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“There’s no strong infrastructure for safety in maritime," said Jim Hall, who led the National Transportation Safety Board from 1994 to 2001. The Dali was flagged in Singapore, which has one of the best safety records of any country where ships are based. It's not listed as one of the 42 countries identified as “flags of convenience” by the International Transport Workers Federation. He said that with maritime shipping being the oldest transportation industry, with its international regulations that rely on many different countries for enforcement, it may have the most problems. “When I talk about those other transportation industries, the maritime industry is the worst offender of safety violations, of labor violations than any other industry,” Rexha said.

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☆ How to photograph a total solar eclipse, according to an expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Getting to see even one total solar eclipse is a rare occurrence. Stan HondaFor the upcoming eclipse, Honda will be in Fredericksburg, Texas, taking pictures on behalf of international news agency Agence France-Presse. Here's an example from the total solar eclipse in 2017, as photographed from Madras, Oregon. How to practice eclipse photographyThe phases of a total solar eclipse as they unfolded in El Molle, Chile, in July 2019. Stan HondaOf all the stages of a total solar eclipse, the moment of totality is special and the one most photographers covet.

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☆ Here's what we know about the Singapore-flagged container ship that hit the Baltimore bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed on March 26, 2024. The incident, which has wreaked havoc at one of the country's busiest ports and sparked fears about supply chain disruption, has raised questions about the Singapore-flagged container ship involved. In an aerial view, cargo ship Dali is seen after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Tasos Katopodis | Getty ImagesHowever, Singapore's port authority on Wednesday said that the container ship had passed overseas inspections and carried certificates to cover its structural integrity and functionality at the time of the Baltimore bridge incident. In the June inspection, the container ship was found to have had a faulty monitor gauge for fuel pressure, but this was fixed before the vessel departed the port.

Persons: Francis, Dali, Wes Moore, Moore, Francis Scott Key, Tasos Katopodis Organizations: Washington Post, The Washington Post, Getty, Bridge, Maryland, NBC, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Port Authority Locations: Baltimore, Patapsco, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Belgium's Port of Antwerp, Europe, San Antonio, Chile, Baltimore , Maryland

☆ The Dali, the ship that brought down the Baltimore bridge, ran into a problem with its propulsion system months before the crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The ship that struck a key bridge on Tuesday was reported to have an issue with its propulsion in June. The Dali lost propulsion on Tuesday, but it's unclear if this was related to the June issue. AdvertisementThe 984-foot container vessel that lost power and crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday had issues with its propulsion system just months before, records show. AdvertisementClay Diamond, the executive director of the American Pilots' Association, told The Washington Post that the Dali lost power at around 1:20 a.m., around eight minutes before the crash. AdvertisementThe Francis Scott Key Bridge was Baltimore's biggest bridge, and the loss of such critical infrastructure will likely cause supply chain issues across multiple industries.

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☆ UN chief urges massive Gaza aid flow, sees 'dramatic starvation'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Secretary-General answered questions on upcoming COP28 meeting in Dubai and continued war between Israel and Hamas. Israel should lift all obstacles to aid into Gaze and allow convoys of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA into northern Gaza where starvation is looming, Guterres said. Palestinians wait to receive food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 13, 2024. Mohammed Abed | Afp | Getty ImagesIsrael stopped all imports of food, medicine, power and fuel into Gaza at the start of the war. Although it later let in aid deliveries, aid organisations say security checks and the difficulty of moving through a war zone have greatly hindered their operations.

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☆ Billionaire Gautam Adani got rich off coal. Now his company is building a green energy plant the size of Chicago.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Coal billionaire Gautam Adani is building the world's largest power plant, and it's all renewable. Adani's nephew, who's in charge of the project, says there's "no choice" but to go big on green energy. Still, the Adani Group makes 62% of its revenue from fossil fuel. Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) is building the solar and wind power plant in a salt desert in the western Indian state of Gujarat. AGEL is the clean energy unit of the Adani Group, the biggest coal miner and importer in India founded by billionaire Gautam Adani in 1988.

