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UG’s Architecture Dept wins again at competition in French Guiana
Stabroek News
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July 6, 2025
French Ambassador to Guyana and Suriname Nicholas de Lacoste (third, right) poses with from left: students Kiana Persaud, Aditya Mohanall, and Denish Ramnarin; Head of UG’s Architecture Department Dr Anna Perreira and lecturer Kurt Gonsalves The...
UG’s Architecture Department cops first place at Fifth Int’l Lekol Architectural Competition in French Guiana
Guyana Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
– ‘win signals the expertise the department possesses and the calibre of students in the programme’, dep’t head says THE University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the...
ESA and SpaceX launch advanced weather satellite into orbit
Silicon Republic
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July 2, 2025
The MTG-S1 satellite, which was aboard the launch, will be used to provide improved data for weather forecasting and storm prediction. The European Space Agency (ESA) and SpaceX successfully launched a rocket yesterday (1 July) containing...
Portuguese Innovation Powers Europe’s Climate Satellites
The Portugal News
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The mission, called CO2M (Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring), is being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the European Commission under the Copernicus Earth observation program. The mission will see...
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...
Guyana’s big boom: The inside story of Latin America’s new oil rush
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 5, 2025
Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the second in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was reported with...
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...
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...
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...
Jurassic World Rebirth's Surprising Reveal About Why Dinosaurs Are Dying Explained
Screen Rant
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July 5, 2025
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Jurassic World RebirthGareth Edwards' Jurassic World Rebirth brought the long-running dinosaur franchise back to its roots with an important pivot away from the other Jurassic World movies, by effectively killing...
MetOp-SG weather and climate satellite ships to Kourou
Meteorological Technology International
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June 11, 2025
The first of the Airbus-built MetOp-SG weather and climate monitoring satellites has left Toulouse cleanrooms and is now en-route for Kourou, French Guiana, on board the Canopée. The MetOp Second Generation-A1 satellite, built for the European...
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....
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...
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...
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...
This baby squirrel monkey is kind of a big deal — and we're swooning
AOL
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Squirrel monkey Gizmo and new baby, 2025, Brookfield Zoo Chicago© Photo courtesy of Brookfield Zoo ChicagoBrookfield Zoo Chicago just got a whole lot cuter thanks to the arrival of a new baby squirrel monkey! And the best part? You can see this...
Origami helps behavioral health patient find healing through art
York County News - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
Anthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan HospitalsAnthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan Hospitals Over the past year, WellSpan Philhaven hospital in...
Dinosaurs Deserve So Much Better Than Jurassic World Rebirth
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 2, 2025
Jurassic World Rebirth will bring in a billion dollars at the box office. Which makes this review mostly inconsequential. Look in your heart; you know this to be the case. Despite unanimous critical consensus that the franchise's previous film...
First Amazon country declared free of malaria
Healio News
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July 1, 2025
Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Suriname is the 12th country in the...