Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018: report
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest…
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Brazil
Torrential rain in Rio de Janeiro leaves 10 dead
by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de…
7 years ago
Thousands rally in Brazil to protest Lula’s first year in prison
CURITIBA, Brazil (AFP) -- Several thousand supporters of former Brazilian president Lula Inacio da Silva rallied on Sunday outside the…
7 years ago
Trump, right-wing Bolsonaro announce special relationship
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump heaped praise Tuesday on right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…
7 years ago
Eight killed in Brazil school shooting, two suspects dead
by Nelson ALMEIDA SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Two former pupils shot dead eight people, most of them students and…
7 years ago
Twelve dead in Brazil floods
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Floods caused by torrential rain in and around Brazil's financial hub Sao Paulo killed 12…
7 years ago
Guaido rallies support, vows to return to Venezuela ‘despite threats’
by Jordi MIRO Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido vowed on Thursday to return…
7 years ago
Venezuela’s Guaido to meet Bolsonaro in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido is due to meet Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia…
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Guaido ramps up pressure after deadly Venezuela border clashes
by Esteban Rojas with Rodrigo Almoncid in Cucuta International pressure mounted against Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington…
7 years ago
Brazil president sacks close aide amid political scandal
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday sacked a close aide who helped get him elected…
7 years ago
Toll in Brazil dam disaster rises to 157 dead, 182 missing
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The toll from a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil's Minas Gerais state…
7 years ago
Toll in Brazil dam disaster rises to 121 dead, 226 missing
BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AFP) -- The toll from a dam collapse last week at a mine in southeast Brazil has…
7 years ago
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