Persons: Gautam Adani, who's, Adani Organizations: Adani, Service, Green Energy, Forbes, Business Locations: Belgium, Chile, Switzerland, Chicago, Gujarat, AGEL, India, Asia

one of the deadliest wildfires in decades ripped through Chile’s coastal cities of Vina Del mar and Quilpué. Weeks later, some residents and firefighters questioned whether a lack of water to fight the fast moving wildfire contributed to the high death toll. Rodrigo Mundaca, one of Chile’s staunchest water rights advocates, is currently governor of the region where the wildfire hit. In march, Chile’s Congress said it would investigate the handling of the wildfire, including a lack of evacuation plans and lack of water to hydrants. And the country’s Ministry of Public Works is investigating specific complaints that Esval fall failed to provide adequate water to combat the wildfire.

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☆ A gut-health dietitian who doesn't meal prep shares the pantry staples she always keeps on hand
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dietitian Gabrielle Morse makes sure her diet takes care of her gut health. She stocks up on herbs, spices, sauces, legumes, and whole grains for easy, tasty meals. Morse also includes a variety of nuts and seeds in her diet for added nutritional benefits. Research shows that people who eat a wide range of plants have a more diverse microbiome, which is associated with better gut health. Herbs and spicesMaking sure she's enjoying her food is crucial for Morse, so she keeps her kitchen stocked with lots of herbs and spices for seasoning.

Persons: Dietitian Gabrielle Morse, Morse, —, Gabrielle Morse, she's, Basil Rosemary, Curry Organizations: Service, Health Clinic, Research Locations: Chile

☆ Sethembile Msezane on creating the iconic image “Chapungu — The Day Rhodes Fell”
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Chapungu — The Day Rhodes Fell” has since become an iconic photograph, capturing the spirit of the #RhodesMustFall movement which led to the removal of 19th century colonist Cecil Rhodes’ statue at the University of Cape Town. “There is no way I could have conceptualized that moment and the way things unfolded on that day,” said Msezane, speaking to CNN from Cape Town. Artist Sethembile Msezane on a plinth in front of the statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes. While several have now been returned, to this day, it remains at Rhodes’ former home at the Groote Shuur estate in Cape Town, Msezane explained. The statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes was removed from South Africa's Cape Town University on April 9, 2015.

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Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots' seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand. Boeing said Friday it recommended that airlines inspect the motorized cockpit seats the next time they perform maintenance on their 787s. It did not link the memo to what happened this week on a LATAM Airlines flight between Australia and New Zealand. The Federal Aviation Administration said, however, that the Boeing memo was issued “in response to the incident on LATAM Flight 800." The version involved in the LATAM flight can carry up to about 300 passengers.

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☆ Energy Department Offers $2.3 Billion Loan to Boost Lithium Production
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Madeleine Ngo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Energy Department is moving forward on a deal to provide a $2.3 billion loan to Lithium Americas Corp. in an effort to shore up domestic supplies of a mineral vital for the production of electric vehicles. If finalized, the loan would help finance the construction of a lithium carbonate processing plant at Thacker Pass in Nevada. The United States, however, has lagged behind other countries in producing the metal. Only 1 percent of the lithium used in the United States is harvested domestically, according to the Energy Department. Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass could support the production of batteries for up to 800,000 electric vehicles a year, according to the Energy Department.

Organizations: Energy Department, Lithium Americas Corp, Administration Locations: Thacker, Nevada, North America, United States, Australia, Chile, China, Argentina

☆ Investigators have removed black boxes from LATAM’s plane that dropped suddenly
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Angus Watson | Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The black boxes hold data crucial to understanding what caused the Boeing jet to suddenly drop during the flight from Australia to New Zealand, causing dozens of passengers to be treated for injuries. The US manufacturer has faced harsh criticism for a series of recent safety and quality issues in its aircraft. A series of investigationsChile’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) is leading the investigation into the black boxes as the plane was registered in the country. The Boeing jet remains in Auckland and will also be assessed by the Chilean investigators. “I immediately engaged with him and said, ‘What was that?’ And he openly admitted, he said, ‘I lost control of the plane.

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At least 50 people were injured Monday by what LATAM Airlines described as a “strong movement” on the Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. “Some of the roof panels were broken from people being thrown up and knocking through the plastic roof panels in the aisle ways. Passengers were met by paramedics and more than 10 emergency vehicles when the flight touched down in Auckland. “If you were in your seat, you went straight up to the ceiling and bounced off the roof. I just happened to be one of the lucky ones who was strapped in for that incident,” Jokat told ABC.

