The dramatic cut in funding for firefighting in the Brazilian Amazon has helped fuel a spike in fires since January and risks worsening the coming fire season
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Laws against the practice have been hobbled by poor enforcement, insurgency, grinding poverty and local traditions that view 15 as the age of maturity.
The first train, one of 14 produced by BYD for São Paulo’s metro system, will arrive in July for a new line opening in 2026.
After decades of discussion and disagreement, a newly elected prime minister promises to finally make the much-awaited airport a reality.
Islamist insurgents in the country’s north are reportedly raking in millions selling illicit rosewood to Chinese consumers.
Heavy rains over the weekend have added to the record-breaking floods – and growing death toll – in Rio Grande do Sul.
The unusual move will turn a portion of Angola’s collateral toward debt payments as the African nation works to pay back its biggest creditor.
The controversial agreement requires a delicate balancing act from the tiny African nation in the current global context.
The program is part of the West’s goal of developing the so-called Lobito Corridor as a way of improving its access to critical raw materials.