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Brazil bans burning for two months to curb Amazon fires

29 Aug 2019

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Wednesday to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to...

Brazil announces South American meeting on Amazon

28 Aug 2019

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that South American countries would meet to determine a common policy in defense of the Amazon rainforest, and took another swipe at France...

Fire at bar in Mexico kills at least 23

28 Aug 2019

At least 23 people have died after a fire at a bar in Mexico's southern port city of Coatzacoalcos, NBC News reported early on Wednesday, citing a statement by the...

Bolsonaro open to G7 aid if Macron ‘withdraws insults’

27 Aug 2019

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he was open to discussing G7 aid for fighting fires in the Amazon if his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron “withdraws insults” made against...

Two kids suffocate to death, maid faces negligence charges

27 Aug 2019

A maid is facing charges at a court In Fujairah for neglecting the children in her care, which led to them dying of suffocation. According to reports, the maid was...

Video: New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames

26 Aug 2019

Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help...

Pope calls for global commitment to put out Amazon fires

25 Aug 2019

Pope Francis on Sunday called for a global commitment to put out the fires in the Amazon, saying the area was essential for the health of the planet. "We are...

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows

25 Aug 2019

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops were made available to help fight the worst blazes in...

‘Chosen one’ hopes evangelical voters fall for his gimmick

24 Aug 2019

Timothy L. O’Brien, Tribune News Service While talking to reporters on the White House lawn on Wednesday about his plans for prosecuting a trade war with China, the president of...

Bruce Lee’s principle took the protesters this far, now what?

22 Aug 2019

Alice Su,Tribune News Service The protester felt torn as an elderly Australian woman in a wheelchair grabbed his hand and asked for help. She was trying to get home and...

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