Five miners have been missing since a partial collapse caused by a tremor, which also caused the world’s largest underground copper mine to shut down operations in Chile.
The risky search effort involved at least 100 people, according to Andres Music, general manager of the El Teniente mine in Rancagua, which is located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Santiago.
We haven’t been able to communicate with them so far. He told reporters on Friday that the tunnels are closed and have collapsed.
The collapse occurred while the miners were excavating more than 900 meters of work. Their precise location has been mapped out using advanced equipment.
The president of Chile’s state-owned mining company Codelco, Maximo Pacheco, stated at a press conference on Friday afternoon that “we will do everything in humanly possible to rescue the five trapped workers.”
“To this cause and to seeing this through,” he continued, adding that all of our experience, knowledge, energy, and strength are dedicated to it.
Due to the rescue efforts, Codelco had to postpone a presentation of its first-half financial results that had been scheduled for Friday morning.
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More than 4,500km (some 2, 800 miles) of underground tunnels are contained in the mining minister’s earlier announcement that the mine’s temporary closure was imminent. Its operation began in the early 1900s.
El Teniente produced 356, 000 tonnes of copper last year, accounting for nearly 7% of Chile’s total.
Authorities believe the cave-in occurred on Thursday afternoon following a “seismic event” whose natural or induced by drilling is not yet known. The magnitude of the tremor was 4.2%.
The El Teniente deposit has experienced one of the biggest events in recent memory, if not the biggest, according to Music, who added, “We are making every effort to try to rescue these five miners.”
The manager remarked, “The next 48 hours are crucial.”
In 2010, a search team that included several of the rescuers who had been stranded in a mine for more than two months in the Atacama Desert attracted a slew of international media attention.
With a production of about 5.3 million tonnes in 2024, Chile is the biggest copper producer in the world, accounting for nearly a quarter of that amount. According to the National Geology and Mining Service of Chile, its mining sector had a death rate of 0.02 percent last year, making it one of the safest on earth.
England finally make it a point when they defeat India 189-3 at lunch on day three of the fifth Test at the Oval thanks to Jamie Overton’s removal of Akash Deep for 66.
Regional governors in western Russia reported that overnight, Ukrainian drone strikes have caused at least three fatalities and injured two others in a  at an oil refinery in central Russia.
Oleg Melnichenko, the governor of the area, posted a fatal shooting and two injuries to a nearby business on Telegram on Saturday.
According to Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, the elderly man’s death occurred in a house in the Samara region that caught fire as a result of falling drone debris.
According to acting Rostov Governor Yury Slyusar, a guard was killed in the Rostov region when a drone attacked and a fire broke out in one of the facility’s buildings. Slyusar posted on Telegram that “the military resisted a massive air attack during the night,” destroying drones over seven districts.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military reported that on Saturday, it reportedly ignited a fire on its territory when it struck Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery.
The Unmanned Systems Forces also claimed to have struck the Voronezh region’s Annanefteprodukt oil storage facility in a statement posted on Telegram. Although the statement did not specify how the facilities were attacked, Ukraine’s military is trained in long-range strikes as well.
Separately, Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency reported that its drones had targeted Primorsko-Akhtarsk military airfield, which has been a site for long-range drone launches at Ukrainian targets.
The SBU claimed to have also targeted a factory in Penza, which it claimed supplies electronics to Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Ukraine had no idea what Russia’s vast long-range strike capability would be when it first launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. However, it has since developed a fleet of long-range kamikaze drones capable of carrying dangerous missiles for many hundreds of kilometers (miles).
338 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily report.
Governor Serhiy Lysak wrote on Telegram that overnight Russian drone attacks in the central Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine also left three people injured. He continued, noting that several structures, homes, and automobiles had been damaged.
The Donetsk region’s Oleksandro-Kalynove village was taken on Saturday by Russia’s Defense Ministry’s forces. After three and a half years of the grinding conflict, Russian forces now have control over almost 20% of Ukraine’s east and south.
Kyiv, however, refutes reports of Russian activity in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Osama Bin Javaid, a journalist from Moscow, reported on how the situation there hasn’t changed despite previous indications of a ceasefire.
It appears that diplomacy will be a viable option as the conflict escalates, he said, adding that Steve Witkofff, the US’s Middle East envoy, is scheduled to meet with Russian officials soon to discuss a truce.
In response to comments made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the potential for war between nuclear-armed adversaries, US President Donald Trump declared on Friday that he had given orders for the deployment of two nuclear submarines in “the appropriate regions.”
