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Columbus Gold: Government of France Passes New Legislation Establishing Mining ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Columbus Gold: Government of France Passes New Legislation Establishing Mining ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Robert Giustra, CEO of Columbus Gold, commented: "French Guiana is the most under-explored area of the Guiana Shield, with some 35000 km2 of prospective greenstone terrain. The approval of this important legislation is a clear message from the French ...

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Nine dead in shootout at French Guiana gold site - Times of Oman

Times of Oman

Nine dead in shootout at French Guiana gold site
Times of Oman
France: Nine people were killed and two others injured in a gang shootout at a gold-panning site in French Guiana, police commander Colonel Didier Laumont said. The fatal incident happened in the early hours of Saturday at the Dorlin site in the ...
Nine French Guiana gold diggers killed in gun battleStabroek News
Nine gold diggers die in gunfightIndependent Online

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Inaugural Vega Rocket Poised at Europe's South American Spaceport - Universe Today

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Inaugural Vega Rocket Poised at Europe's South American Spaceport
Universe Today
Final preparations are underway for the rocket's inaugural flight lofting 9 satellites as early as February 9 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Final preparations are in full swing for the inaugural flight of Europe's new light launcher ...
Vega's Debut Pushed To End of Launch WindowSpace News
Feb 13 Set as New Date for Europe's Vega RocketNaharnet

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French bridge to Brazil: The Caribbean should not be stranded - Nassau Guardian

Nassau Guardian

French bridge to Brazil: The Caribbean should not be stranded
Nassau Guardian
A bridge will link French Guiana, the last European outpost in the Americas, with Brazil, the largest country in South America and now the sixth largest economy in the world. There are other physical links to Brazil, but none from Europe.

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Socialist candidate drums up support in French tropics - FRANCE 24

FRANCE 24

Socialist candidate drums up support in French tropics
FRANCE 24
Socialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy will both visit French overseas regions Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana in upcoming weeks, with Hollande kicking off the charm offensive first.

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Vega rocket aims to make space research affordable - Nature.com

Nature.com

Vega rocket aims to make space research affordable
Nature.com
If all goes to plan, the diminutive Vega rocket will lift off from a launch pad in French Guiana next week. It has been a long countdown. After 25 years, several delays and more than €700 million (US$924 million), the European low-cost rocket Vega is ...
First Vega rocket assembled on launch padSpace Daily

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ESA's new Vega stands assembled on the launchpad at Kourou. (ESA) - Sen - Space exploration network

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ESA's new Vega stands assembled on the launchpad at Kourou. (ESA)
Sen - Space exploration network
A new European rocket called Vega has been installed on the launchpad at Kourou, French Guiana, ready for its first launch in a window beginning on February 9. The European Space Agency will send nine satellites into orbit, marking the end of nine ...

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Nine French Guiana gold diggers killed in gun battle - Stabroek News

Nine French Guiana gold diggers killed in gun battle
Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Regional News | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Nine gold diggers have been killed in a gunfight between rival gangs at a remote site in French Guiana, say police in the territory. The BBC said that the clash happened early ...

New date set for launch of Europe's Vega rocket - AFP

AFP

New date set for launch of Europe's Vega rocket
AFP
Vega is being deployed at a new pad at ESA's space base at Kourou, French Guiana, to complement ESA's heavyweight Ariane 5 and the Russian-made medium launcher Soyuz. An ESA spokesman told AFP that the new date was within the launch window and would ...
Assembly complete for Vega rocket's first missionSpaceflight Now

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What does Nicolas Sarkozy have up his sleeve? - Telegraph.co.uk

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What does Nicolas Sarkozy have up his sleeve?
Telegraph.co.uk
That seemed to be the message contained in “off the record” remarks Sarkozy made in French Guiana a week ago to an incredulous French press pack. “In case of failure, I stop politics. Yes, that is a certainty,” Sarkozy mused.
Hollande dusts himself off to push onFinancial Times

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