Watch tiny shrimp light up the ocean with synchronized mating display
In 2017, marine biologist James Morin was snorkeling at night in the shallow Caribbean waters off the coast of Panama when he briefly switched on his flashlight. He was shocked to see a large wave of blue light cascading across the seagrass beds below him—“bigger and more impressive than anything I’ve seen before.”
The glow was emanating from a group of marine ostracods—tiny, shrimplike crustaceans that have long fascinated seafarers and scientists. These “sea fireflies” are only distantly related to the flying insects that light up summer meadows, but the two have something remarkable in common. Accord...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Panama's Supreme Court declares 20-year contract for Canadian copper mine unconstitutional
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional and the president said later a process to close the mine would begin. argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water…#panama #supremecourt #panamanian #raisabanfield #minerapanama #cobrepanama #laurentinocortizo #firstquantum #atlantic #panamerican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panama ’s Supreme Court Rules Against Major Copper Mine
Panama’s top court ruled Tuesday against a contract between the government and Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals , placing in jeopardy one of the world’s largest copper mines. The court unanimously ruled that a law passed in October by the National Assembly, which recently approved a revised…#panama #firstquantumminerals #nationalassembly #panamanian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Canada ’s First Quantum says two contractors died in Zambia
Canada’s First Quantum Minerals FM-T said on Monday two people died at its Zambian operations last week. The miner said a worker from its contracting partner, Reliant Drilling, died at First Quantum’s Kansanshi operations following a fall of ground due to an underground dewatering decline on…#zambian #reliantdrilling #firstquantums #kansanshi #sentinel #firstquantum #panama #cobrepanama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panama protesters attack workers of Canada's First Quantum mine ..
View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martínez/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 26 (Reuters) - Eight Panama workers of Canadian miner First Quantum were injured when protesters hurled rocks at a bus transporting…#cobrepanama #donoso #panama #firstquantum #centralamerican #michaelcamacho #minerapanama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panama protesters attack workers of Canada ’s First Quantum mine, says union
Eight Panama workers of Canadian miner First Quantum were injured when protesters hurled rocks at a bus transporting them, a union leader said on Sunday, as tensions flared at the company’s lucrative mine in the Central American country. The unrest comes during protests in Panama sparked by the…#panama #firstquantum #centralamerican #michaelcamacho #minerapanama #firstquantums (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panama Supreme Court Starts Deliberations on First Quantum Mine
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taking dollarization to the next level: Here's a look at countries using the greenback as local currency
None Argentina's presidential election puts the country closer to adopting the dollar as its own currency. • None But the switch could mean risks, and Argentina would have to cede monetary control. • None Several other countries, including Panama and Zimbabwe, have adopted the greenback.…#argentina #panama #zimbabwe #javiermilei #bannockburn #marcchandler #worldbank #latinamerican #ecuador #centralamerican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gold prices hover below $2,000; US PMIs awaited
Investing.com-- Gold prices hovered just below key highs on Friday as a U.S. market holiday made for scant trading cues, with focus now turning to upcoming business activity readings for more cues on the world’s largest economy. The yellow metal was still headed for a second straight week of…#federalreserve #pmi #panama #peru (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Quantum ’s Panama mine not operating at commercial production levels
A major Panama copper mine run by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals FM-T is not operating at commercial levels, a spokesman said on Thursday, following blockades by protesters at a key port that have prevented the miner from receiving shipments of coal that power the site and other supplies.…#panama #operations #cobrepanama #protests #firstquantum #puntarincon #michaelcamacho #firstquantums (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Quantum's Panama mine not operating at commercial production levels
View of the Cobre Panama mine, of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aris Martínez/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 23 (Reuters) - A major Panama copper mine run by Canada's First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) is not operating at commercial levels, a…#cobrepanama #donoso #panama #firstquantumminerals #operations #protests #firstquantum #puntarincon #michaelcamacho #frenchpanamanian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Panama Copper Mine Is Winding Down Amid Blockade, Union Says
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Argentina: Can the US dollar save the economy? – DW
President-elect Javier Milei, a self-described "anarcho-capitalist," has radical ideas to prop up the ailing economy, including the introduction of the US dollar. Will that work? Argentina's new right-wing populist president-elect Javier Milei has never hidden his true intentions. On the election…#javiermilei #argentina #milei #freedomadvances #latinamerica #ecuador #elsalvador #panama #nilssonnenberg #kielinstitute (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Quantum to halt Panama mine this week if blockade persists
Share this Story : First Quantum to halt Panama mine this week if blockade persists The Canadian company started slowing operations last week after what it called an illegal blockade of small boats at its port hit the delivery of…#firstquantum #panama #quantum #subscribe #laurentinocortizo #supremecourt #hollywood #leonardodicaprio #franconevadacorp #cobrepanama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Canadian mining company at the center of Panama protests says it may have to suspend operations
The Canadian mining company whose contract with Panama’s government has triggered weeks of protests says it has reduced operations and may soon have to suspend them due to a blockade of its mine’s power plant.#panama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
