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonzalo Maza, Co-Scribe of Oscar Winner ’A Fantastic Woman, Joins Carola Fuentes, Marcela Said on ‘I Don’t Want To Say Goodbye’ (EXCLUSIVE)
In a notable prestige project package from Chile, Gonzalo Maza, co-writer of Sebastian Lelio’s Academy Award-winning “A Fantastic Woman,” has boarded “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye,” a drama thriller non-fiction series to be directed by Carola Fuentes and produced by Rafael Valdeavellano,…#chile #gonzalomaza #afantasticwoman #carolafuentes #rafaelvaldeavellano #breakingbrick #augusto #laventanacine #santiagodechile #saygoodbye (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Traumatic dental injuries sustained during Chile's civil unrest: a case series study - Corral Nunez C, Hurtado A, Latapiat Parodi A, Osorio Larra ín R, Ríos Erazo M, Herrera Ronda A, Varas Reyes J, Rojas Alcayaga G.
This study aims to des... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
