As the world unites to fight and manage the challenges presented by the global Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic, a number of companies across the globe are doing their bit to protect staff, engage local community, educate customers and directly contribute to fight against the virus

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And in line with this BE brings you a small list of what some of the biggest brands are doing


Archaeologists have shown that Ecuador’s capital Quito has a history which extends back over 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. This is at least in part due to the city’s famous geography: at an altitude of 2,850 metres above sea level, defenders of the city were able to see enemies coming a few hours in advance. These days, it just means the views are spectacular.


Metro de Santo Domingo: Un transformador cumple 10 años

El Metro de Santo Domingo, el sistema de metro más extenso de la región de America Central, cumple 10 años en 2019. Durante este tiempo, el metro ha transportado más de 500 millones de pasajeros en la ciudad, y cada año muestra un crecimiento significativo. Vale destacar que, diez años después de su apertura, un boleto de metro cuesta lo mismo que el día en que se abrió: RD$ 20 (cuarenta centavos de dólar estadounidense).

 

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Mina Cobre Las Cruces: Leading Spain’s Mining Turnaround

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Chile is building for a future defined by connectivity, clean energy leadership, and regional opportunity. Backed by more than USD $18 billion in active development, these transformative public and private projects are reshaping the country’s economic landscape under the National Public Infrastructure Plan 2025–2055.


In the race to unlock the deeper ore bodies powering the world’s energy transition, Australia’s underground mines are pushing further beneath the surface than ever before. Achieving this safely, efficiently, and with technical certainty requires a contractor with the skills and systems to meet geology on its own terms. Redpath Australia has steadily positioned itself as one of the country’s most capable underground mining partners, delivering sophisticated vertical and lateral infrastructure in some of the most demanding conditions.
 


Four Chimneys, One Ambition

For decades, Battersea Power Station stood silent—its four white chimneys rising above the Thames like sentinels of a lost industrial age. Decommissioned in 1983, the structure decayed behind locked gates while London changed around it.
Today, the chimneys smoke again—only this time, with steam from cafés, cinemas, and the heat of human energy.


A Lens Made of Steel, Stone, and Light

On Los Angeles’s Miracle Mile, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gleams like a camera turned inside out.
One side preserves history: the restored 1939 May Company Building, reborn as the Saban Building.
The other side projects the future: a spherical, glass-domed theater that seems to float above the city.