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Beyond the lens: Cameras that explore the unknown
Media India Group
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June 23, 2025
In 1816, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce invented a technology that did more than just document events, it captured them visually in real time. His creation preserved moments big and small, from personal milestones to world-changing events: the camera....
Guyana to host Inter-Guiana Games from December 5-7
News Room
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May 30, 2025
Guyana has been confirmed as the host nation for the 54th edition of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which are scheduled to take place from December 5th to 7th. The announcement was made by Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, on Thursday. Speaking on...
Inter-Guiana Games slated for December 5-7 in Guyana
Stabroek News
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May 30, 2025
The 2025 edition of the annual regional competition, the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), will be staged on local soil from December 5 – 7. This was disclosed by Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, who spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the ExxonMobil...
10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun
The National News
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Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...
Video 00:02:59 Applications Biomass launch highlights 29/04/2025 89 views 1 likes Play
ESA
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ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time). In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will...
‘Space Brolly’ satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D to help combat climate change
Tech Digest
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April 29, 2025
Share In a significant step towards understanding and combating climate change, the European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched its groundbreaking Biomass satellite from Kourou, French Guiana. This first-of-its-kind mission will employ a...
Video 00:02:01 Applications ESA’s Biomass mission launches on Vega-C 29/04/2025 2514 views 58 likes Play
ESA
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ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time). In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will...
France planning Supermax-style prison near notorious Devil’s Island penal colony site
KESQ-TV - California
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May 19, 2025
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon,” starring Steve McQueen. Speaking on...
From ball boy to World Cup hopeful, Niko Sigur's Canada journey comes full circle
The Athletic
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June 16, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – It was six years ago when Niko Sigur last stepped into BC Place, where Canada will begin its 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign Tuesday night. Born and raised in nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, Sigur was not in the...
Podcast: Geo Conversations with Divya Persaud
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Image credit: Myah Jeffers In this episode, Divya Persaud explores creative approaches to studying planetary surfaces and the ethical challenges of space technology. Episode Transcript Marissa Lo: Hello and welcome to Geo Conversations, a podcast...
Ex-Chelsea Talent Retires at 24 - Joins Army After 'Losing Taste For Football'
GiveMeSport
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April 26, 2025
It wasn't that long ago that Nicolas Tie was viewed as an extremely promising goalkeeper coming through the Chelsea academy. Now just 24, however, he is preparing for a career in the army after retiring from football. The Frenchman arrived in West...
Golden Grove woman goes missing in Suriname, husband claims she was shot
News Room
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June 15, 2025
Authorities in Guyana and Suriname are investigating the disappearance of 34-year-old Coretta Blair Sandy, also known as “Mindy”, a resident of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. She vanished while on a trip to Suriname with her husband, Terrence...
Bringing planetary surfaces to life
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Tell us about your background Divya Persaud: Before and during university, I worked on various remote sensing projects, which taught me how to analyse satellite data for Earth and other planets. I also studied palaeomagnetism, so I learned about...
Meloni holds talks with Vance and von der Leyen in push for a ‘new beginning’
EurActiv
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May 19, 2025
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by Euractiv’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. The European news you deserve to read. Welcome to The Capitals by Euractiv. Today's...
Guyanese woman reportedly missing after trip with husband to Suriname
I News Guyana
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June 14, 2025
husband in custody after claiming wife was shot dead A Guyanese woman has been reported missing in neighbouring country Suriname after reportedly traveling there with her husband. The missing woman has been identified as Coretta Blair Sandy, also...
Story Applications Watch Biomass launch live 24/04/2025 19219 views 64 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 24/04/2025 19219 views 64 likes ESA's Biomass mission is on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Don’t miss the live coverage of liftoff on Tuesday 29 April, on ESA WebTV. Coverage will start at 10:55 CEST...
Why Central America Football Qualifiers Outshine South American Routine
LatinAmerican Post
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June 11, 2025
With a bloated World Cup drawing ever closer, South America’s qualifiers already feel wrapped in bubble wrap, while across Mexico and Central America, every loose pass and wayward bounce still carries the weight of an entire nation’s future. A...
Zara Lachlan Rows Solo from Europe to South America
NewsForKids.net
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February 19, 2025
NFK Editors - February 19, 2025 Cayenne, French Guiana —(Map) On Saturday, February 1, Zara Lachlan became the first woman – and the youngest person – to row from mainland Europe to mainland South America by herself without support. She completed...
The history of the Soyuz rocket
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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June 10, 2025
On 28 November 1966 the first Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, beginning a remarkable history that saw it become the the default vehicle for international spaceflight. The Soyuz rocket development was ultimately a result of...
PLAYER RATINGS | Auxerre 1-3 Lyon: Les Gones boost Champions League hopes ahead of Manchester United clash
Get French Football News
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April 13, 2025
Ligue 1 McDonald’s, Round 29, 13/04/2025 Lyon secured all three points thanks to goals from Rayan Cherki, Georges Mikautadze and Alexandre Lacazette. Les Gones have moved to 4th in the Ligue 1 table. The match Sinayoko had the first chance of the...