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Starlink secures licence to launch internet services in Chad

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) SpaceX's Starlink announced that its satellite internet service is now available in Chad, making it the latest African country to approve Starlink's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet services...

Scottish Football Podcast

BBC News (UK) 

We discuss the Scotland men’s squad, promoting young talent and Celtic v Chelsea.

European Parliament presents exhibition in Cyprus

Cyprus Mail 

Titled Art in Democracy, an upcoming exhibition organised by the European Parliament will soon be unveiled in Nicosia. Its opening event on Monday at the old Nicosia Town Hall in Eleftheria Square, will be inaugurated by President Nikos Christodoulides. After travelling from Brussels and Strasbourg, the exhibition will now land in the Cyprus capital where […]

Extreme heat weakens land’s power to absorb carbon

Esa.int 

A new European Space Agency-backed study shows that the extreme heatwaves of 2023, which fuelled huge wildfires and severe droughts, also undermined the land’s capacity to soak up atmospheric carbon. This diminished carbon uptake drove atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to new highs, intensifying concerns about accelerating climate change.

'More than a guess': Bailey defends McSweeney's selection

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

Former Test opener Ed Cowan has criticized the selection of Nathan McSweeney as an opener for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, calling it a "guess." Chief selector George Bailey defended the decision, expressing confidence in McSweeney's technique, temperament, and ability to balance the team's composition.

The Deeply Flawed Charter School Situation

Scoop 

I am a huge advocate for the Charter School policy and appreciate the intent of Associate Minister Seymour to bring it back. My new Charitable Company has four applications in so I understand the risk of criticising what is happening. I have to though as the process so far has been incredibly poor and for […]

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Minnesota man is free after 16 years in prison for murder that prosecutors say he didn't commit

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A prosecutor says a Minnesota man has been released from prison after serving 16 years for a murder he did not commit. Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. But Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Conviction Review Unit in August released a damning report of Minneapolis police’s original investigation. A judge approved Barrientos-Quintana’s release last week. Hennepin... Читать дальше...