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Seismic noise from oil companies threatens Amazon River Mouth marine life
Mongabay
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July 4, 2025
As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures. Petrobras has been conducting surveys since 2013 using seismic airgun blasts that can destabilize marine ecosystems by...
Canopée proves wind propulsion potential on transatlantic voyage
Offshore Energy
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June 20, 2025
Two years after its launch, Canopée— believed to be the first industrial cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings—has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion. Courtesy of OceanWings Operational data confirms average fuel...
Europe looks to Nordic Space Race to reduce US dependence
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Two small spaceports located in the far north of Sweden, Norway and Finland are rushing to launch the very first satellites launched from Europe. The region is looking to reduce its dependence on U.S. companies. The "America First" policies of...
Image Enabling & Support Ariane 6 who makes what infographic 24/06/2024 1749 views 10 likes View
ESA
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An infographic showing a selection of the industrial contributors for Europe's Ariane 6 rocket. ESA’s role in the development of Ariane 6 is to oversee the procurement process, as well as being responsible for the overall launch system, enabling...
Review: ‘Upon Her Lips: Girl Power’ brings together four eclectic stories
Entertainment Focus
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April 25, 2025
‘Upon Her Lips’ is back with new instalment ‘Girl Power’. Featuring films from France, Brazil and French Guiana, the collection gives four different looks into the lives of queer women. Each short is very different from the next, and the series...
GKN secures supply contract for Ariane 6 engine parts
Aerospace Testing International
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July 9, 2025
GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the operational phase of Ariane 6. The agreement confirms GKN Aerospace’s continued deliveries to the Ariane 6 program throughout the launcher’s operational life, following its successful...
Europe Eyes Nordic Space Race To Reduce Reliance On US
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Two small spaceports in northern Sweden and Norway are competing to launch mainland Europe’s first satellites, as the region seeks to scale back its dependence on U.S. space providers. U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and the...
Europe looks to Nordic space race to scale back US dependence
The Malaysian Star
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July 10, 2025
KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) -Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe into space as the region looks to reduce its reliance on U.S. players. U.S. President Donald...
Brazil Oil Auction Sparks Fresh Climate Clash Near Amazon Mouth
LatinAmerican Post
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June 19, 2025
Nine energy giants have just scooped up 34 offshore blocks in Brazil, reopening an old argument in a new decade: can a country that promises climate leadership still bankroll its ambitions with crude drilled a day’s sail from the Amazon River...
Story Enabling & Support Vega 102507 views 203 likes Read
ESA
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Enabling & Support 102112 views 203 likes Vega joined the family of rockets at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2012, delivering satellites and spacecraft to equatorial and Sun-synchronous orbits, its last flight was in 2024. Vega VV04 IXV...
PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....
Behind the scenes on launch day for ESA's Biomass mission | Podcast
Euronews
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In the early morning of April 29, people in Kourou, French Guiana, were woken up by the roar of the Vega-C rocket as it carried Biomass, the latest satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA), successfully into space. The Biomass mission not...
PM Browne leads Antigua and Barbuda mission at 49th CARICOM Heads of Govt. Conference
The Daily Herald
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Prime Minister (PM) Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community CARICOM, being held...
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...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Leads Antigua and Barbuda Delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
Antigua News Room
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July 6, 2025
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Leads Antigua and Barbuda Delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica Montego Bay, Jamaica – 5 July 2025 – Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s...
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Is France repeating its colonial past by building a prison in the Amazon? The controversy, explained
Firstpost
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May 20, 2025
A newly announced plan by the French government to build a high-security prison in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in French Guiana has been subject to criticism, putting a spotlight on deep-rooted colonial-era grievances. French Justice...
EasyJet and Ryanair cancel hundreds more flights amid French air traffic control strikes with 300,000 passengers affected across Europe
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
Nearly 300,000 air passengers have had their plans ruined after 1,500 flights were cancelled over two days due to a crippling strike by French air traffic controllers. EasyJet axed 274 flights across today and yesterday including 150 today; and...
Dentsply Sirona’s DS Core Cloud Platform to Replace Company’s Connect Case Center
Dentistry Today
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April 29, 2025
Transferring from old platform to DS Core the next logical step for clinicians embracing new era of connected dentistry, the company states Dentsply Sirona announced today that the dental manufacturer is set to replace its Connect Case Center...
It’s Time to Stop Resurrecting These Dinosaurs
The Atlantic
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July 4, 2025
The strangest thing has happened to the Jurassic Park films over the past 32 years. In the original movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, the characters were mesmerized by dinosaurs. They saw these amazing beings, resurrected from DNA that was...
France to build new high-security prison in the JUNGLE to host most 'dangerous' criminals
GB News
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May 19, 2025
France is to build a high-security prison in the South American jungle for its most "dangerous" criminals. Gerald Darmanin, the country's justice minister, announced the facility will open in 2028 in Saint-Laurent du Maroni in French Guiana, an...