Persons: Brian Jokat, ”, LATAM, LA800, ” Jokat, “ Organizations: SYDNEY, LATAM Airlines, Boeing, Auckland Airport, ABC, ” LATAM Airlines, Passengers Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Sydney, Auckland , New Zealand, Santiago, Chile, Auckland

The incident aboard LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney to Auckland is the latest to hit troubled aircraft manufacturer Boeing, which has been rocked by years of quality and safety issues. After landing in Auckland, Jokat said the pilot checked on the passengers and explained he had temporarily lost control of the jet. “I immediately engaged with him and said, ‘What was that?’ And he openly admitted, he said, ‘I lost control of the plane. “He said for that brief moment he couldn’t control anything and that’s when the plane did what it did. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration in February flagged safety issues with engine anti-ice systems on the 737 Max and larger 787 Dreamliner.

Persons: Brian Jokat, ” “, I’m, ”, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Jokat, ‘, ” Jokat, “, LATAM, Dean Purcell, Max, Mike Whitaker, Whitaker Organizations: CNN, Boeing, LATAM Airlines, CNN Tuesday, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Sydney, Auckland

☆ A pilot on a Boeing plane that plummeted midair said his 'gauges just kind of went blank on me,' passenger says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A LATAM Airlines pilot reportedly told a passenger that he had momentarily "lost control" of the plane. A passenger told CNN the pilot said the plane's gauges "just kind of went blank on me." AdvertisementAfter the flight landed, passenger Brian Jokat told CNN that he spoke to the pilot, who he said told him: "My gauges just kind of went blank on me." Jokat told CNN that he had been sleeping when the plane "dropped something to the effect of 500 feet instantly." The flight landed in Auckland on schedule, the airline said in its statement, while apologizing for "any inconvenience and discomfort" from the incident.

Persons: —, Brian Jokat, Jokat, I'm, Lucas Ellwood, Ellwood Organizations: LATAM Airlines, CNN, Service, LATAM Airways, Boeing, New Zealand Herald, ABC Locations: Sydney, Auckland, New Zealand

☆ Food prices hold steady, but Americans have a beef with the cost of a burger
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For burger proprietors — including smaller, mom-and-pop shops — and burger lovers alike, the price environment may not get any easier. Nearly eight decades later, the Owl Burger remains a draw, but it’s become noticeably more expensive since Covid. “Maybe 45 cents each year,” Argabright told CNN in an interview, adding that the Owl Burger sits at $7.95 now. “When you’re ordering pounds and pounds and pounds of it, it adds up pretty quick.”Beth Steele, founder of Beth's Burger Bar, in Edgewood, Florida. Where’s the beef price headedLike most aspects of inflation, there are several contributing factors behind higher burger prices.

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☆ LATAM Airlines: Passengers recall mid-air drop of flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Cristopher Ulloa | Marlon Sorto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A group of passengers on board a LATAM Airlines flight that experienced a mid-air drop while traveling to New Zealand arrived in Chile on Tuesday, with two of them speaking to a CNN team at Santiago International Airport. “The experience was horrible,” said Chilean resident Verónica Martínez, who was on flight LAN800 from Australia to New Zealand on Monday. She described that moment as being on a “roller coaster.”Dozens of people were injured after LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand experienced a “technical event” on Monday that produced a sudden movement, the flight operator reported. A team of Chilean aviation authorities has been sent to Auckland to investigate the incident, Chile’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) said on Tuesday. The affected passengers and cabin crew “received immediate assistance and were evaluated or treated by medical staff at the airport as needed,” LATAM Airlines said in a statement to CNN.

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☆ 50 people were hurt, including 12 sent to the hospital, after a Boeing 787 dropped sharply in midair
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Latam Airlines Boeing 787 experienced a "technical event" that caused a sudden drop. AdvertisementAt least 50 passengers were injured on a Latam Airlines flight on Monday, the New Zealand Herald first reported. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner traveling from Sydney to Auckland experienced a technical problem that caused the jet to drop suddenly, the newspaper reported. In its statement, Latam said 10 people were taken to hospital with no serious injuries reported. Although, the ambulance service told the Herald it had treated 50 people, of whom 12 were sent to the hospital.

