HAVANA – Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, a nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union, took his own life on Thursday after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media has reported. “Diaz-Balart, who […]
SANTIAGO – On January 31, the world witnessed a very rare phenomenon: a ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’. The event combined three phenomenons at the same time: A blue moon, a supermoon, and a total lunar […]
JOHANNESBURG – More than 950 workers are trapped underground in a gold mine in South Africa after a thunderstorm caused a lift to break down, preventing them from getting out. The miners were awaiting evacuation […]
SANTIAGO – President Michelle Bachelet has declared Chile will not build new coal plants, beginning talks to replace existing capacity with cleaner sources. The country’s energy ministry has secured an agreement with its major utilities […]
BRASILIA – Chinese company Ced Prometheus has announced it will invest USD 330 million in a 300-MWp solar power plant in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. The park will be located in the municipality […]
SANTIAGO – Former world No. 1 tennis player Marcelo Ríos risks a harsh punishment from the International Tennis Federation after he insulted a group of journalists who came to cover Davis Cup training on Wednesday. […]
SANTIAGO – Jenner Renewables, an independent power producer focused on renewables in Latin America, has reached financial close on its 146MW portfolio of 12 solar projects in Chile. Built in two phases, the portfolio’s first […]
SANTIAGO – Former Argentina center-back Juan Insaurralde has joined Colo Colo for the 2018 season, the Chilean club said on Wednesday. The 33-year-old, who parted ways with Boca Juniors a day before, was presented to […]
CARACAS – A pre-sale of Venezuela’s new ‘petro’ cryptocurrency will begin on February 20, President Nicolas Maduro has said, a move that the government hopes will help pull the country out of a dire economic […]
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