Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday urged leaders of the Group of 20 major economies to accelerate their national climate targets, calling on them to reach net zero climate emissions five to 10 years ahead of schedule. Opening the last session of the G20 summit in Rio […]
Brazil judge says suicide bomber wanted to blow up Supreme Court
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said on Thursday that the suicide bomber who tried to get into the top court on Wednesday had intended to blow up the building, casting it as part of a growing wave of attacks on democracy. The explosions outside the court and in a nearby […]
Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia
Kazan, Russia Reuters Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow’s partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find a way to end the war in Ukraine. The BRICS group now accounts for 45 per cent of the world’s […]
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies
Caracas, Venezuela/Brasilia, Brazil Reuters The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, amid a dispute over presidential election results that has sparked protests. Venezuela’s electoral council proclaimed Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, the winner of the 28th July election with 51 per cent […]
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two decades
Sao Paulo Reuters The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surged to a record high for the month of July in almost two decades, government data showed on Thursday, amid a drought in the region fanned by climate change. The Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, plays a vital role in curbing global warming […]
World leaders condemn shooting at Trump rally, denounce political violence
Updated: 6:40pm (AEST) Washington DC, US Reuters World leaders have rapidly condemned Saturday’s attack on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the ear, expressing shock, denouncing political violence and wishing him a quick recovery. The Trump campaign said later that Trump, who is running again for […]
Brazil sees over 100 countries joining alliance against hunger, minister says
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters More than 100 countries are expected to back a global alliance against hunger that Brazil has proposed to counter the increasing number of people going hungry in the world, a Brazilian minister said. Minister of Social Development Wellington Dias told Reuters in an interview on Thursday he will travel to the United […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro formally accused over Saudi gifts, sources say
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazilian federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of embezzlement for misappropriating jewellery he received while head of state, including luxury items given by the Saudi Arabian government, two police sources said. This is the second time police have formally accused Bolsonaro of a crime. He was charged in […]
Brazil: Christian groups oppose bill punishing abortion similarly to homicide
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the controversy surrounding a proposed bill on abortion…
Journalists under threat in Amazon rainforest – report
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters The murder of British reporter Dom Phillips in the Amazon rainforest two years ago was not an isolated crime in a region where violence against journalists has soared in recent years, a report published on Wednesday said. As the world’s interest in the Amazon as a barrier against climate change has grown, […]