Brazil president to skip Amazon summit, citing doctor’s orders
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will skip a regional summit on fires that have devastated swaths…
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Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though…
7 years ago
Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisis
by Jordi Miro, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's…
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Bolivia lost 1.2 million hectares to fires this year, govt says
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares (3.2 million acres) of forest and grasslands in Bolivia…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro fuels spat with Macron over Amazon fires
by Jordi Miro, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on…
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Amazon fires a ‘tipping point’: forestry group chief
Yokohama, Japan (AFP) -- The fires tearing through the Amazon represent a "tipping point" for the health of the rainforest,…
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Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires: govt
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a…
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G7 pledges millions to fight Amazon fires
BIARRITZ, France (AFP) -- The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the…
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New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames
by Jordi Miro with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Hundreds of new fires have…
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UK pledges £10 mn for fire-ravaged Amazon
BIARRITZ, France (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday pledged £10 million ($12.3 million) to help restore the…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro authorizes army to help fight Amazon fires
by Carlos Fabal, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- President…
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UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
by Giovanna FLEITAS / with Jorge SVARTZMAN in Rio de Janeiro SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) -- Paris and the United Nations…
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