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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
The long and winding road to Skyrora's rocket launch milestone
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 5, 2025
At the same time, the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has dramatically curtailed Russia's capacity to conduct missions as the number of launches from its soil has fallen from 339 in 2021 to just 19 in 2023 and 17 in 2024. Europe has been...
Volotea Signs Interline Agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee
Rus Tourism News
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August 6, 2025
Travelers across Europe’s regional capitals now have a smoother gateway to exotic long-haul destinations. Low-cost carrier Volotea has signed a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee, offering a fully integrated travel experience...
Arianespace to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites and CNES’s MicroCarb satellite on July 25 from French Guiana
SatNews
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July 16, 2025
On Friday July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time (02:03 a.m. UTC, 04:03 a.m. CEST, on July 26th, 2025), Arianespace is to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites, as well as the CNES’s MicroCarb satellite. This mission, called “VV27”...
Investing in Space: The market’s taking off
CNBC
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July 18, 2025
Digital generated image of a futuristic financial dashboard with holographic displays of various stock market graphs and data visualizations. The scene includes detailed graphs with line and bar charts, real-time data feeds, and transparent...
Hydrogen economy decoded: From colour codes to key players
ESI Africa
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July 8, 2025
This selective ‘dictionary’ aims to decode the terminology, technologies, and key players shaping the hydrogen economy. With this knowledge, you will be better equipped to engage with, invest in, or build on the future of hydrogen. With its...
Map Shows Countries Where US Has Issued Fresh Travel Warnings
Newsweek
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August 4, 2025
The U.S. has issued new travel warnings in response to disease outbreaks in several countries, warning Americans to "practice enhanced precautions" when visiting the affected regions. On August 4, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Saint Lucia Victorious in U15 Concacaf Opener
St. Lucia Times
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August 4, 2025
A lone goal from captain Kai Russell earned Saint Lucia a win over neighbours Grenada to open the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship on Monday. Entered in League C, the young Piton Boyz will play all their Group G games at Curaçao’s Stadion Jean...
Vice-president of France’s National Assembly files complaint for racial hatred
Zambian Observer
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August 3, 2025
Nadège Abomangoli, vice-president of France’s National Assembly and an MP, has filed a complaint for racist and sexist hatred after receiving an anonymous letter questioning her legitimacy as a black woman in office – the latest in a string of...
Sranan Gold
Investing News Network
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July 28, 2025
Investor Insight Sranan Gold offers early-stage exposure to a high-impact gold discovery in Suriname’s Guiana Shield, one of the world’s most underexplored gold belts. Backed by the same technical team behind some of the region’s largest gold...
After Crude Oil, Coffee Beans are Second Most Traded Raw Material Worldwide
Space Coast Daily - Florida
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coffee’s beginnings are enveloped in mystery and lore Coffee beans are now the second most traded raw material worldwide, after crude oil, with sales over $55 billion a year. Legend has it that one day, many hundreds of years ago in the Ethiopian...
Vice-president of France's National Assembly files complaint...
Modern Ghana
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Nadège Abomangoli, vice-president of France's National Assembly and an MP, has filed a complaint for racist and sexist hatred after receiving an anonymous letter questioning her legitimacy as a black woman in office – the latest in a string of...
T&T U-15s near last ditch solution for Concacaf tourney, two US-based players in 18-man squad
Wired 868
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August 2, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago will get to Aruba two days late for the Concacaf Under-15 Championship. But, crucially, they will be in time for kick off in their opening Group E encounter against Barbados in League B. And perhaps the most important thing is...
Suriname, Guyana sign MoU to boost bilateral tourism
I News Guyana
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August 1, 2025
In a significant milestone for regional tourism development, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Suriname Hotel and Tourism Association (SHATA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Roraima Duke...
Vega-C Launches O3D Constellation into Sun Synchronous Orbit for 3D Earth Map
SpaceWatch.Global
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July 28, 2025
Vega-C successfully launched four O3D (Constellation Optique 3D) satellites into sun synchronous orbit on Friday, 25 July from the European Spaceport in Kourou French Guiana. The dual-use CO3D satellites will deliver a global high-resolution...
A dark, bittersweet brew: Mridula Ramesh spills the beans on coffee
Hindustan Times
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August 1, 2025
About a thousand years ago, in the mountains of Ethiopia, a shepherd boy named Kaldi saw his goats acting strangely. The next day, he followed and saw them eat red berries growing in clumps on a short tree with waxy, dark-green leaves, sheltered...
MicroCarb (2). Mission to monitor and map atmospheric carbon dioxide launched
AvioNews
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July 28, 2025
The scientific mission MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency, Centre National...
MicroCarb launched
SatNews
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July 27, 2025
The scientific mission, MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency, Centre National...
It’s been 90 years since Alfred Dreyfus died. Meanwhile, antisemitism is soaring in France.
Jewish Journal - Massachusetts
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July 31, 2025
Somewhere – perhaps in France, perhaps in a synagogue near you, perhaps in a corner of a faculty lounge or library, but now in the pages of this newspaper – someone will notice that this summer marks 90 years since the death of Alfred Dreyfus. But...
Airbus satellite launches with Irish navigation tech
Silicon Republic
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July 25, 2025
In a recent test, NASA utilised an AI payload developed by Ubotica to show that the tech can help orbiting spacecraft provide better data. Airbus’ latest generation (Constellation Optique 3D) CO3D satellites are set to launch today (25 July)...