http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/worlds_largest_radio_telescope_begins_study_of_cosmic_dawn/?source=rss One of the 21st Century's grand scientific undertakings has begun its quest to view the 'Cosmic Dawn'. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space, Technology, Regions, South America, Chile 2011-10-03T15:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chile_bans_shark_finning_congress_unanimous/?source=rss In a move that has made the country a new leader in shark protection, Chile yesterday banned the practice of shark finning from its national waters. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Chile 2011-07-08T16:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_announce_discovery_of_new_species_of_seabird_the_first_in_89_yea/?source=rss From photographs taken by noted ornithologist Peter Harrison and reports by members of a five-member multinational expedition, bird watchers are following what for them is the event of a lifetime: the discovery of a new species of seabird. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Chile 2011-03-24T04:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_fish_species_found_deep_below_ocean_surface/?source=rss Scientists have discovered a new species of fish living almost 4 1/2 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Chile, Peru 2010-10-16T21:52:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/joy_as_first_chile_miners_freed/?source=rss A global audience watched captivated on Wednesday as the first of 33 miners trapped for a record 68 days deep underground emerged into the cold night air of Chile's Atacama desert. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile 2010-10-13T06:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/drill_reaches_33_chilean_miners_rescue_near/?source=rss Chile's mining minister said late Saturday that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile 2010-10-10T03:37:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chile_mine_rescue_set_to_begin_in_mid_october/?source=rss Chile's mines minister says an attempt to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predicted. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile 2010-10-02T14:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/miners_trapped_in_chile_mine_for_17_days_are_alive/?source=rss Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile 2010-08-23T03:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/john_lennons_sons_and_yoko_ono_revive_give_peace_a_chance_to_help_un/?source=rss Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording the anti-war anthem Give Peace a Chance with the Plastic Ono Band, the United Nations announced today that the proceeds from the release of a commemorative single will garner funds for its peacebuilding efforts in countries emerging from conflict. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, South America, Chile, United Nations 2009-11-06T13:57:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chile_and_czech_republic_work_to_restore_torres_del_paine/?source=rss Four years after a negligent Czech citizen, Jiri Smitak, accidentally started a huge fire in the Torres Del Paine national park in far southern Chile, part of the destroyed area is being replanted in native forest trees. Environment, Forests, Regions, Europe, Czech Republic, South America, Chile 2009-09-30T09:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saving_chiles_southern_wilderness/?source=rss It is not every day that a Wall Street bank finds itself in possession of a chunk of land 50 times the size of Manhattan, covered in pristine forest, windswept grassland and snow-capped mountains. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Business, Regions, South America, Chile 2009-02-26T20:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chile_women_trade_unionists_find_their_own_voices/?source=rss SANTIAGO, Nov 24 (IPS) - "When you have a social role, you become aware that you have a right to freedom of thought, that you can question the way things are," 44-year-old Chilean trade unionist Sonia Sagredo, who represents seasonal agricultural workers, told IPS. World, Human Rights, Regions, South America, Chile, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-11-24T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/whale_watching_report_whales_more_valuable_alive_than_dead/?source=rss From origami whale campaigns to Mr. Splashy Pants, it's pretty obvious that those big, intelligent and lovable cetaceans are massively popular. Environment, Wildlife, Business, Regions, South America, Argentina, Chile, Business Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-07-14T22:42:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chiles_congress_approves_renewable_energy_law/?source=rss SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Congress voted on Wednesday to require electric utilities to invest in and supply nonconventional energy sources (NCES) as part of the government's drive to diversify current tight energy supplies. The vote in favor of the project, which mandates that NCES account for at least 10 percent of the energy supplied by Chile's electric utilities by 2024, was unanimous. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, South America, Chile 2008-03-06T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. 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Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Mongolia, Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, East Asia, China, Europe, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Middle East, Qatar, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oceania, Australia, Micronesia, South America, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, South-East Asia, Viet Nam, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-09-21T09:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_worlds_mysterious_places/?source=rss This compilation of the world's most mysterious places on Google Earth includes Oak Island, Area 51, the Pyramid of the Sun & Moon, various figures from Nazca, the Atacama Giant, Loch Ness, Arbor Low, Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill, St. Michael's Mount, Angkor Wat, Ayres Rock, the Olgas, and Maree Man. Regions, Africa, Egypt, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Oceania, Australia, South America, Chile, Peru, South-East Asia, Cambodia, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, United States, California, Nevada, Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-10T11:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_super_earth_found_in_space/?source=rss Experts find an Earth-like planet outside our solar system, one that could have liquid water on its surface. News with Video, Science, Space, Regions, South America, Chile, Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-04-25T01:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chilean_trawler_rescues_us_sailor/?source=rss An American sailor was rescued early Friday after three days adrift on a disabled yacht off the southern tip of South America, the Chilean navy said. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, South America, Chile, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-01-05T11:21:01+00:00