Category: Oceania
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Satellite Reflections Could Ruin Most Images from Some Space Telescopes, Study Says
Reflections produced by a growing number of satellites orbiting Earth could ruin more than 95% of images captured by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. The reflected light appears as stripes called satellite trails. This has already been observed in images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The situation…
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Satellite light will impair the majority of images from some space telescopes, study indicates
Reflections caused by the growing number of satellites in Earth’s orbit could compromise more than 95% of images captured by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. Reflected light appears as trails, known as satellite trails. This phenomenon has already been observed in images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.…
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2026 World Cup: Brazil drawn with Morocco, Scotland and Haiti
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Brazil is grouped with Morocco, Scotland and Haiti in Group C of the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Brazilian national team’s group in the competition, to be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026, was defined this Friday (5) through a draw held at…
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The First World Cup with 48 Teams Has Its Groups Drawn and a Possible “Group of Death” with France and Senegal
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The group stage draw for the 2026 World Cup was held this Friday (5) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, officially defining the 12 groups for the edition that will mark the debut of the 48-team format. The teams were divided into four pots, each with 12 participants. The three host countries — the United…
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Surveys Reveal Concern for Children Amid Extreme Climate Events
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Two surveys released this month warn about the effects of extreme weather on children. One of them is a survey commissioned by the Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation to Datafolha: more than 80% of Brazilians fear the effects of climate change on babies and children aged 0 to 6 years. The study Panorama da Primeira…
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What to Know as the UN General Assembly Opens, Marking 80 Years, Facing Deep Crises
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Lula Meets with Global Leaders in the US; Palestine is the Main Topic
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other global leaders are meeting this Monday (22) at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York to discuss the situation in Palestine. The High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution is scheduled to begin at…
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UNICEF: Childhood Obesity Surpasses Malnutrition for the First Time Worldwide
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One in every five children or adolescents worldwide is overweight, representing about 391 million individuals. Nearly half of them—188 million—have obesity. As a result, for the first time in history, severe overweight has surpassed malnutrition as the leading form of child malnutrition. The data comes from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warns of…
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Brazil stands out among the top 3 countries with the highest growth in international tourism, according to UN Tourism
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UN Tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organization, published a new report that ranks Brazil among the world leaders in international tourism growth in 2025. The UN Tourism publication on social media highlights the performance of the Americas in the first quarter of 2025, with Paraguay (53%), Brazil (48%) and Chile (48%) leading among the…
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2026 World Cup Ticket Sales Are About to Begin
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The first opportunity to acquire regular tickets for the 2026 World Cup will be on Wednesday. But be warned: the tickets may not be easy to get — and they probably won’t be cheap. Demand for the popular men’s tournament is expected to skyrocket even more when the tournament begins in the United States, Mexico,…