Persons: —, Latam Organizations: Latam Airlines Boeing, New Zealand Herald, Service, Latam Airlines, Boeing, Business, Herald, Auckland Airport Locations: Sydney, Auckland, Santiago, Chile

☆ LATAM flight: Dozens injured after ‘technical problem’ on flight to Auckland
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Manveena Suri | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dozens of people were injured after a flight from Australia to New Zealand experienced a “technical event” that produced a sudden movement, according to the flight’s operator, with witnesses telling local media passengers were suddenly thrown around the cabin. “Flight LA800, operating the Sydney — Auckland route today, had a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement,” the statement said, which added the plane landed as scheduled in Auckland on Monday. The statement did not elaborate on what the technical event was. LATAM Airlines is Chile’s flagship carrier and stops regularly in Auckland en route to Santiago. Valentina suffered minor injuries but was treated by medical crew once the plane landed.

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☆ Australian farmers rip out millions of vines amid wine glut
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

About two-thirds of Australia’s wine grapes are grown in irrigated inland areas such as Griffith, its landscape shaped by vine-growing techniques brought by Italian migrants arriving around the 1950s. That would destroy more than 20 million vines across 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres), Reuters calculations based on Wine Australia data show, or about 8% of Australia’s total area under vine. “If half the vines in Australia were ripped out, it still might not solve the oversupply,” said a wine maker in Western Australia. When China blocked imports during a political dispute in 2020, Australia lost its biggest wine export market by value. And unlike Europe, it offers farmers no financial aid to help them destroy vines and excess wine.

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☆ A gut health dietitian shares her weekly shopping list that makes eating 30 plants a week easy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. For Gabrielle Morse, a gut health specialist and registered dietitian at The Gut Health Clinic, that involves buying a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables each week while also keeping her store cupboard stocked with a few staples to make nutritious and tasty meals. That enables her to hit her goal of eating 30 plants — from beans, nuts, and seeds to spices and dark chocolate — a week without meal planning. However, Morse, like other gut health experts, says eating 30 different plant foods a week is best for the gut microbiome, the trillions of microbes that live in the digestive system. Research shows that people who eat a wide range of plants have a more diverse microbiome, which is associated with better gut health.

Persons: —, Gabrielle Morse, Morse, she's, Basil Rosemary, Curry Organizations: Service, Health Clinic, Business, Research Locations: Chile

☆ Why is a South American beer brand going viral? The answer's simple: Star Wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 2003, the brand edited ads into a broadcast of the Star Wars trilogy. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe latest brand getting attention on social media isn't Stanley — it's a South American beer creatively edited into a Star Wars broadcast 20 years ago. On X, formerly known as Twitter, users started sharing clips from the original Star Wars trilogy last week. The clips look normal — until a bottle or can of Cerveza Cristal beer suddenly appears in the shot.

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☆ How a warming climate is setting the stage for fast-spreading, destructive wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This fire adds to an ever-lengthening list of rapidly spreading, destructive wildfires in the US and elsewhere. To understand why the Texas fires have been so fierce you have to look to last spring, said Luke Kanclerz, a fire analyst at Texas A&M Forest Service. It only took a short period of warm, dry weather for them to dry out further, providing a carpet for the fire to spread. Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty ImagesScientists are still working to understand what impact, if any, global warming is having on the winds that whip up wildfires. Research has found climate change is fueling the rapid intensification of hurricanes, pushing storms to explode at a deadly pace.

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☆ Opinion: A wildfire destroyed the tree I planted seven decades ago — and with it my hope for the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Ariel Dorfman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Santiago, Chile CNN —How do we mourn the death of one solitary tree, when whole forests burn down? I planted it almost three quarters of a century ago, when I was just 7 years old. If I never kept that promise to my tree, it was never far from my mind as the years passed. In all likelihood, that tree, planted by me as a child, has now been reduced to cinders. It’s a reminder to pay homage and give thanks to each and every tree that succumbs to this climate debacle.

Persons: Ariel Dorfman, Ariel Dorfman Les Todd, Salvador Allende, Augusto Pinochet’s, Patricia Araya Organizations: Duke University, CNN, Chile CNN, Nacional Locations: Chilean American, Chile, Durham , North Carolina, Santiago, Texas, Australia, Colombia, California, Hawaii, New York, del Mar, Viña del

☆ How Chinese automakers made a big push into Chile's car market
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Chinese automakers made a big push into Chile's car marketChinese automakers rolling into new markets around the world and snapping up sales. Phil LeBeau reports live from Santiago, Chile where 1 out of every 3 new cars sold is manufactured in China.

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