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Climate strikes the Amazon, undermining protection efforts
Mongabay
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June 5, 2025
Fires raged across the Amazon rainforest, annihilating more than 4.6 million hectares of primary tropical forest—the most biodiverse and carbon-dense type of forest on Earth. That loss, which is larger than the size of Denmark, was more than twice...
My Word: A toxic environment against Israel
The Jerusalem Post
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June 6, 2025
A blood libel is born. Israel is being accused of a new evil. According to the headline of an “exclusive” report in The Guardian, the “Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries.” The story – more of a narrative...
DCRat Targets Latin American Users to Steal Banking Credentials
GBHackers
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June 4, 2025
IBM X-Force has uncovered a series of targeted email campaigns orchestrated by Hive0131, a financially motivated threat group likely originating from South America. Observed in early May 2025, these campaigns specifically target users in Colombia,...
Record amounts of Sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea
Tech Explorist
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June 6, 2025
Since 2011, vast blooms of pelagic Sargassum have been invading the tropical Atlantic, piling up on the shores of West Africa and the Caribbean, triggering health concerns and economic headaches for coastal communities. But why does this happen...
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Announce Return To Riviera Maya, Mexico For Ninth Annual Oceanfront 4-Night Concert Vacation
Top40-Charts
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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will return to Mexico's Caribbean coastline for the ninth annual "Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Riviera Maya" event, which will take place January 21-24, 2026. The duo will perform three...
Minister Defends Co-Ed Juvenile Facility Plan
St. Lucia Times
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June 7, 2025
Even as staff at Grenada’s Grand Bacolet Juvenile Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre staged a union-backed protest last Monday over delayed benefits and poor working conditions, Saint Lucian Cabinet Minister Joachim Henry held up the facility as...
School dropout rate reaches 27% across Latin America
United Press International (UPI)
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June 4 (UPI) -- Latin America is facing an escalating education crisis as school dropout rates continue to climb, affecting not only the region's poorest countries but also those with historically strong public education systems, such as Chile,...
‘Local Cricket in Fine Form’
St. Lucia Times
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June 7, 2025
Saint Lucia’s cricket landscape is buzzing with activity, and emerging coach Dalton Polius finds himself at the heart of things. Fresh off being honoured at the Saint Lucia National Cricket Association awards ceremony earlier this year, he has...
Agriculture Leads Colombia’s Economic Growth in Early 2025
Seed World
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June 6, 2025
The agriculture sector continues to play a pivotal role in Colombia’s economic recovery, emerging as a key driver of national growth in the first quarter of 2025. According to the latest quarterly GDP report from the National Administrative...
The reaches, limits and (alleged) biases of feasibility studies and environmental licenses
Mongabay
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June 6, 2025
In the last 20 years, EIA has become a factor already incorporated into the strategic planning of countries, where the potential trade-offs arising from environmental and social impacts are of great importance. This is how public consultations...
Scorched earth: the Kakhovka disaster could trigger a new environmental crisis
Ukrainian Week
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June 6, 2025
On 6 June 2023, Russian forces blew up the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ukraine’s Kherson region. The explosion unleashed catastrophic flooding across 620 square kilometres, inundating parts of Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk...
Luis Diaz makes major admission as Liverpool fight to keep Colombian star
The Independent
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June 6, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Increased costs push Caribbean Assurance into loss
Jamaica Observer
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June 6, 2025
CAB ,following a massive capacity-building initiative started in late 2023, sought to develop a robust technology-based infrastructure and human resource development. Significant investments in people and systems have pushed Caribbean Assurance...
Brazil’s Green Hydrogen Edge Will Potentially Position It as a Leader in Zero-Emission Steel Production
Hydrogen Fuel News
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June 5, 2025
Brazil is on the verge of something big — a potential game-changer in the world of green hydrogen and hydrogen-based steelmaking. Thanks to its huge renewable energy potential, top-tier iron ore deposits, and a growing wave of supportive policy...
Ship on aid trip to Gaza saves 4 at sea Brazil files charges in ‘22 deaths of 2 Storms force Ryanair landing; 9 injured Pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 6, 2025
Pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia -- Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims clambered up rocks and nestled between boulders on Thursday as they embarked on a day of worship under a scorching sun during the Hajj in Saudi...
Pollution-Proof Your Hair: Benefits Of Henna Cream In Urban Environments
Zee News
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While many cities across the world have reported alarming levels of pollutants in the air, children, youngsters, elderlies and pregnant women are the worst to be impacted. The major focus has been on the negative impact it has created on the...
Venezuela high on travellers’ wish-lists despite Foreign Office warnings of ‘armed robbery, mugging, carjacking and burglary’
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 5, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Panama is the Epicenter of the Struggle in Latin America – Opinion Piece
Newsroom Panama
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June 4, 2025
Just a few days ago, the blood of a twelve-year-old indigenous boy, seriously injured by government repression, showed that the conflict was entering a new stage. Before that, Saúl Méndez, main leader of the powerful construction union Suntracs...
Students honor Mexican heritage and humanity through mariachi and folklorico
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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June 5, 2025
Amid a procession of bandas, Latin horses and lowriders, folklorico dancers are a crowd favorite at Mount Vernon’s Cinco de Mayo procession. Dozens of brightly-dressed young women swirl in sync with the high school marching band, mesmerizing...
Brazil’s new funding initiative can help bring rainforests back from the brink – if done right
Climate Home News
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June 5, 2025
Carolina Pasquali is executive director of Greenpeace Brazil and Jasper Inventor is executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia. In times like these, we must ask ourselves some fundamental questions. Why is war perpetual? Why do so many people...