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World hero pays a visit

World hero pays a visit

Trinidad and Tobago warmly welcomes one of the world’s most popular leaders, India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paying an official visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar. This will undoubtedly deepen fraternal...

World News | US Plans to Begin Breeding Billions of Flies to Fight Pest. Here is How It Will Work

World News | US Plans to Begin Breeding Billions of Flies to Fight Pest. Here is How It Will Work

Topeka (US), Jul 2 (AP) The US government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the...

Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America

Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America

Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Green Economy, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Latin America & the Caribbean, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals Energy The Kruonis pumped-storage...

Rogovoy Report 7/3/25

Rogovoy Report 7/3/25

Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret, a mash-up of modern music and Shakespearean verse, is presented by Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., today through Sunday. Allyn Burrows, director and co-creator of Shake It Up, says “Shakespeare and rock...

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the...

Religion: Jesus was a refugee

Religion: Jesus was a refugee

Our days are filled with extreme concerns for our immigrant population, especially refugees seeking asylum in the United States. Levels of anxiety, uncertainty and fear seem to rise daily, not only for those who are directly affected but by those...

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the...

Regulatory consultancy Pathlight joins the B Corp movement

Regulatory consultancy Pathlight joins the B Corp movement

Pathlight Associates has announced it has obtained certification as a B Corporation. The firm joins a growing group of consulting firms looking to demonstrate their ESG credentials. Pathlight Associates is a consulting firm specialising in...

The U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work.

The U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work.

Published: 02 Jul. 2025, 16:12 In this January 2024 photo provided by The Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Cattle Screwworms (COPEG), a worker drops New World screwworm fly larvae into a tray at a facility that...

19 Year Old Flies A Cessna To Antarctica: Gets Detained

19 Year Old Flies A Cessna To Antarctica: Gets Detained

A 19-year-old pilot attempting to fly solo across all seven continents was detained by Chilean authorities after landing his Cessna aircraft in Antarctica without authorization. The American teenager, Ethan Guo, is facing charges after changing...

Jeanologia Bridges Design and Manufacturing in Miami

Jeanologia Bridges Design and Manufacturing in Miami

The denim industry is global with most brands having supply chains that span across multiple continents. Despite various avenues of communication and the increasingly digital process of creating denim, a gap persists between designers and the...

‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests

‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests

In May, ICE and other federal agents descended on Massachusetts, arresting more than 1,400 people, more than any other month on record — an extraordinary flex of might that shows no sign of stopping. It’s the leading edge of the immigration policy...

Ormat completes Blue Mountain Nevada geothermal plant acquisition

Ormat completes Blue Mountain Nevada geothermal plant acquisition

Ormat Technologies has finalised its acquisition of the Blue Mountain geothermal power plant from Cyrq Energy, increasing its electricity segment generating portfolio to 1,268MW. The $88m deal transfers 100% equity interest in the 20MW facility,...

They choose America: Brand-new US citizens share their joys, hopes

They choose America: Brand-new US citizens share their joys, hopes

93 people from 41 countries became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony in Miami. The new citizens shared their stories and the significance of becoming Americans. Many expressed relief and joy, while some also acknowledged the difficulties...

Marking the sizzling history of fried chicken, from KFC to Korea

Marking the sizzling history of fried chicken, from KFC to Korea

Fried chicken is a staple of St. Louis cuisine. The impact of the dish goes much deeper than the debate over which local restaurant serves the best fried chicken. “Fried chicken is so glorious, it stands on its own,” said scholar Adrian Miller,...

America set to open Texas ‘fly factory’ in bid to breed millions of insects

America set to open Texas ‘fly factory’ in bid to breed millions of insects

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Ashamed of the USA?! Media’s 21 Worst Anti-American Outbursts

Ashamed of the USA?! Media’s 21 Worst Anti-American Outbursts

The vast majority of Americans are spending this Independence Day weekend taking pride in their country as they celebrate the freedoms established by the Founding Fathers. However, there are some journalists who are embarrassed by the USA. Some of...

Rosalind Fox Solomon, whose photos captured emotional nuance, dies at 95

Rosalind Fox Solomon, whose photos captured emotional nuance, dies at 95

Ms. Fox Solomon was sometimes compared to Diane Arbus, and like Arbus, she studied with the great Austrian emigre photographer Lisette Model. But unlike her more famous peer, Ms. Fox Solomon captured sometimes off-putting subjects with a warm...

‘FIFA should consider playing Club World Cup final at 9am’

‘FIFA should consider playing Club World Cup final at 9am’

Extreme weather during the Club World Cup in the United States this summer means FIFA should think about playing the men's World Cup final at 9 am next year, according to an expert. Professor Mike Tipton of Portsmouth University, a leading...

Ripe or Wrong? The Hidden Challenge of Choosing a Watermelon

Ripe or Wrong? The Hidden Challenge of Choosing a Watermelon

CHURCH POINT, La. (KATC) — With the Fourth of July around the corner, cookouts, fireworks and family gatherings are stacking up—along with grocery bills. For many, no summer celebration is complete without a slice of watermelon. But picking the...

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