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In Guyana, remote dirt road seen as future economic lifeline
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» LETHEM (GUYANA) - Through the vast interior of Guyana, a historic red dirt road known as "The Trail" winds through rainforest, plains and hills, linking the capital Georgetown to Lethem in the south on the border with Brazil.
The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.
Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» PUERTO BOLIVAR (ECUADOR) - On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron fist" security policies are just words.
Apple unveils iPhone 15 and switches to USB-C charger
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO — Every September for the past decade, Apple has convened media from around the world for a marketing event that celebrates the creative feats behind its newest iPhone. It has hyped the shine of the phone’s exterior, the sculpting around its cameras and the power of its processors.
Colombian community wins fight to protect paradise
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» NUQUI, Colombia: In the remote west of Colombia, where virgin rainforest and pristine beaches collide, a group of politicians and businessmen dreamed of building a massive port on the Pacific.
Searchers detect undersea sounds in hunt for missing Titanic sub
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2023
» NEW YORK: Search teams detected underwater sounds while scanning the North Atlantic for a tourist submersible that vanished with five people aboard during a deep-sea voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic, the United States Coast Guard said early on Wednesday.
India may corner nearly half of global rice trade
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2021
» KAKINADA: India could account for as much as 45% of global rice exports in 2021 as expanded port-handling capacity allows the world's second-largest rice grower after China to ship record volumes to buyers across Africa and Asia.
Ten years after huge US oil spill, fears of offshore drilling persist
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» NEW YORK - On April 20, 2010, the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling platform claimed the lives of 11 workers and unleashed a torrent of more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
US oil giant Chevron says will acquire Anadarko for $33 billion
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» NEW YORK - US oil giant Chevron announced Friday it had agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Anadarko in a stock and cash transaction valued at $33 billion, or $65 per share.
Official: Myanmar scales back Chinese-backed port project
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2018
» NAY PYI DAW: Myanmar has scaled back plans for a Chinese-backed port on its western coast, sharply reducing the cost of the project after concerns it could leave the country's heavily indebted, a top government official and an adviser told Reuters.