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Petrobras Moves Closer to Amazon Oil Production
Oil Price
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August 28, 2025
Brazil’s Petrobras has completed an emergency drill in the Foz do Amazonas basin that will be followed by an official license to begin exploration drilling in the area, which has become the subject of environmental controversy. The large-scale...
Europe’s Space Agency Signs Commercial Launch Agreements
Flying Magazine
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August 28, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) is stepping up its efforts to compete with the likes of SpaceX and the American commercial launch industry. The agency on Thursday awarded contracts to Italy’s Avio and Germany’s Isar Aerospace to provide launch...
Where was Hostage season 1 filmed? Complete guide to all filming locations and other production details
Sportskeeda
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August 23, 2025
Netflix's latest show, Hostage season 1, brings a tense political thriller to the streaming platform. The series showcases British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton facing the toughest challenge in her life as her husband gets kidnapped. As the French...
First Caracal helicopters land in French Guiana bringing new capability to jungle operations
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by the French Army on August 12, 2025, the French Guiana Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first two H225M Caracal helicopters, marking a decisive step in the long-awaited renewal of rotary-wing...
Indigenous people gain formal role in Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
Mongabay
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August 28, 2025
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) recently announced the creation of a formal role for Indigenous peoples, giving them a voice for the first time in one of the Amazon Basin’s most important intergovernmental bodies. The...
Global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
The New Zealand Herald
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August 13, 2025
As part of a strategic effort to reduce reliance on the US dollar, insulate itself from potential United States sanctions and build its own capacity to influence the international monetary system, China is procuring gold at a voracious pace. This...
A global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Indonesia is the largest gold producer in Asia after China and has become a target of illicit gold-mining syndicates, investigators say. (Muhammad Fadli/For The Washington Post) LANTUNG VILLAGE, Indonesia - Hilltop after hilltop in this remote...
Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe ahead of crucial Aug. 31 Venus flyby
Space.com
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August 26, 2025
Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane...
Story Enabling & Support Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with … 27/08/2025 286 views 9 likes Read
ESA
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Enabling & Support 27/08/2025 284 views 9 likes The Flight Ticket Initiative is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and...
Avio signs three new launch contracts with ESA
AvioNews
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August 27, 2025
Avio announces the signing of three launch service contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the “Flight Ticket” initiative, jointly promoted by ESA and the European Commission. The programme is designed to offer European companies...
UK-French satellite launches to transform climate monitoring
Ethical Marketing News
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August 26, 2025
RAL Space has played a key role in the development of critical components for Europe’s first dedicated carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite. The world is set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking MicroCarb satellite...
Scientists explore previously unknown canopy DIVERSITY in Amazon rainforest by analyzing eDNA from rainwater
Natural News
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August 26, 2025
Scientists explore previously unknown canopy DIVERSITY in Amazon rainforest by analyzing eDNA from rainwater High above the forest floor, where the air hums with the chorus of unseen creatures and the sun filters through emerald leaves in shifting...
American organisations hit by USAID cuts struggle to operate
The National News
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Uncertainty still grips organisations that had relied on funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), months after President Donald Trump's administration began dismantling it. “We went into what we call...
Show-stopping performances at Grace Food Festival
The Gleaner
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August 26, 2025
The Grace Food Festival turned Hope Gardens into a stage of music, memories, and heartfelt tributes last Saturday. The evening was a powerful mix of food, community, and show-stopping sets from some of Jamaica’s most loved entertainers. From the...
Netflix thriller that soared to number 1 reveals ‘exciting’ season 2 update
Metro
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August 25, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Suranne Jones has stepped into Keir Starmer’s shoes as the British Prime Minister in Netflix’s new thriller Hostage and the show has...
France grants Avio 10-year access to Kourou
Advanced Television
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August 22, 2025
The French government has granted Italian launch services provider Avio a ten-year licence to carry out Vega rocket operations from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Italy had pushed for access for some years, and on July 10th...
‘Hostage’ Netflix Review: Suranne Jones & Julie Delpy Led Miniseries Is Just Fine
Digital Mafia Talkies
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August 21, 2025
Netflix shows set in the thriller genre struggling to keep a consistent pressure on the proverbial gas pedal have become a feature, not a bug. I sometimes feel bad for blaming Harlan Coben and the mind-numbing adaptations of his stupid novels for...
‘Hostage’ Ending Explained & Finale Recap: Is Shagan Dead?
Digital Mafia Talkies
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August 21, 2025
Hostage’s ending was about a final confrontation between John Shagan and Abigail Dalton. As the PM of the United Kingdom, Abigail had a meeting with French President Vivienne Toussaint, with the aim of getting her help to breathe some life into...
Will there be Hostage season 2? Renewal possibilities and more
Sportskeeda
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August 25, 2025
While the first season delivered an action-packed viewing experience, hopes for Hostage season 2 are rising among the global audience. Following the complex situation of the British Prime Minister, Abigail Dalton, the series delved deep into all...
Junior Lady Jags honoured at award ceremony following strong CFU U14 campaign
Kaieteur News
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August 25, 2025
Aug 25, 2025 Sports Kaieteur Sports – The Junior Lady Jags returned home to a warm welcome and an award ceremony held at the National Training Centre, where parents, coaching staff, and Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officials gathered to...