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Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
World
August 9, 2023
Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
CNN — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from…
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging 66% in July
Environment
August 5, 2023
Amazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging 66% in July
CNN — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66 percent last month compared to July 2022 and is now…
Missing children found after 40 days in Amazon released from hospital
World
July 15, 2023
Missing children found after 40 days in Amazon released from hospital
CNN — Four young children found last month after surviving 40 days in the Amazon rainforest following an air crash…
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
Environment
June 28, 2023
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds
CNN — The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030,…
Missing children found after 40 days in Amazon survived like ‘children of the jungle,’ Colombian president says
World
June 10, 2023
Missing children found after 40 days in Amazon survived like ‘children of the jungle,’ Colombian president says
Four young children have been found alive after more than a month wandering the Amazon where they survived like “children…
Brazilian Indigenous groups protest as lawmakers approve bill limiting recognition of ancestral lands
World
June 3, 2023
Brazilian Indigenous groups protest as lawmakers approve bill limiting recognition of ancestral lands
CNN — Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday night approved a bill that would limit the recognition of ancestral…
How could four children survive a plane crash in the Amazon? A new report offers clues
World
June 2, 2023
How could four children survive a plane crash in the Amazon? A new report offers clues
CNN — One month after four children vanished into the Colombian Amazon, a preliminary report by the country’s Civil Aviation…
Brazil to host COP30 climate summit in the Amazon in 2025
World
May 27, 2023
Brazil to host COP30 climate summit in the Amazon in 2025
CNN — The United Nations has chosen Brazil to host the international climate meeting, COP30, in the Amazonian city of…
New online superstore surpasses Amazon and Walmart to become most downloaded app in US
Technology
February 20, 2023
New online superstore surpasses Amazon and Walmart to become most downloaded app in US
Hong Kong CNN — A new online shopping platform linked to one of China’s top retailers has quickly become the…
Amazon axes its charity donation program
Technology
January 23, 2023
Amazon axes its charity donation program
New York CNN — Amazon is shutting down its “Smile” charity donation program as the company cuts costs and rethinks…