Ex-French leader Nicolas Sarkozy admitted to La Sante prison in Paris

PARIS, October 21. /TASS/. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who served from 2007 to 2012, has been taken to Paris’s La Sante prison to begin serving his five-year sentence over the Libyan funding of his 2007 election campaign, a TASS...

Friday on My Mind: Electronic artist Ouri was freed by Montreal's music scene

Breadcrumb Trail Links Montreal movies Music Also: movies about Bruce Springsteen and Garland Jeffreys. Montreal electronic artist Ouri launches her album Daisy Cutter with a show on Friday, Oct. 24. Photo: Killbeat Music Friday on My Mind is a...

​From EthiopiatoItaly:Tracing the roots of the world’s finest coffee​

Brazil’s coffee story began in 1727 when a Portuguese officer named Francisco de Melo Palheta smuggled the first coffee seedlings out of French Guiana, a tiny act that grew into an empire. By the 1800s, coffee plantations had transformed Brazil’s...

Arianespace to launch EU’s Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite on November 4, 2025, with Ariane 6

On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time, Arianespace will launch the Sentinel-1D satellite with Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission, designated VA265, will be the third commercial flight for Ariane 6, the new...

Our six-country tour ends

Features Newsday 8 Hrs Ago Dancers perform at the Aljibe Tango show in Argentina. - Photo by Mark Lyndersay JAN WESTMAAS CONCLUSION WE had to fill out forms and receive QR codes or some sort of online approval at least eight times, simply to enter...

America’s Millionaires and Billionaires vs. Other Top Countries

Mapped: Financing Risk by Country in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Most countries (90)...

Eyewitness: Protecting…the world

Some folks are wondering why the US is spending all that money to send eight warships, a squadron of F-35s, a Marine expeditionary force, etc, to the Caribbean. Well, a superpower’s work is never done, is it?!! Yet it’s a thankless job – as we can...

Deforestation falls in Brazil while the world burns

Wildfire smoke can travel thousands of kilometres and put millions of people at risk. Image: Shutterstock By Mark Rowe The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil in 2023 gave climate advocates a huge boost. Replacing Jair...

ALL Accor 20% To 25% Off Worldwide Private Sale For Stays Through March 31, 2026 (Book By October 26)

Accor has launched a worldwide Private Sale (Guest Star) for stays through March 15 or 31, 2026. ALL Accor members save 20% or 25% depending on the brand, and this offer is available for bookings until October 26. You can access this offer on...

Brazil greenlights oil drilling in the Amazon

BRAZIL’s state-owned energy company Petrobras is set to begin offshore oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, following a deal that environmentalists have condemned as “an act of sabotage” to the country’s climate goals. Petrobras has...

Ghost of Yōtei debuts as Sony's biggest first-party title in Europe, says GSD

Ghost of Yōtei is the biggest first-party launch for PlayStation in Europe since Marvel's Spider-Man 2, according to GSD data. As The Game Business reports, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima debuted at No.2 on the GSD European unit sales and...

Amazon: Petrobras cleared to start drilling on Equatorial Margin

Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:02 UTC In recent years, the Equatorial Margin has garnered significant attention following oil discoveries in nearby nations Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, has received a license from the Brazilian...

Sentinel-1D refuelled and ready for encapsulation

Launch scheduled for Tuesday 4 November 2025 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket The launch campaign for the next satellite that will join the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is proceeding on schedule for the launch on Tuesday 4 November, aboard an Ariane 6...

Petrobras granted environmental license to explore Equatorial Margin

Petrobras has obtained a license from Brazil’s environmental preservation authority Ibama to explore oil in the Equatorial Margin. The region, located in the north of the country, is hailed as extremely promising due to its tremendous potential...

Woman held in Barcelona after historical gold nuggets stolen in Paris

Paris, Oct 21, (dpa/GNA) – A 24-year-old Chinese woman is being held in Paris, on suspicion of stealing 6 kilograms of gold nuggets valued at €1.5 million ($1.75 million) from the Museum of Natural History in Paris, state prosecutor Laure Beccuau...

Sentinel-1D set to launch this November on Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket

The satellite will lift off aboard Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, heading to a polar orbit approximately 700 kilometres above Earth. This launch marks a significant step in ensuring the continuity and resilience of...

TV guide: Where and how to watch the AUSvIND white-ball series

Australia: Foxtel and Kayo Sports India plus Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: JioStar (formerly Disney Star) United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: TNT Sports New Zealand: Sky NZ Cook Islands, Fiji,...

Yellow Fever Arrives in Costa Rica

(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Costa Rican Ministry of Health recently reported a positive case of yellow fever following the results issued by the laboratory of the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Teaching in Nutrition and Health. This is a...

UH scientists find NASA clean room bacterium ‘plays dead.' Could other dormant germs be in hospitals?

A rare microorganism could escape Earth's most stringent spacecraft clean rooms and infiltrate space - or another planet - by using this spooky trick. It plays dead. Microbiologists at the University of Houston confirmed that a bacterium found in...

Marwan Barghouti beaten by Israeli guards, prison group says

Marwan Barghouti, the most senior and popular Palestinian jailed by Israel, suffered multiple broken ribs after he was beaten in prison last month by Israeli guards, the Palestinian prisoners' society has said. The former Fatah leader was...