Dreaming South: Central & South America’s 2026 Travel Renaissance

From reborn capitals to near-mythic wilderness, the 2026 travel map tilts decisively south. Condé Nast Traveler’s newest list reads like an atlas of reinvention—destinations where design, conservation, and cuisine converge, proving that Latin...

Bolivia’s shift to the right renews ambition to mine vast lithium reserves

Bolivia’s election of centre-right President-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira could see the country open its vast lithium resources to foreign investors to bolster its faltering economy – a move that could benefit the US after years of hostility toward...

Bolivian river dolphins sometimes dangle anacondas in their mouths and scientists don’t know why

Not all dolphins live in the oceans. Some can be found swimming in major rivers, especially in South America and Asia. The Bolivian river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis), one of the few such species, is pretty elusive (and pretty...

Minera Alamos Provides Update on Development Plans for Copperstone Gold Mine

Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI,OTC:MAIFF) (OTCQX: MAIFF) ("Minera Alamos" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an update on the development plans underway for its 100% owned Copperstone Mine gold project ("Copperstone Mine" or the "Project")...

Bolivia Returns to the White Ruling Elite

Bolivia’s October 19 runoff vote not only elected the center-right Rodrigo Paz Pereira as the next president but put the final nail in the coffin of the nearly twenty-year rule of an indigenous left-wing coalition. The Christian Democrat Paz,...

What deeper Colorado River cuts could do in your city

Central Arizona cities have kept the taps flowing to residents without restrictions, even as a 30-year drought deepens on the Colorado River. That may change in the next year or two. What happens to water supplies depends on negotiations among the...

Moscow to host BRICS counter-terrorism conference in December

“On December 3 and 4, Moscow will organize, under the auspices of the United Nations, the 2025 BRICS+ Counter-Terrorism Conference: National and Regional Strategies in the Fight Against Terrorism in the Context of Security Challenges and Threats,”...

Bolivia Turns to the Centre After Years of Leftist Rule

Image Source: Getty Images The Movement for Socialism (known by its Spanish-language acronym MAS), which dominated Bolivia’s political landscape for the past two decades, has been summarily rejected by voters in the country’s recent elections. Its...

Trump's Murderous Policy Against Venezuela Is Part of a Bloody History

If the Trump administration’s assaults on Venezuela and threats to Colombia and Mexico have a familiar stench, they should. For more than two centuries the United States government has acted as if it owned the Western Hemisphere, with the right of...

In Parts of the Brazilian Amazon, Science Leads the Fight Against Forest Fire

Managing fires in tropical forests can be a daunting task: Loggers and arsonists often move faster than first responders, resources are scarce, and the territory is immense. In the Brazilian Amazon, these obstacles strain a chronically underfunded...

BCC Showcases pathways to high-tech manufacturing careers

Brunswick Community College (BCC) celebrated Manufacturing Day 2025 with a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to spark curiosity and career interest among local high school students. The annual event, held Oct. 16, connected students with the...

Bagley Cartoon: Pity the Billionaires

Pat Bagley | Pity the Billionaires A Pulitzer Prize finalist in the cartoonist category, Pat Bagley has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 45 years. He is one of roughly a dozen cartoonists still working at a major metropolitan...

Applications open for 2026 Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training

Join a network of passionate gardeners dedicated to learning, sharing research-based information, and enriching the Brunswick County community through horticulture. Applications are now open for the 2026 Extension Master Gardener℠ (EMG) Volunteer...

Mexico leads Latin American countries in global silver production

Commodity Trading Club (CTC) says Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina together supply more than half the world’s silver output, a cornerstone metal for solar and clean-tech industries. November 6, 2025 Luis Ini Silver metallization paste...

Bolivia’s Mountain of Silver Stands on the Edge of Collapse

At 15,600 feet above sea level, Potosí’s Cerro Rico—the “Rich Hill” that once financed empires—still glints with promise, but every sparkle hides a fracture. Beneath the red slopes of Bolivia’s most iconic mountain, generations of miners keep...

Police seek two inmates wrongly freed

Police seek two inmates wrongly freed LONDON -- British police were undertaking two more searches Wednesday after the news that two prisoners had been mistakenly released from prison over the past week, just days after the government had brought...

County planning to consider 5 planned developments Nov. 10

The Brunswick County Planning Board during its Monday, Nov. 10 meeting is set to consider five planned development applications that, if all approved, would permit the development of more than 3,700 new homes across the county. The planning board...

Indian, Turkish researchers explore digital tools to boost farm productivity

New Delhi Researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Rourkela and the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Turkey have studied insights on how digital tools and renewable energy can transform agricultural productivity and...

NIT-R highlights Technology & Renewable Energy as key to agricultural productivity

Along with emerging technological trends, the growing shift toward renewable energy is also changing agricultural practices. Solar-powered irrigation is potentially helping smallholder farmers overcome the challenge of irregular electricity...

Bolivia’s Lithium Gamble: Can ‘White Gold’ Deliver?

From the moment of his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz set the tone. “They squandered our gas, the lithium never appeared, and now we’re in crisis!” The centre-right politician elected on Sunday...