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France announces ban on smoking on beaches and other open spaces
MercoPress
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Friday, May 30th 2025 - 18:53 UTC The measure will become effective on July 1 France will implement a nationwide smoking ban in public places frequented by children, effective July 1, 2025, Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced...
The launch of ESA's Biomass: A European leap into Earth observation | Euronews Tech Talks
Euronews
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May 15, 2025
Over 95 per cent of French Guiana - a French overseas department nestled between Brazil and Suriname - is covered in tropical forests, a wild, thick, humid ecosystem found in regions near the equator. Tropical forests play an important role in...
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...
Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam
Cineuropa
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27/05/2025 - The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences l-r: Helena Zengel (lead actress in Transamazonia), Pia Marais (director of...
WHO warns that polio cases are on the rise
Clinical Trials Arena
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April 17, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an update on polio following the March 2025 meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee. Polio, which can cause lifelong disability, has been eradicated in Europe, the...
Argentina moves closer to historic abortion legalization
The Guardian
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May 27, 2025
Belén ended up in jail after suffering a spontaneous miscarriage. Unaware that she was pregnant, the 25-year-old went to seek medical care at a hospital in Argentina’s northern province of Tucumán when she suffered abdominal pain. In accordance...
France to resume parliamentary debate on assisted dying
MercoPress
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Monday, May 12th 2025 - 11:19 UTC French Guiana could join Colombia as the only other place in South America allowing euthanasia France's Parliament is expected to resume this week the discussion on whether to legalize euthanasia or any other form...
Two boys among four dead after 'e-scooter fire' tore through 10-storey housing block in France: Twenty-nine hurt
Daily Mail
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June 8, 2025
By TOM LAWRENCE Published: 17:49 EDT, 8 June 2025 | Updated: 18:11 EDT, 8 June 2025 Two boys are among four people who have died after a fire believed to have been started by an electric scooter tore through a 10-storey housing block in France....
Leprosy was in the Americas long before European settlers arrived
Earth.com
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Leprosy’s history has long been misunderstood. New evidence reveals it was present in the Americas more than 1,000 years ago. Scientists from Colorado State University and the Institut Pasteur in France, working alongside Indigenous communities...
Biomass blasts off to map the world’s forests
Spatial Source
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May 5, 2025
The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite has rocketed into orbit aboard a Vega-C launch vehicle, on its way to map the Earth’s forests. The launch took place at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 7:15pm AEST on 30 April 2025. Biomass is...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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June 5, 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...
Suriname: All bodies from the Marowijne River boat disaster recovered
Loop News
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jun 4, CMC – Rescue teams have recovered the seven remaining bodies that were missing following a boating accident that took place on Sunday near the Tapoekoe/Bamboesi area in the Marowijne district. The Suriname Police Force...
Kidnapping, Crime, and Rio: Brazil Travel Warning 2025
FTN News
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June 3, 2025
Brazil travel advisory updates might not sound like your usual poolside read, but if you’re planning to sip a caipirinha on Copacabana Beach or hike in the Amazon this year, you might want to take five minutes to read this. The United States...
Image of the day: Biomass launched to count forest carbon
Muser Press
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May 1, 2025
ESA’s Biomass satellite has lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Vega-C rocket, marking the start of a mission designed to transform our understanding of how much carbon is stored in the world’s forests. The launch...
Researchers identify 22 key areas for protecting struggling giant otters
Mongabay
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June 4, 2025
The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recently published report authored by more than 50 researchers from 12 South American countries identifies...
Vega launches Biomass satellite
SpaceNews
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April 30, 2025
WASHINGTON — A Vega C rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite for the European Space Agency, a mission officials said was also a demonstration of European space sovereignty. The Vega C rocket lifted off April 29 at 5:15 a.m....
ESA launches Biomass, a satellite set to unlock the secrets of forests
Euronews
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The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed the launch of its Biomass satellite on Tuesday from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Manufactured by Airbus Defence and Arianespace, the satellite is designed to advance our...
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...
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...
Full List of US Travel Warning Updates for June 2025
Newsweek
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June 3, 2025
The U.S. Department of State frequently releases and updates its travel advisories for different countries, enabling Americans to be more informed about the safety and risk associated with various places across the globe. Travel advisories...