By Jake Spring SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Deforestation in the world’s most biologically diverse savanna, the Brazilian Cerrado, rose by around 25% in the 12 months through July from the previous period, two people familiar with the still unreleased government data told Reuters. Brazil has yet to publish its official annual figures for […]
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LIMA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Peru’s armed forces will take control of the “protection” of key infrastructure like airports and hydroelectric plants as protests continue across the country, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday. The government will also declare the country’s highway system under a state of emergency in order to guarantee free transit, Defense […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, December 13, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Supporters of Brazil’s defeated Bolsonaro attack police headquarters, Bankman-Fried is charged by the SEC, and the U.S. is about to reveal a scientific milestone Today’s biggest stories A bus is seen on fire as supporters of Brazil’s […]
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New Report from Stimson Center, TaiwanICDF, and Taiwan Ocean Affairs Council Finds Pressing Climate Risks on Key City of Basseterre Stimson’s CORVI findings will help Basseterre prioritize investments in protecting the city and island nation from climate change WASHINGTON, DC – Travel and tourism—the primary industry and employer in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis and […]
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union (ABWU), David Massiah, has called on the Caribbean Community (Caricom) governments to seriously get involved in the efforts to rescue the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT (1974) Limited following its collapse in 2020. “All the governments in the Caribbean are hypocritical […]
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GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Haiti has received more than 1 million doses of oral cholera vaccines as it battles a worsening cholera outbreak that has been particularly deadly for children, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Cholera reemerged in the Caribbean island nation in early October after around three years without reported cases, […]
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BRASILIA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Supporters of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday attempted to invade the federal police headquarters in the capital Brasilia, in a flash of post-election violence on the day the president’s electoral defeat was certified. Reuters witnesses saw Bolsonaro supporters, many in their trademark yellow national soccer jerseys or draped […]
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HAVANA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A makeshift boat loaded with Cubans drifted just off Havana’s seaside drive on Monday before those aboard were rescued by the Cuban Coast Guard as hundreds of spectators looked on. A passerby who said he helped police bring on shore two men who had jumped ship as the coast guard […]
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By Marco Aquino LIMA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Peru’s new president offered lawmakers a plan to bring elections forward by two years on Monday, after the ouster of her predecessor last week sparked protests that have left at least seven dead. President Dina Boluarte, previously the vice president, was sworn in last week after former […]
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tseng Sheng-guang died last month while fighting in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion By Sophie Williams BBC News In a church in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Tseng Sheng-guang’s mother takes one final look at her son, laid in a casket. She’s joined by other relatives and a number of […]
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