Although the US has been trying to reach a truce, most of the time, Kyiv and Moscow have been prisoners-free.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, reiterated his call for a meeting between the two leaders on Friday, saying only Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, could bring the war to an end.
Ucraina urges leaders to engage in conversations rather than technical-level exchanges. This has been suggested by the US. He claimed on X that Ukraine has backed it.
He continued, “Russia’s readiness is what is needed.”
Putin, who has consistently rejected demands for a ceasefire in the more than three-year conflict, stated on Friday that he wanted peace but that his demands for the end of Moscow’s military offensive were “unchangeable.”
Singer Lola Young, who has purchased her first home, told fans that she has accomplished a significant milestone in her life. She credits years of hard work with this accomplishment.
Lola Young describes her post as “new beginnings,” and she captions it as “new beginnings.”
Singer Lola Young has only recently achieved global notoriety following the success of her song Messy. But the star has always maintained that she has been working tirelessly away from the glamour of being a popstar.
So it’s only fitting that she was overcome with emotion as she shared with fans that she has bought her first home. Lola, 24, made history after becoming the youngest British female artist to land a number one hit single since Dua Lipa, in 2017.
Taking to social media last week, she told fans via a video clip: “I am currently sitting on the floor in one of the bedrooms of my new house that I have just bought. I am so proud of myself and emotional to be honest. I am so excited to start a new chapter of my life here and make memories, make so memories.” This comes after Cat Deeley found moving back to the UK ‘really hard’ before split from Patrick Kielty.
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Lola Young is thrilled to have purchased her new home.
She continued: “So yeah working hard does pay off, it really does.” Despite the success of Messy, her latest single d£aler, which was released last week, has already being hailed as a hit – by none other that Sir Elton John.
It’s unbelievable, Sir Elton said, “It’s the biggest smash I have ever heard in years,” according to a recent podcast conversation with the singer on Apple Music.
Because you can sing live, you will have the most incredible career, he added.
Lola was made to make up her mind about the claims that she was an “industry plant” and a “nepo” baby. The fact that Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, is her aunt is the first term that is used.
An industry plant is someone who purports to have established themselves organically but has been replaced by a record label.
Sam Pearce posed the question to Lola on Capital Buzz: “Something that happens any time an artist blows up, the term industry plant is thrown around, and obviously people have no idea that you’ve been working since 2019!” What are your thoughts on the phrase “”?
Lola Young describes her post as “new beginnings,” and she captions it as “new beginnings.”
The star responded by refuting the accusations, claiming that those who are making them are “losers that comment rubbish”. Then she replied, “No, they don’t know; otherwise, they wouldn’t be saying that.” It’s just the most ridiculous term, in my opinion.
“I believe there are cases of industry plants, but what?” They are not deficient in any way because of it, which is also true.
People are calling me a nepo because my great aunt wrote The Gruffalo, she said. What kind of garbage is that, exactly? There is so much that I can’t even discuss. However, I’m not a nepot baby and I’m not a plant, so I’ll just say that.
Lola continued, “I’ve clarified that for all those losers who want to post offensive comments online. You’re sad, lonely, and just want to do something better. The problem is that “industrie plant” is just a term used by other artists and people who simply don’t understand what they’re doing and feel resentful that someone else is having a good time.
And she said, “And you’re not going to have your moment for that long, unfortunately, if you’re an industry plant.” It just doesn’t matter, none of these things matter, even if you do occasionally. Someone has talent if they possess it. Yes, and by the way, I’m not a factory at all.
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Jorgie Porter, 37, a mother-of-two and actress from Hollyoaks, gave birth eight months ago, but she already looks flawless as she enjoys some downtime on the beach in Marbella, Spain.
Jorgie Porter oozes beauty in red bikini less than eight months after giving birth(Image: Danny Ryan)
Actress Jorgie Porter looks absolutely incredible as she suns herself in Marbella wearing a tiny red bikini, less than eight months after giving birth to her second child. The former Hollyoaks actress, 37, is mum to two young children.
Forest, her son, was born in November 2022, and she welcomed him. Then, on December 10, 2024, she and her fiance, Ollie Piotrowski, delivered a baby girl called Peony. Ollie’s 10-year-old son, Alfie, is also co-parent to the couple.
