‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air New maps have revealed the best “win-win” opportunities...
Category : Americas
Bolsonaro denies coup plot but admits discussing ‘alternative ways’ to remain president
Ex-Brazilian president admits in court that after Lula’s win, ‘we studied other alternatives within the constitution’ Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has denied masterminding a...
Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination Six babies with unvaccinated mothers have been born with congenital...
Peru drops plan to shrink protected area around Nazca Lines archaeological site
Critics had claimed that plan announced in May exposed complex of desert etchings to impact of informal mining Peru’s government has abandoned a plan that...
Colombia: president says shot candidate had security detail cut on day of attack
Revelation from Gustavo Petro follows shooting of Miguel Uribe Turbay by alleged 15-year-old hitman in Bogotá The security detail for the Colombian presidential candidate who...
Canadian PM vows to boost defence spending and reduce dependency on US
Carney says Canada will hit Nato target of 2% of GDP five years ahead of schedule amid ‘dangerous and divided world’ Mark Carney has promised...
Tropical storm Barbara off south-west Mexico coast could become hurricane
US and other nations in the region are expecting active season for potentially ruinous storms in 2025 Tropical storm Barbara has formed off the south-west...
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot at campaign event
39-year-old opposition senator said to be fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in the back, with one suspect arrested The Colombian presidential...
Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers
Lawsuit alleged that Smith & Wesson and Interstate Arms aided the illegal trafficking of firearms to drug cartels The US supreme court on Thursday spared...
