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Fresh talks promise a new chapter for French Guiana’s self-g...
Modern Ghana
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The French government has signaled a fresh willingness to tackle long-standing demands for greater local control in French Guiana, while also addressing economic pressures across overseas territories. French Guiana's long-held dream of greater...
Story Agency Ready for lift-off? Apply now for ESA Academy’s new Access … 18/06/2025 384 views 4 likes Read
ESA
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Agency 18/06/2025 243 views 4 likes In brief University students can now apply for the pilot edition of the Access to Space Training Course, which will be held from 27 to 31 October 2025 at ESEC-Galaxia in Belgium. Organised by ESA Academy in...
Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic
Atlantic Council
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June 10, 2025
Issue Brief June 10, 2025 • 9:02 am ET Print this page Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic By William Yancey Brown Following a decade-long partnership, the Policy Center for the New South and the Atlantic Council have joined forces...
New Prison in French Guiana Will Not Fix the Failing Justice System
The European Conservative
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May 21, 2025
To tackle rising crime in France and send a message that the criminal justice system will not tolerate it, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin earlier this week announced plans to build a high-security prison—in the overseas territory of French...
France’s max prison plan angers French Guiana officials
The Gleaner
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May 21, 2025
France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana, sparking an outcry among residents and local officials. The wing would form part of a US$450 million...
France plans to build maximum-security prison in French Guiana, angering local officials
Le Monde
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This handout released in May 2025 by the French Ministry of Justice shows a 3D visual of the future prison to be built in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. HANDOUT / AFP France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug...
France to build €400m prison in French Guiana for most dangerous criminals
Construction Briefing
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May 20, 2025
France is to build a €400 million high-security prison in French Guiana, designed to hold some of the country’s most dangerous criminals. French justice secretary Gérald Darmanin (Image: belgium24.eu - CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) France’s...
Canada 6, Honduras 0: Hometown boy kick-starts Gold Cup demolition at B.C. Place
Daily Herald Tribune
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Soccer Burnaby's Niko Sigur scored the first goal Tuesday night — his first for Canada — as Les Rouges start off the tournament in top form. Niko Sigur of Canada celebrates with teammates Ali Ahmed #20 and Jonathan...
Canada 6, Honduras 0: Hometown boy kick-starts Gold Cup demolition at B.C. Place
Pincher Creek Echo
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Soccer Burnaby's Niko Sigur scored the first goal Tuesday night — his first for Canada — as Les Rouges started off the tournament in top form. Niko Sigur of Canada celebrates with teammates Ali Ahmed #20 and Jonathan...
Story Agency ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights 17/06/2025 702 views 11 likes Read
ESA
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Agency 17/06/2025 698 views 11 likes The beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show. ESA presented a vision of space missions in 2040...
Bonn Bulletin: Slow start to climate talks fails to reflect urgency
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
Bonn agenda finally adopted after tough fight Anyone would think there’s no climate emergency. The mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn were meant to open on Monday morning, to advance negotiations on the road to COP30 in Brazil on issues such as how...
In Brazil, a fight over offshore drilling tests Lula’s climate ambitions
Al Jazeera
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June 17, 2025
Sao Paulo, Brazil – In the far north of Brazil, where the Amazon River collides with the sea, an environmental dilemma has awakened a national political debate. There, the Brazilian government has been researching the possibility of offshore oil...
From ball boy to World Cup hopeful, Niko Sigur's Canada journey comes full circle
The Athletic
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June 16, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – It was six years ago when Niko Sigur last stepped into BC Place, where Canada will begin its 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign Tuesday night. Born and raised in nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, Sigur was not in the...
Food in the “Great Land of Guyana”
Stabroek News
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June 16, 2025
Geoffrey Giddings, Ph.D. is a Guyanese American, educator, researcher, 2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, and a consultant on cuisine culture. One of life’s great pleasures is meeting and learning from new people. I had the privilege, thanks to a...
The meteorological and climate satellite MetOp-SG travels towards the Kourou launch pad
AvioNews
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June 6, 2025
Ready for launch: the first of the MetOp-SG meteorological and climate satellites built by Airbus left the clean rooms in Toulouse a few days ago and is now en route to the spaceport of Kourou, French Guiana, aboard the transport ship "Canopée"....
China’s Mega Railway in the Amazon
Dialogo Magazine
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June 12, 2025
The mega transcontinental railway project promoted by China, which plans to connect the port of Chancay in Peru with the port of Santos on the Atlantic coast of Brazil, is positioned as a key piece in China’s economic and geopolitical expansion...
Why Central America Football Qualifiers Outshine South American Routine
LatinAmerican Post
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June 11, 2025
With a bloated World Cup drawing ever closer, South America’s qualifiers already feel wrapped in bubble wrap, while across Mexico and Central America, every loose pass and wayward bounce still carries the weight of an entire nation’s future. A...
10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun
The National News
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Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...
The history of the Soyuz rocket
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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June 10, 2025
On 28 November 1966 the first Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, beginning a remarkable history that saw it become the the default vehicle for international spaceflight. The Soyuz rocket development was ultimately a result of...
Podcast: Geo Conversations with Divya Persaud
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Image credit: Myah Jeffers In this episode, Divya Persaud explores creative approaches to studying planetary surfaces and the ethical challenges of space technology. Episode Transcript Marissa Lo: Hello and welcome to Geo Conversations, a podcast...