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France’s overseas territories cast first votes in high-stakes legislative elections

Voting got underway on Saturday in France's overseas territories located off the coast of Canada, in the Caribbean and the South American territory of French Guiana. Some 49 million French are eligible to vote in the snap parliamentary elections, which could change the country's trajectory.

France 24

Butterflies cross Atlantic ocean on 2,600-mile non-stop flight never recorded in any insect before

Painted lady butterflies discovered in French Guiana — thousands of miles from their usual habitats — got there through a Herculean transoceanic flight.

LiveScience

Macron returns to French Guiana for thorny talks on autonomy and illegal mining

France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the overseas department of French Guiana on Monday for a two-day visit, to discuss poverty, crime and greater autonomy – a prickly topic between Cayenne and Paris. The trip will be followed by a visit to neighbouring Brazil, where Macron will address the issue…

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Unicef sounds alarm over child poverty in French overseas departments

Children in French overseas territories lack the access to healthcare, housing and education that kids in mainland France can rely on, a new report by Unicef highlights. The UN children's agency is calling on the French government to address what it calls "alarming inequalities" and protect basic rights across the…

Radio France Internationale

Why do France's overseas territories have a diabetes problem?

A study by the national public health institute reveals alarming rates of type 2 diabetes among residents of France's overseas territories, where the chronic illness is two times as common as it is on the French mainland. What explains the disparity?

Radio France Internationale

Rainforest villages in French Guiana cut off after loss of airline

Residents in the overseas department of French Guiana say they urgently need new roads after its only private airline, Air Guyane, was placed in liquidation in October. This loss left a tenth of the population cut off from urban areas.

Radio France Internationale

Around 30,000 people left stranded in French Guiana after Air Guyane folds

Thousands of residents in the overseas department of French Guiana have been left struggling to get around after its only private airline, Air Guyane, was placed in liquidation.

Radio France Internationale

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Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

At the ACTO summit in Belem do Para, Brazil, leaders from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana called for cooperation to protect the Amazon rainforest. The “Belem declaration” promised concerted efforts to arrest deforestation, protect Indigenous people’s rights and invite development banks to pool funds for conservation…

The Hindu

Europe's trusty Ariane 5 rocket leaves lasting legacy after final flight

The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off for the last time on 6 July from the European Space Agency's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, leaving behind it a stellar track record.

Radio France Internationale

Nasa releases James Webb telescope image on one-year anniversary

The telescope was launched into space from French Guiana on Christmas Day 2021

Evening Standard

Say goodbye to Europe's Ariane 5 rocket with these stunning final launch photos

Europe's Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle is now officially retired, and the rocket's final launch on July 5 was picture-perfect.

Space

France’s Macron cancels trip over riots as family buries teenager

Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany after a fourth night of rioting before the funeral of Nahel M.

Al Jazeera

By Jove: France's instrumental part in study of Jupiter's icy moons

The European Space Agency's ambitious mission called Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, was launched on 14 April from French Guiana. Its main objective is to study Jupiter and its three icy moons: Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.

Radio France Internationale

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European mission to Jupiter's icy moons blasts off on second attempt

The European space mission, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer or Juice, successfully took off on board an Arianne 5 rocket from the Kourou space port in French Guiana just after noon on Friday. An earlier launch attempt was delayed by adverse weather conditions. The trip to Jupiter will take eight…

Radio France Internationale

Bad weather forces postponement of Jupiter space mission

The European Space Agency decided to postpone the launch of its Juice mission to Jupiter to Friday because of unfavourable weather conditions at the South American launchsite in Kourou, French Guiana.

Space

Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE misses one-second launch window because of lightning risk

Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE missed its first one-second launch window on Thursday, April 13, because of bad weather at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Daily Mirror

Mission to find alien life on Jupiter is full steam ahead as rocket to fire off

The Ariane 5 rocket is planned to launch at 1.15pm UK time from the European Space Agency's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, a French territory on the northeast coast of South America

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The Conversation

The much-anticipated JUICE mission to Jupiter launches today. Here's what it might discover

Editor’s note (April 14 2023): The 13 April launch was postponed due to weather conditions, but the team will attempt another launch on 14 April at 10:14pm AEST. You can follow the launch live via ESA Web TV.

Radio France Internationale

Police arrest suspect in investigation of Guiana gendarme killing

Security forces in the South American overseas territory of French Guiana have arrested a man suspected of having killed a member of the gendarme police force, according to the local prosecutor's office.

Space

What time is Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission launch on April 13?

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission is scheduled to lift off from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket on Thursday (April 13) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT).

Space

Launch of Europe's 1st-ever Jupiter probe is just a week away

JUICE, Europe's first Jupiter mission, is scheduled to lift off from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana on April 13.

Radio France Internationale

Macron hails courage of elite French gendarme killed in Guiana

An elite French gendarme was shot dead in France's overseas territory of French Guiana in South America while taking part in an operation against illegal gold mining, the French presidency said Saturday.

France 24

Fishermen in French Guiana complain of foreign boats overfishing their waters

For years, fishermen in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, have been complaining about illegal coastal fishing. The culprits are wooden boats - called "tapouilles" - that come from Brazil, Suriname and Guyana to take advantage of the rich fish stocks in French waters. Although the problem has…

The Independent UK

French Guiana - Out of this world

Alain de Botton finds a corner of South America that is forever France, and where tropical jungle tangles with space exploration

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