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Amazon launches first Starlink-rival internet satellites
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» CAPE CANAVERAL - Amazon on Monday launched its first batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites, marking the start of its push to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
NT, SpaceSail upbeat on tie-up opportunities
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/04/2025
» State enterprise National Telecom (NT) has entered into a partnership with Chinese satellite company Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd (SpaceSail) to strengthen the country's digital economy and digital infrastructure through the broadband internet connectivity of SpaceSail's low-Earth orbit (LEO) network.
If America walks away from Ukraine, what will Europe do?
Published on 24/04/2025
» BERLIN — European allies of the United States have been trying to convince President Donald Trump of the virtues of a shared approach toward ending the war in Ukraine, to enhance leverage on both Russia and Ukraine and to preserve European security.
Facing Trump tariffs, Vietnam eyes crackdown on some China trade
Published on 11/04/2025
» HANOI - In hope of avoiding punishing US tariffs, Vietnam is prepared to crack down on Chinese goods being shipped to the United States via its territory and will tighten controls on sensitive exports to China, according to a person familiar with the matter and a government document seen by Reuters.
In skies, as on land, European forces face gaps if US pulls back
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» LEEUWARDEN (NETHERLANDS) — Fighter jets from the United States, France, Finland and Germany roar into the skies from a Dutch base as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (Nato) biggest air exercise this year.
World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak continues
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe’s climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
Global temperatures at near historic highs in March - EU monitor
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary heat streak that has tested scientific expectations.
European orbital rocket crashes after launch
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» OSLO - The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
Iran oil-filled tankers build up off Malaysia as sanctions mount
Published on 27/03/2025
» Close to a dozen US-sanctioned tankers are idling off Malaysia with Iranian crude, with some having been stationed in the oil-transfer hub for more than a month — a possible sign of slowing logistics for the sensitive trade to China.
SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» PARIS - A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.