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Aruba: Black Gold and Boas
JSTOR Daily
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July 18, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. There’s a chasm as large as any sweep of Caribbean sand between how we’d like to imagine a place became a dream holiday destination and the hard realities of what triggers such an...
Scientists send enormous satellite into space to scan over a trillion organisms around the globe: 'We can actually look inside'
Yahoo News
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The European Space Agency has deployed a one-of-a-kind satellite with the ability to scan more than a trillion complex organisms in the world's rainforests. The successful April launch was spotlighted in June in the Environmental Defense Fund's...
New malaria drug to treat babies and young children receives approval
The National News
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Pharmaceutical company Novartis said it has received approval for what it claims is the world's first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children. The drug, known as Coartem Baby, has been approved by Swissmedic, Switzerland's regulatory...
Settler Colonialism in light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 2)
Black Agenda Report
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As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolution. Originally published in Saïd Bouamama's blog. Resistance by the colonized The...
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...
UG’s Architecture Dept. cops 1st place at int’l competition
I News Guyana
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July 3, 2025
The University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the first prize at the 5th International Lekol Architectural Competition held in French Guiana from June 24 to 27, 2025....
See Vega-C rocket's 3rd stage hoisted for upcoming launch | Space photo of the day for July 3, 2025
Space.com
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July 3, 2025
Since its first launch in 2012 from French Guiana, Europe's Vega rocket system has been instrumental in helping put multiple satellites in low Earth orbit with only a single launch. What is it? The Vega-C rocket — a more powerful variant developed...
Young Piton Boyz to meet Vincy Heat
St. Lucia Times
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July 16, 2025
Saint Lucia’s Under-15 footballers will clash with their counterparts from St Vincent & the Grenadines twice this week, as both prepare for next month’s Concacaf Boys Championship. The two teams are in League C, which will be contested from August...
Story Science & Exploration Smile passes gruelling set of tests 15/07/2025 1641 views 34 likes Read
ESA
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Science & Exploration 15/07/2025 1641 views 34 likes All its parts have been built and put together. It has been wrapped in shiny gold insulating foil. Its launch is getting closer. But the Smile spacecraft had one major phase to pass before it...
Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now
Ars Technica
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July 4, 2025
Seeking to scale ... "Thanks to this location, we will be able to industrialize Zephyr production up to 50 units per year while maintaining control over our growth pace," said Isabelle Valentin, chief operating officer of the company. Latitude...
Yellow fever vaccination campaign to be held at the National Stadium
Q Costa Rica
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July 4, 2025
Q COSTARICA — Travelling without presenting a yellow fever vaccination certificate is the aim of the new campaign by the Ministry of Health to be held this month, given the limited availability of doses in the private market and the increase in...
Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes
The National News
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Syrian firefighters were evacuating people from their homes in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday as wildfires advanced "dangerously close" to populated areas. The forest fires have been burning since last Wednesday across coastal regions that are...
Review | ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ makes dinosaurs great again
The Daily Illini - Illinois
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July 12, 2025
Rating: 6/10 Hollywood’s beloved prehistoric playground is back, but this time on a different island. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” brings dinosaurs back to the big screen in a more vibrant package. The cinematography, complemented by the gorgeous...
Europe looks to build space independence
China Daily
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A MAXUS sub-orbital rocket is displayed at the Esrange Space Center, near Kiruna, Sweden May 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are at the center of European hopes of establishing the continent's...
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...
Malaria eradication in Suriname offers hope for Amazon neighbors
Medical News
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July 10, 2025
The declaration of Suriname as the first malaria-free Amazonian country by the World Health Organization should spur other countries in the region affected by illegal mining and high migration, say disease specialists. The small country on the...
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...
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....
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...