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Meloni holds talks with Vance and von der Leyen in push for a ‘new beginning’
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Eurobites: Orange hooks up with Telesat
Orange has hooked up with Telesat to provide satellite connectivity in remote areas of Europe, Africa and beyond. Under the terms of the agreement, a Telesat Lightspeed landing station will be hosted at Orange's teleport in Bercenay-en-Othe,...
Shelbourne, Sammy, and Cummings strike Carifta gold medals
The energy in the stadium was electric as the 2025 CARIFTA Games officially got underway in Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Team Trinidad and Tobago wasted no time making their presence felt....

Airbus satellite to boost French forces’ intelligence
The Airbus-built Earth observation satellite for the French military successfully deployed from the Ariane 6 launcher from the launch site in Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana . CSO-3, part of the French Armed Forces’ Composante Spatiale...

From comet and moonlandings to space laboratories and enormous telescopes, these are Europe's biggest wins in space
Since it was founded in May 2025, the European Space Agency has brought together European countries for sustainable and collaborative space exploration, launching missions like the Cassini–Huygens probe in 1997, which ranged as far as the rings of...

Second Ariane 6 components assembled at Europe's Spaceport
Second Ariane 6 components assembled at Europe's Spaceport by Erica Marchand Paris, France (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 The assembly of Europe's second Ariane 6 rocket, designated VA263, is underway at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana following the...

Europe’s new rocket blasts off on first commercial mission
A successful mission would mean Europe can independently put large satellites into orbit for the first time since Russia pulled its rockets after invading Ukraine in 2022. KOUROU, French Guiana (AFP) — Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6...

Arianespace’s successful top secret launch for French military
The CSO-3 military observation satellite has been successfully launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane 6 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Carrying a very-high-resolution optical instrument built by Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture...

France launches CSO-3 spy satellite
The CSO-3 military observation satellite has been successfully launched by Arianespace aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite, equipped with a high-resolution optical instrument built by Thales Alenia...

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully completes first commercial launch
The Ariane 6 rocket masterminded by the European Space Agency (ESA) has finally achieved a successful lift off from its launchpad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Europe’s newest rocket was originally scheduled to launch three days...

France shares intel with Ukraine as Macron floats nuclear umbrella
PARIS — France’s defense minister said the country is sharing intelligence resources with Ukraine, after President Emmanuel Macron floated the idea of expanding the French nuclear deterrent to protect European allies. The moves here follow doubts...

Suriname poised for cash inflow from newly-discovered oil
PARAMARIBO - Suriname, South America's smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share of the wealth. The Dutch-speaking nation of about...

Europe takes bold step into space, that final frontier, with Ariadne 6 blastoff
KOUROU (French Guiana), March 3 — Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is to carry out Monday its first commercial mission as European nations seek to secure independent access to space amid a shock rapprochement between Moscow and...

Europe back in space with new satellite launcher
Europe is back at independent space launches, with the first commercial flight of the European Ariane 6 launcher set for lift-off today at 17:24 CET from Kourou, French Guiana. Since the retirement of Ariane 5 in July 2023 and the end of Europe’s...

Suriname Poised For Cash Inflow From Newly Discovered Oil
Suriname, South America's smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share of the wealth. The Dutch-speaking nation of about 600,000 people...

David Attenborough's Ocean documentary has a scene straight out of Dune
Like a massive, skulking sandworm out of Frank Herbert's Dune, there exists an inescapable maw where all in its destructive path — from fish struggling to flee to crabs tangled up in the nets — are doomed. But this isn't the desert planet Arrakis,...

Molten and Concacaf Unveil the Gold Vantaggio 5000 Match Ball, Launching at the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup
Miami, FL (April 10, 2025) – Molten Corporation, a leading sports equipment manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan, and Concacaf have unveiled the new Molten Concacaf Gold Vantaggio 5000 match ball, revealed during the official draw for the 2025...

Brazil advances with plan to drill oil at the mouth of the Amazon River
Brazil’s environmental agency, IBAMA, approved a key step that could soon allow Petrobras, the nation’s state oil company, to begin offshore oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River. In a May 19 decision, the agency greenlit a concept for...

Europe's Ariane 6 set for first commercial blast off
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space. The launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana is key to Europe's...