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Swedish site boosts hopes for European space advancements
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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September 7, 2025
KIRUNA, Sweden -- Deep in the Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies one of Europe's hopes for a spaceport that can ultimately compete with the United States, China and Russia. For decades, Europe has relied upon...
Why China is Pouring Billions into Brazil’s Energy and Oil
Oil Price
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September 6, 2025
China has boosted investments in Brazil to new highs, betting on key industries in South America’s biggest economy. Renewables, oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing took the lion’s share of Chinese investments in Brazil in 2024, a new report by...
Is Netflix's Hostage based on a true story?
Manchester Evening News
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August 21, 2025
12:01, 21 Aug 2025 Netflix has dropped its highly-anticipated thriller series Hostage. The five-part series sees fictional Prime Minister Abigail Dalton (played by Suranne Jones) thrown into jeopardy when her husband Dr Alex Anderson (Ashley...
Army Air Corps ridicules Apache rescue scene in the Netflix hit show Hostage
Forces Network
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Hostage, Netflix's political thriller starring Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy, has been met with critical acclaim – but not from the Army Air Corps. The five-part series sees Jones play a British prime minister whose husband has been kidnapped,...
How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade
Modern Ghana
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France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both...
Netflix fans are just realising where they've seen Hostage star before
Manchester Evening News
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August 24, 2025
Netflix's latest political thriller, Hostage, is set to be the next binge-watch sensation, featuring Doctor Foster's Suranne Jones in the role of British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton. The plot revolves around Abigail welcoming French President...
BIG: Throughout history, France has carried out bloody repressions and genocides against ...
Today.Az
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August 31, 2025
August 31 is observed as the International Day of African Descent. Established by the United Nations in 2020, this day aims to promote the rich cultural heritage, diverse cultures, and invaluable contributions of African-origin peoples to the...
The Hostage, The Wedding People and Bar Italia
CIty Scene Columbus - Ohio
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August 27, 2025
Watch Netflix's newest political thriller, Hostage, thrusts British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton (Suranne Jones) into a harrowing crisis when her husband is kidnapped in French Guiana and she's ordered to resign – or never see him again....
Uruguay vs Peru live stream: how to watch FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier online from anywhere
TechRadar
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September 4, 2025
Having won just two of their 16 Conmebol qualifiers so far, Peru are on the brink of missing out on yet another World Cup. They did, however, beat Uruguay, whose form over the past 12 months has been utterly horrendous. Marcelo Bielsa's men have...
BIG: Throughout history, France has carried out bloody repressions and genocides against African-origin peoples
Azertag
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August 31, 2025
Baku, August 31, AZERTAC August 31 is observed as the International Day of African Descent. Established by the United Nations in 2020, this day aims to promote the rich cultural heritage, diverse cultures, and invaluable contributions of...
New European satellite launch lifts weather forecasting to new heights
World Meteorological Organization
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August 15, 2025
Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) lifted off on an Ariane-62 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August. It is the first of the next generation of European polar-orbiting weather satellites and also hosts the new...
Hostage Netflix ending explained from kidnappers’ motives to final scene
Manchester Evening News
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August 22, 2025
08:30, 22 Aug 2025Updated 08:44, 22 Aug 2025 WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from Hostage on Netflix Political action-thriller Hostage may only have dropped on Netflix yesterday (August 21), but some eager viewers have already binged...
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WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case, but keeps hands off Chrome and default deals SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in an attempt to curb the corrosive power of an illegal...
Where was Netflix's Hostage filmed?
Manchester Evening News
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August 21, 2025
08:01, 21 Aug 2025 Hostage is Netflix’s heart-stopping new thriller series starring Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Lucian Msamati, Ashley Thomas, and Corey Mylchreest. The five-part Netflix series follows fictional British Prime Minister Abigail...
“An Officer And A Spy” Masterpiece is Based on History
Hudson Valley Press - New York
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September 3, 2025
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire (***1/2) Accused, court-martialed and imprisoned. Back in late 1800s France, the Dreyfus Affair was a national scandal. Oddly, some of the trumped-up machinations of that case seem so relevant these days. With...
First data from Beyond Gravity’s new radio occultation instrument for Europe’s weather satellite
SatNews
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September 2, 2025
The first weather data from Beyond Gravity’s next generation radio occultation instrument for a new European weather satellite reveal how the instrument enhances future weather forecasts. Mid-of August, the first of a new generation of...
Hostage: Netflix's 'fun, fast and brash potboiler'
The Week Magazine
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August 28, 2025
The past few years have seen a proliferation of political thrillers reflecting fears that democracy "is in a state of peril", said Rebecca Nicholson in the Financial Times. The latest is Netflix's "Hostage", "a fun, fast and brash potboiler"...
Hostage and the rise of female-led TV thrillers
New Statesman
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August 27, 2025
What happens when the spouse of a sitting prime minister gets kidnapped? There aren’t any historical precedents for Hostage to draw upon: the closest the British state has come to this eventuality was when a lone gunman, Ian Ball, attempted to...
Deep in the Swedish forest, Esrange Space Center is part of Europe’s hope to compete in the space race
PBS Frontline
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September 1, 2025
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — Deep in the Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies one of Europe’s hopes for a spaceport that can ultimately compete with the United States, China and Russia. For decades, Europe has relied...
Inside the Nordic base key to Europe’s hopes in space race
The Independent (U.S.)
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September 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...