African nations lead in global soil-carbon capture as new report flags major omissions elsewhere. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are moving faster than most of the world to put soil health at the centre of climate action, according to a new analysis that highlights a major blind …
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How they reached the final deal COVER STORY | AGENCIES | It was the showdown nobody wanted. But in the end, it saved the climate summit. As the clock ticked past the deadline of 6pm on Friday in Belem, Brazil, the issue that, rightly or wrongly, came to define this year’s …
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RIO DE JANEIRO | Xinhua | Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody by police Saturday morning in Brasilia under an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court. According to initial information provided by the Federal Police, the arrest is not the result of a sentence, but …
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BELEM, Brazil | Xinhua | The 30th United Nations climate change conference, commonly known as COP30, opened Monday in Belem, Brazil, with the aim of putting the fight against climate change back in the center of international priorities, according to local authorities. At the opening ceremony, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev …
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Zhong Guan | From July 6 to 7, the 17th BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This summit and the recent expansion of BRICS, which now includes Indonesia as its newest member and ten additional partner countries, reflects a significant step towards strengthening …
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BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | China on Sunday began implementing a trial policy that unilaterally grants visa-free entry to citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay. It is the first time that China has extended such access to nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Under the policy, which …
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MADRID | Xinhua | Former FC Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves had his conviction for sexual assault overturned on appeal by the High Court in the Catalan region of north-east Spain on Friday. Alves was originally sentenced to four and a half years in jail in February 2024 after …
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INTERVIEW | South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the current, previous and next holders. The three members cooperate with one another in preparing for an annual summit. This means …
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BUENOS AIRES, BRAZIL | TASS | Brazilian authorities have unveiled the new BRICS logo that will be used during the country’s 2025 chairmanship. The emblem is based on the kapok tree growing in the Amazon, painted in the colors of the national flags of the community’s states. “With colors based …
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SAO PAULO, Brazil | Xinhua | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Sunday at a press conference to “severely punish” those involved in the 2022 coup attempt. “I believe that General Braga has every right to the presumption of innocence,” Lula said, referring to the detained retired general …
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