Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
World
August 22, 2019
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President…
Brazilian city weary of crime
World
August 22, 2019
Brazilian city weary of crime
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It happens, on average, more than five times a day in Rio de Janeiro: Police…
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
World
August 15, 2019
Brazil: Thousands of women rally against Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal policies’
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil’s capital of Brasilia on Wednesday to denounce the policies…
Brazil’s National Museum recovers 200 artifacts in aftermath of September fire
Archaeology
May 9, 2019
Brazil’s National Museum recovers 200 artifacts in aftermath of September fire
Brazil’s National Museum officially announced on Tuesday May 9 the recovery of 200 pieces from its 700-piece collection after the…
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
World
April 19, 2019
Brazil president says he wants the Amazon to be exploited ‘in a reasonable way’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he wanted the country’s vast Amazon rainforest to…
Davos sees crises aplenty, but few world leaders
Business
January 18, 2019
Davos sees crises aplenty, but few world leaders
MILAN (Reuters) – An array of crises will keep several world leaders away from the annual World Economic Forum in…
Netanyahu will not resign under possible indictment
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Netanyahu will not resign under possible indictment
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would not resign from office should…
Alarm sounded, nations urged to act at UN climate talks
Environment
December 2, 2018
Alarm sounded, nations urged to act at UN climate talks
With the direst warnings yet of impending environmental disaster still ringing in their ears, representatives from nearly 200 nations gather…
China eyes Argentina nuclear deal
World
November 28, 2018
China eyes Argentina nuclear deal
BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Argentina and China are aiming to close a deal within days for the construction of the…
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
Environment
November 27, 2018
Brazil president may smother rainforest, scientists warn
SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with…