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Brazil records worst day for Amazon fires in 15 years

The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon hit a nearly 15-year high this week, according to official figures that provided the latest warning on the advancing destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.. Satellite monitoring detected 3,358 fires on Monday, August 22, the highest number for any 24-hour period since September 2007, according to the Brazilian space agency, INPE. The number was nearly triple that recorded on the so-called "Day of Fire" -- August 10, 2019 -- when farmers launched a coordinated plan to burn huge amounts of felled rainforest in the northern state of Para.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read

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Search for trapped Mexican miners could take 'almost a year'

Relatives of 10 workers trapped in a flooded Mexican coal mine reacted with despair on Thursday after being told by authorities that the search operation could take nearly a year.. Coahuila, Mexico's main coal-producing region, has seen a series of fatal mining accidents over the years.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 1 mins read

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Outgoing HRW chief says govts no longer able to hide repression

After three decades at the helm of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth has come to believe that governments are "always tempted" to violate citizens' rights.. "Does that mean that human rights violations go away?

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read

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Mexico arrests alleged mastermind of journalist's murder

Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged drug trafficker accused of masterminding the murder of a photojournalist in the northern border city of Tijuana in January, the government said Thursday.. Remnants of the same cartel are also accused of murdering reporter Lourdes Maldonado less than a week later for complaining about drug dealing in her neighborhood of Tijuana.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 1 mins read

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'Dangerous' heatwaves likely to grip the tropics daily by 2100: study

Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if humanity manages to meet climate goals, researchers warned Thursday.. They found that many people in tropical regions could face dangerous heat levels for half the year by the end of the century, even if the world limits temperature rises to the Paris climate deal goal of less than two degrees Celsius (35.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 3 mins read

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War in Ukraine: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Nuclear plant disconnected - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, controlled by Russian forces since the early days of the war, is disconnected from the national power supply, the state energy operator says.. "The actions of the invaders caused a complete disconnection of the (plant) from the power grid -- the first in the history of the plant," Energoatom says on the Telegram messaging app.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read

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Europeans cross borders to get monkeypox vaccine

Hundreds of Europeans have crossed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address a gaping inequality in access to doses between nations.. The inequality in access has spurred organisations and healthcare professionals across Europe to call for new diplomatic agreements for doses to be shared with countries in need.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 4 mins read

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Australia's 'Black Summer' fires affected ozone layer: study

Australia's catastrophic "Black Summer" bushfires significantly affected the hole in the Earth's ozone layer, according to a new report published Friday.. The report, which appeared in the Nature journal "Scientific Reports", traced a link from the unprecedented smoke released by the fires to the ozone hole above Antarctica.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read

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Ethiopia's return to conflict: what we know

Fresh fighting between Ethiopian forces and Tigrayan rebels has broken a five-month truce that had paved the way for the resumption of humanitarian aid and tentative peace efforts.. - Prior to the truce, no aid had reached Tigray by road for three months, leaving the region of six million in desperate need of food.

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 4 mins read

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Rohingya refugees mark 'Genocide Remembrance Day'

Thousands of Rohingya refugees held "Genocide Remembrance Day" rallies on Thursday across a huge network of camps in Bangladesh, marking five years since fleeing a military offensive in Myanmar.. "Today is the day thousands of Rohingya were killed," young leader Maung Sawyedollah said with tears in his eyes as he led a rally in Kutupalong -- the world's largest refugee settlement.    

Thu, Aug 25, 2022 2 mins read