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Young Piton Boyz to meet Vincy Heat
Saint Lucia’s Under-15 footballers will clash with their counterparts from St Vincent & the Grenadines twice this week, as both prepare for next month’s Concacaf Boys Championship. The two teams are in League C, which will be contested from August...

PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....

PM Browne leads Antigua and Barbuda mission at 49th CARICOM Heads of Govt. Conference
Prime Minister Gaston Browne. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Prime Minister (PM) Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community CARICOM, being held...

Story Science & Exploration Smile passes gruelling set of tests 15/07/2025 1641 views 34 likes Read
Science & Exploration 15/07/2025 1641 views 34 likes All its parts have been built and put together. It has been wrapped in shiny gold insulating foil. Its launch is getting closer. But the Smile spacecraft had one major phase to pass before it...

Yellow fever vaccination campaign to be held at the National Stadium
Q COSTARICA — Travelling without presenting a yellow fever vaccination certificate is the aim of the new campaign by the Ministry of Health to be held this month, given the limited availability of doses in the private market and the increase in...

French air traffic strike disrupts 300,000 passengers, cancels flights
Tens of thousands of passengers across Europe have been affected as French air traffic controllers began a two-day strike at the start of a busy summer holiday season to protest against understaffing and “toxic management”. The strike by two...

Tens of thousands of passengers face another day of travel hell amid French air traffic control strikes... as chaos hits Eurostar and UK airports
Thousands of British holidaymakers have had their travel plans disrupted after nearly 200 flights were cancelled due to striking workers in France. Budget airline on Thursday Ryanair slashed more than 160 flights because of French air traffic...

French air traffic controllers strike hits European summer travel
Planes are seen on the tarmac of Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, outside Paris, on July 3, 2025, as French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike to demand better working conditions, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of people...

Seismic noise from oil companies threatens Amazon River Mouth marine life
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...

Will Florida avoid similar setup that lead to Chantal?
The tropics are quiet right now, with no activity expected over the next seven days. Saharan dust and wind shear are helping prevent tropical systems from developing. AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area for potential tropical...

New malaria drug to treat babies and young children receives approval
Pharmaceutical company Novartis said it has received approval for what it claims is the world's first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children. The drug, known as Coartem Baby, has been approved by Swissmedic, Switzerland's regulatory...

Croke Park's GAA scoreboard...when outside agencies affect sport it's often hilarious
Strange things can happen at sports events - and just like Sunday's all-Ireland semi-final sports fans can find themselves talking about outside agencies, the actions of people not necessarily on the pitch. Derek Foley takes a lot at some well...

Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes
Syrian firefighters were evacuating people from their homes in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday as wildfires advanced "dangerously close" to populated areas. The forest fires have been burning since last Wednesday across coastal regions that are...

Europe looks to build space independence
A MAXUS sub-orbital rocket is displayed at the Esrange Space Center, near Kiruna, Sweden May 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are at the center of European hopes of establishing the continent's...

Europe looks to Nordic Space Race to reduce US dependence
Two small spaceports located in the far north of Sweden, Norway and Finland are rushing to launch the very first satellites launched from Europe. The region is looking to reduce its dependence on U.S. companies. The "America First" policies of...
James Webb Space Telescope marks 3rd anniversary: What to know about observatory
Three years into its cosmic mission, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to dazzle and inspire awe. Since July 2022, the advanced observatory has scoured the cosmos in otherwise invisible infrared light to uncover corners of our solar...

Webb telescope captures purr-fect image of Cat's Paw Nebula in space
Located approximately 4,000 light-years from Earth, the Cat’s Paw Nebula is a massive star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. The James Webb Space Telescope far surpasses the abilities of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope....

Europe looks to Nordic space race to scale back US dependence
KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) -Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe into space as the region looks to reduce its reliance on U.S. players. U.S. President Donald...

“We’re Sailing Into the Future”: Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Reaches 99.6% Efficiency and Slashes 20 Tons of CO₂ Every Day
IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Canopée is revolutionizing maritime transport with its hybrid design, reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions. ⛵ Equipped with four OceanWings sails, the vessel achieves daily fuel savings of approximately 5.2 tons,...

GKN secures supply contract for Ariane 6 engine parts
GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the operational phase of Ariane 6. The agreement confirms GKN Aerospace’s continued deliveries to the Ariane 6 program throughout the launcher’s operational life, following its successful...