For over a week, Venezuela has been in suspense after a hotly contested presidential election left both the opposition and incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claiming victory. How verifiable is the data presented by each of the parties? Although Venezuela’s electoral and judicial authorities announced the victory of Nicolás Maduro, they…
China has taken a major step forward in its bid to create a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink this week by launching the first of what it hopes will be a constellation of 14,000 satellites beaming broadband internet coverage from space. Eighteen satellites were blasted into low Earth orbit (LEO) on Tuesday in…
An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, the interior ministry said on Friday. The Iraqi national is said to have come from the same circle as the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian…
“Call to Earth Day – Connected Generations” celebrates the links between people and cultures and how these can help to play a vital role in preserving our planet. Naimina Enkiyio, or the “Forest of the Lost Child,” stretches along the top of an escarpment on the western wall of the Rift Valley,…
Two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for more than two months could be forced to stay until February 2025 because of concerns over the safety of the spacecraft that brought them into orbit. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams arrived at the ISS…
People in Russia are unable to access YouTube amid an alleged crackdown on the video hosting site. Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said there had been reports of thousands of glitches with the Google-owned video service. Users said the site was only accessible via virtual private networks (VPNs), which give…
The UK’s competition regulator has launched an inquiry into Amazon’s investment of over £3bn into an artificial intelligence (AI) startup as regulators ramp up their scrutiny of mergers involving the fast-growing technology. The deal, which was announced by Amazon in March, included a $4bn (£3.16bn) investment into Anthropic and a…
Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV:BOL) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Bold’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce MacLachlan, P.Geo., as a Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Coleman Robertson, P.Geo. as Vice President of Exploration. David Graham will remain the Chief Executive Officer of the Company With…
Ramp Metals Inc. (TSXV: RAMP) (‘Ramp Metals’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that, due to investor demand, the Company is increasing the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing from $4,500,000 to approximately $4,900,000 (the ‘Offering’). The Offering is expected to be led by Eric Sprott…
Saga Metals Corp.Saga Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “Saga”), a North American exploration company focused on critical mineral discovery in Canada, is pleased to announce that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (“RTEC”) has commenced its initial exploration program on the Legacy Lithium project. Saga and RTEC executed an option to joint…