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Trump needs prison space - can Europe help him out?
Euronews
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May 13, 2025
Donald Trump has recently stepped up his threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying he would “love” to deport “homegrown” US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. “I would love to do that if it were...
Story Applications Thank you for your service, Galileo GSAT0104 13/05/2025 3840 views 59 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 13/05/2025 3838 views 59 likes On 12 March 2013, Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first position fix by Europe’s independent satellite navigation...
Image Applications Biomass out of the box 17/03/2025 111 views 3 likes View
ESA
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Following its arrival at Pariacabo harbour in Kourou, French Guiana, ESA’s Biomass satellite has been rolled out of its shipment container, which kept it protected throughout its two-week voyage from France across the Atlantic Ocean to South...
Rocket launches: the new frontier of space colonization, monetization | Ron Colone
Santa Maria Times - California
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It’s like making popcorn. First, it’s just one little kernel that pops, then a couple more, and pretty soon, it’s rapid machine gunfire — pop pop pop pop pop pop! That’s how it is with space flights right now. Last week, six different rockets were...
Mystery deadly virus spreading silently is more dangerous than expected - and has no vaccine
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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May 5, 2025
A deadly virus - known as oropouche virus or sloth fever - is quietly spreading across South America and Europe as scientists fear it's more rampant than first believed. Scientists reveal Oropouche virus is more widespread and dangerous than they...
Mystery deadly virus spreading quietly is more dangerous than thought - and there's no vaccine
The Mirror
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May 5, 2025
Oropouche virus is far more common and dangerous than previously believed, scientists have revealed. The virus - which is also known as sloth fever - has soared across South America over the past 18 months, and it's recently been discovered in...
Dreaming as internationalist materialists
International Viewpoint
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We will begin with a statement: yes, we dream, and we desire! We dream of emancipation, and we desire equality (individual, collective, between peoples). And we are on the left, a radical and revolutionary left at that. What should be troubling us...
Over 11,000 Oropouche Cases and Two Fatalities Reported in the Americas in 2024
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel)In the Region of the Americas, outbreaks of Oropouche virus disease have occurred historically in the Amazon region in rural and urban communities in Brazil, Colombia, Ciba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and...
French lawmakers want Dreyfus promoted 130 years after treason scandal
The Times of Israel
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May 6, 2025
A group of French members of parliament said Tuesday they wanted Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to be awarded the rank of brigadier general. The parliamentarians, led by former prime minister...
Tuberculosis: The United Kingdom on alert. And France?
Entrevue
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April 4, 2025
The United Kingdom thought it had left tuberculosis behind. But the disease is making a comeback. In 2024, cases jumped 13% in England, marking the largest increase in over twenty years. This alarm signal was taken seriously by health authorities,...
Europe’s Failed Mission to Space
Foreign Policy
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May 5, 2025
On March 30, a German start-up launched a rocket designed to place small satellites into orbit from Europe. Taking off from Norway’s Andøya spaceport above the Arctic Circle, it was the first-ever attempt to reach orbit from anywhere in Europe...
Anopheles larval control deserves a greater priority: lessons in malaria elimination from China
British Medical Journal
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Xinyue Fang, researcher1, Liping Yang, associate professor2, Dongsheng Ren, professor1, Simon I Hay, professor3, Haoqiang Ji, masters student1 2, Yelin Sun, postdoctoral researcher1, Chunchun Zhao, assistant professor1, Qiyong Liu, professor1 2...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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May 6, 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...
Costa Rica Changes Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel)The Costa Rican Ministry of Health published a notice in December 2024 regarding changes to yellow fever certificate requirements for travelers, effective January 11, 2025. The countries that are now considered at risk and for...
Loughborough student makes history as the first female to row solo from Europe to South America
Loughborough University
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Zara Lachlan, a Physics student at Loughborough University, has recently completed a 3,600 nautical-mile journey from Europe to South America. Zara arrived in French Guiana after spending 97 days, 9 hours and 20 minutes rowing across the Atlantic...
Investigating How Illegal Gold Gets Into the Legitimate Supply Chain
Global Investigative Journalism Network
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April 25, 2025
Editor’s Note: GIJN is co-publishing this latest “how they did it” article from the Pulitzer Center about a reporting project that featured one of its Rainforest Investigative Network fellows, as part of our mutual support for journalists covering...
Patisserie owner Marc Heu found a home in Minnesota's Hmong community
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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Marc Heu is a St. Paul-based pastry chef and the owner of Marc Heu Patisserie Paris. Born a French citizen, Heu’s journey to living in Minnesota is different from other families. Unlike many Hmong families who sought refuge in the United States...
We once rid the US of this nasty parasite. Now it could be coming back
Salon
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April 28, 2025
An unpleasant parasite spread by flies was kicked out of the U.S. decades ago — but now it seems to be making its return. As a result, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing strategies to confront it. New World screwworm is a livestock...
European Space Agency launched Biomass satellite to monitor forests and climatic studies
The Times of India
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Earth's forests are pivotal to keeping our planet habitable. Freely referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," they blanket about one-third of the globe and have a significant function to play in modifying the weather. Forests also take in enormous...
This Unassuming Bird’s Deafening 125-Decibel Cry is Louder Than an Ambulence Siren
AOL
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A photograph shows a white bellbird perched gracefully, showcasing its striking, pure white plumage. The bird's elegant appearance contrasts beautifully with its natural© Maycon Cesconetto/Shutterstock.comThe jungle is full of sounds. Due to humid...