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Epiroc Wins Large Order in Chile

Epiroc AB has won a large order from mining company Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA (Pucobre) in Chile for a significant fleet of underground mine trucks, as well as digital solutions. Pucobre has ordered a large fleet of Minetruck MT65 S haulers, one...

King Frederik greets Duchess Sophie with a kiss during joint outing

King Frederik greets Duchess Sophie with a kiss during joint outing

King Frederik had a warm reunion with the Duchess of Edinburgh at Wimbledon on Monday. The Danish monarch, 57, was pictured greeting Sophie, 60, with a kiss as the Duchess arrived to take her seat in the royal box on Centre Court. The royals spent...

Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariffs over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-president Bolsonaro

Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariffs over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-president Bolsonaro

(CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump...

L. Mesones (Expotextil Perú) on expanding outreach to buyers restricted by government policies

L. Mesones (Expotextil Perú) on expanding outreach to buyers restricted by government policies

Peru seeks to position itself in international fashion beyond Pima cotton and alpaca. The next edition of ExpoTextil Peru, to be held from October 23 to 26, will go in search of international customers in a turbulent context due to the tariff war....

2027: We are confident of evicting Governor Alia from Benue Govt House – ADC

2027: We are confident of evicting Governor Alia from Benue Govt House – ADC

African Democratic Congress (ADC) is confident of evicting Governor Hyacinth Alia from the Government House in the 2027 general elections, according to the party’s Pro-tem Chairman in Benue, Mr. Terngu Tsegba. Tsegba made the assertion during the...

Duchess of Edinburgh leaves the UK as she prepares to deliver message from King Charles

Duchess of Edinburgh leaves the UK as she prepares to deliver message from King Charles

The Duchess of Edinburgh has arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a three-day visit that will culminate in tomorrow's 30th anniversary commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide. Sophie will attend the official commemoration at the Srebrenica...

Chile’s Unhappy Success

Chile’s Unhappy Success

As the campaigning for Chile’s presidential election this year shows, countries can grow prosperous while also growing increasingly grumpy. That is why the choice for voters could be between a Communist and a Trump wannabe. LONDON – Let’s play a...

US President Donald Trump Announces 50% Tariff on Copper Effective August 1

US President Donald Trump Announces 50% Tariff on Copper Effective August 1

Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 07:45 IST US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a new 50% tariff on copper to start on August 1 Donald Trump tariff (Reuters Image)US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a new 50% tariff on copper...

Epiroc to supply underground mine trucks to Pucobre in Chile

Epiroc to supply underground mine trucks to Pucobre in Chile

Epiroc has secured an order for a fleet of underground mine trucks and a suite of digital solutions from Sociedad Punta del Cobre (Pucobre) in Chile. The order, valued at Skr235m ($24.6m), is aimed at enhancing Pucobre’s productivity, cost...

International Gemini Observatory and SOAR Discover Surprising Link Between Fast X-ray Transients and the Explosive Death of Massive Stars

International Gemini Observatory and SOAR Discover Surprising Link Between Fast X-ray Transients and the Explosive Death of Massive Stars

BYLINE: NSF NOIRLab Newswise — Since their first detection, powerful bursts of X-rays from distant galaxies, known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs), have mystified astronomers. FXTs have historically been elusive events, occurring at vast distances...

¿Cuánto cobre importa EE.UU. de Chile y cómo afectarían los aranceles?

¿Cuánto cobre importa EE.UU. de Chile y cómo afectarían los aranceles?

Por Sebastián Jiménez Valencia y Jhasua Razo, CNN en Español El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, dijo que impondrá un nuevo arancel del 50 % a todo el cobre importado a Estados Unidos. El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, dijo el miércoles...

Chile Colonia Dignidad

Chile Colonia Dignidad

Chilean ministers, from left, Francisco Figueroa of National Assets, Jaime Gajardo of Justice and Human Rights and Carlos Montes of Housing and Urban Planning, hold a signed decree for the former Colonia Dignidad, once a site of detention,...

Copper giant Chile awaits 'official' news on US tariff raise

Copper giant Chile awaits 'official' news on US tariff raise

Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, said Wednesday it was awaiting an "official" follow-up on US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 50 percent tariff on imports of the metal. The South American country is responsible for nearly a...

World's biggest producer: Copper giant Chile awaits 'official' news on US tariff raise

World's biggest producer: Copper giant Chile awaits 'official' news on US tariff raise

Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, said Wednesday it was awaiting an "official" follow-up on US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 50 percent tariff on imports of the metal. The South American country is responsible for nearly a...

Chilean environmental court withdraws environmental permit for Australis grow-out center

Chilean environmental court withdraws environmental permit for Australis grow-out center

An environmental court in Chile has annulled an environmental permit for salmon-farming firm Australis to operate its Obstrucción grow-out center in the Magallanes region, finding the permit’s evaluation process had deficiencies. Through the...

Prominent Florida Dems jump on the David Jolly for governor bandwagon

Prominent Florida Dems jump on the David Jolly for governor bandwagon

David Jolly, Democratic candidate for Florida governor in 2026, received endorsements from prominent Democrats Gwen Graham, Donna Shalala, and Karen Thurman. Jolly, a former Republican congressman, recently switched parties and is focusing on...

India To Start Campaign Versus Namibia In Women's Junior Hockey World Cup In Chile

India To Start Campaign Versus Namibia In Women's Junior Hockey World Cup In Chile

(MENAFN- IANS) Lausanne (Switzerland), July 9 (IANS) India will start their campaign against minnows Namibia on December 1, 2025, in the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup Chile 2025, which will see two European sides, namely Germany and Ireland,...

Assessing impact of US copper tariffs: Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy

Assessing impact of US copper tariffs: Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy

India is assessing the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs on copper exports to the United States, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said Wednesday. Officials said impact of Trump's 50% import tariff on copper will be minimal...

Zambian Preacher Prophesies Divine Revival for Malawi Ahead of 2025 Elections

Zambian Preacher Prophesies Divine Revival for Malawi Ahead of 2025 Elections

With Malawi set to hold its highly anticipated tripartite elections on September 16, 2025, a powerful prophetic message has come from neighboring Zambia—calling the nation to prayer and peace. Apostle Chileshe Shonga, a retired Zambian police...

O’Brien Kaaba rips Government officials in his Court defense.

O’Brien Kaaba rips Government officials in his Court defense.

O’Brien Kaaba rips Government officials in his Court defense. ..As he reveals for the first time, Dr Lawrence Mwananyanda’s role in the removal of the Anti-Corruption Commission Director General, Thom Shamakamba ..Dr Kaaba has also confirmed he...

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