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Lula’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s former human rights minister Silvio…
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BHP liable for 2015 Brazil mine disaster: UK court
A British court ruled Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially…
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Brazil rebuts UN complaint about COP30 security, but boosts presence
Brazil has pushed back against a complaint by the UN's climate chief over a security breach at the COP30 summit in Belem, saying…
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Indigenous protesters clash with security at COP30 summit in Brazil
Dozens of Indigenous protesters clashed with security guards Tuesday at the COP30 summit in Brazil, causing minor injuries in a rare…
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Statkraft inaugurates solar hybrid plants at COP30 in Belém
Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has inaugurated new solar farms and battery installations at the Conference of…
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Newsom in Brazil Blasts Trump, Praises China | National Review
The California governor’s diplomatic cosplay on the global stage is the real threat to American national security. Source link
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Experts raise concerns over growing trend with traumatizing impact on children: 'Will have consequences in adulthood and old age'
Environmental issues have long been framed in terms of the world Earth's residents will "leave behind" for children, but that lens has…
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Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures more than 400 others
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed six people and injured more than 400 others Friday…
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Tornado kills six, wrecks town in Brazil
A tornado killed at least six people and injured more than 400 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authorities said…
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Brazil stumps up billions of dollars for its ambitious rainforest fund at UN climate summit
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil on Thursday unveiled long-awaited details of a plan to pay countries to preserve their tropical forests and…
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World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bn
World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion…
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World leaders ditch ties at sweaty climate summit
Diplomacy ditched its stuffy tie for once at a climate meeting in Belem, Brazil, where Thursday's Amazonian heat saw leaders and…
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Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30
Brazil is backing the creation of a global investment fund that would reward tropical countries for every hectare of forest they protect…
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Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years: report
Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday,…
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Senate votes to nullify Trump's tariffs on Brazil in symbolic messaging effort
The Senate voted late Tuesday to terminate the emergency powers that President Trump used to impose tariffs on goods from Brazil, a major…
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Brazilian authorities say they addressed housing shortage for climate talks, defend oil drilling
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said Friday they have made progress in solving the housing shortage for attendees of the upcoming…
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Brazil green-lights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River ahead of U.N. climate summit
Brazil's government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River. The…
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Aerial circus in Brazil spotlights a path to healing for female victims of gender-based violence
NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Performers twisted and twirled above the sand on a beach across the bay from Rio de Janeiro in an aerial circus…
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Coffee Prices Retreat on Rain Forecasts for Brazil
December arabica coffee (KCZ25) on Tuesday closed down -5.95 (-1.56%), and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX25) closed down -57 (-1.27%).…
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Central Bank’s New Brazilian Forex Rules Could Impact Crypto Exchanges
Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has proposed new rules for the forex sector that may place further restrictions on the country’s crypto…
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Brazil tightens spending curbs to meet fiscal targets
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's government will need to tighten spending curbs in order to comply with its fiscal framework this year, it…
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Nissan to shut design studios in US and Brazil and downsize London, Japan operations
The Japanese automaker says that the restructuring, which will be completed by the end of fiscal 2025, is aimed at streamlining its design…
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Brazil's Amazon lost area the size of Spain in 40 years: study
Brazil's Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to…
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Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.
Republicans obviously deserve blame too, particularly the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling that defined much of what Trump did after the 2020…