In stunning new photos of Jorgie on holiday in Marbella, the soap star oozed beauty as she frolicked on the beach. On one photo she can be seen wearing a pair of oversized shades as she stood in the surf. It comes after Channel 4 breaks silence after Gogglebox couple suddenly dumped from show.
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The mum-of-two enjoyed a break in Marbella, Spain(Image: Danny Ryan)
Another photo shows her elegantly squirming and holding sunglasses while enjoying the sun. After taking a dip in the ocean, she is photographed taming her long, blonde locks with her hand.
The mother-of-two enjoyed some downtime before her soap comeback, while Jorgie’s washboard abs and toned legs from her sunny vacation had a light tan. In the fall of the season two of Hollyoaks Later, the actress will reprise her role in Theresa McQueen.
Jorgie has previously attributed one simple trick to her weight management after speaking about her post-baby body. The actress revealed the secret to losing weight after giving birth to her first child.
Jorgie had her second baby in December 2024(Image: Danny Ryan)
She told the Sun: “This is literally due to breastfeeding and Forest is 18kg now. I’m carrying this little thing around constantly has helped.
I’m also constantly running around doing things; my body always seems happy, but it always seems to fluctuate. “Jorgie thanked the medical staff for taking care of her and her family,” she said in December when she gave birth to her second child.
Jorgie beamed as she spent time on the beach(Image: Danny Ryan)
Shortly after her daughter’s birth, she revealed in an exclusive chat with the Mirror how she was finding being a mum of two.
“It’s hard. Nobody tells you that it’s the hardest thing in the world because you’ve got a toddler that wants all your attention and you’ve, obviously, got a little baby that’s attached to you, literally that is another level of mum-ness. It is hard. We’re in the trenches, this is the trenches we’re deep in there.“
For a variety of reasons, having two kids is challenging, but Jorgie reveals she finds Forest’s jealousy particularly challenging, but she is slowly getting her eldest to adjust to the new family dynamic. She goes on to say, “Honestly, it’s great, but I think there’s jealousy when the toddler is screaming, “You’re my mummy, get off this one, put her in the carseat,” or “No Forest, we’re cuddling her.”
The actress looked flawless as she soaked up the sun on her beach day(Image: Danny Ryan)
He can’t understand that I’m also her Mummy, so it’s challenging. He is aware of how strange it is, though. It’s incredibly challenging to use. It’s going there, and it’s brilliant. I believe that every day people say, “Oh that’s a win, that’s brilliant, we’re out together in a pram, we did it.” Therefore, things are going well.
In a post on Instagram, Jorgie announced the arrival of her daughter in December: “She’s here…! [Heart emoji] We are complete. Thank you to everyone at Wigan Hospital, especially @sandi_goulding, for making today so special. Then, she shared a sweet photo of herself holding the tiny hand of her baby.
The TV star is due to return to work soon(Image: Danny Ryan)
In May last year, Jorgie shared the news of her pregnancy on an episode of ITVBe’s Drama Queens, as well as on her Instagram page. She posted a video of her fiancé, son and their dog covering a baby scan print out with their hands (and paw).
We’ve been keeping a little secret, she wrote next to the post. Then, in September, she shared photos from her gender reveal party.
Jorgie proudly displayed her bump in a long-sleeved, white mini dress while holding a large balloon with the words “boy or girl?” engraved on it. Then she shared a video of a massive white cake with the words “coming soon” written on top.
In December of this year, Jorgie gave birth to Peony.
In order to determine the color of the sponge, Jorgie and Ollie were seen dipping a wine glass into the cake. As she turned the glass around to reveal the cake’s pink filling, Joy exclaimed, “Yay!”
Forest and Alfie, Forest’s half-brother, are in their Greater Manchester home half of the time, and they are eager to meet her. However, Jorgie’s pregnancy began to make her anxious, telling OK! magazine that it appeared to have lasted “100 years.”
It was the longest time, she claimed to the magazine. About a week after she announced her pregnancy, Margaret Robbie gave birth to her child; I was pregnant for what seemed like a century!
The issue was that I couldn’t conceal it because my bump came out so early. By the end, I would wake up every day and think, “Yup, I’m still a whale, I’m not getting away from this.” I thought I really should enjoy it more and milk it, even though it was harder this time. So, I would lie down if I had the option to, “I didn’t care what other people thought.” I merely wanted to enjoy it.
As India defeat England in their fifth and final Test at the Oval, India scored a fourth drop in the innings following Zak Crawley’s drop of Akash Deep in the morning session on day three.
