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France to Construct Prison in Amazon Jungle to Combat Drug-Trafficking
Greek Reporter
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May 19, 2025
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest. Credits: Lubasi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons France will construct a new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, within its overseas territory of French Guiana. The aim is to isolate top drug...
France to build high-security prison for traffickers and extremists in Amazon Jungle
Khaama Press
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May 20, 2025
France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon to detain drug traffickers and extremists, opening by 2028. French media reports that the country plans to build a high-security prison in the French Guiana region, deep in the Amazon...
France sparks outcry with plan for prison wing near former penal colony
The Guardian
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May 19, 2025
French plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana have sparked an outcry among local people and officials. The wing would form part of a $450m (£337m) prison...
France to build high-security jail in Amazon to house drug traffickers
Euronews
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Published on 19/05/2025 - 17:44 GMT+2 France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon as part of its crackdown on serious drug offenders. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced the proposal during a visit to French Guiana — an...
France plans to build supermax prison in Amazon jungle: Reports
NewsNation Now - Illinois
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May 19, 2025
(NewsNation) — France over the weekend announced plans to build a supermax prison in the Amazon jungle, a report said. France’s Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, in a visit to French Guiana, said the facility would be located in...
France to build high-security prison in Amazon jungle
Azzet
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May 19, 2025
France will construct a high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, part of a €400 million (A$696.16 million) initiative aimed at curbing serious drug offences and terrorism, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed during a visit to French...
France to build jungle prison to hold drug kingpins
AOL
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Gerald Darmanin, right, France’s minister of justice and Jean-Paul Fereira, the first vice-president of the French Guiana Territorial Authority, arrive for their meeting in South America - RONAN LIETAR/AFPFrance is to build a high-security prison...
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...
Air France to connect Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana this winter
DR1
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Air France flights are returning in 2026. Air France has announced nonstop service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on 13 January 2026. The seasonal route will operate three times a week—Tuesdays, Thursdays...
A “Crazy Idea” Proven True: Pluto’s Breath Changes Its Moon’s Color
SciTechDaily
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June 22, 2025
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of Pluto’s surface shrouded in atmospheric haze. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Pluto’s haze is real, its atmosphere is wild, and its moon is stealing its breath—literally. And it might just teach us...
‘Space umbrella’ returns first striking images of Earth’s forests
The Next Web
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June 23, 2025
A giant umbrella-like satellite fitted with European tech has revealed its first images of Earth’s surface. The probe, called “Biomass,” was built by a host of aerospace giants and startups for the European Space Agency (ESA). It launched in April...
Canopée proves wind propulsion potential on transatlantic voyage
Offshore Energy
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June 20, 2025
Two years after its launch, Canopée— believed to be the first industrial cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings—has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion. Courtesy of OceanWings Operational data confirms average fuel...
Mission to "weigh" all of Earth's forests from space launched
Post Online Media
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May 9, 2025
World Forest The satellite lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 29 April at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time). Less than an hour after launch, Biomass separated from the rocket’s upper stage. At 12:27...
MaiaSpace to build new French factory
Advanced Television
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June 17, 2025
MaiaSpace is owned by Arianespace, but is generally seen as an alternate to the giant rocket business. Founded in April 2022, it is being backed as the primary supplier for small-to-midsize rockets. The company used the Paris Air Show to announce...
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...
ESA launches Biomass satellite to provide ‘unprecedented insights into forests and Earth’s carbon cycle’
SatNews
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April 29, 2025
ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport...
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...
Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science
The Next Web
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April 29, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch took place at 11:15 (CEST) today from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Now in orbit, the first-of-its-kind satellite 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...