Spain reports first death in Europe related to monkeypox outbreak
Announcement on Friday follows report hours earlier from Brazil of first such death outside Africa Spain has reported what is thought to be Europe’s first...
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Outrage in Brazil as Jair Bolsonaro avoids five charges related to Covid response
Senators call for investigation into top prosecutor after charges against president shelved Brazilian senators are calling for an investigation into one of the country’s top...
Three charged in Brazil with murder of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Prosecutors say two men confessed to killing British journalist and Indigenous expert while third participated Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the murder in...
Bolsonaro’s attack on Brazil’s electoral system sparks outrage
Moves to question integrity of voting system come amid poor polling for far-right leader facing October election Electoral officials and senior politicians have criticised the...
Brazil: killing of Lula’s party treasurer raises fears of violent run-up to election
Marcelo de Arruda was shot at his birthday party by a supporter of President Bolsonaro Brazilian political leaders called for calm this week after the...
‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme...
Wild species support half of world’s population, report finds
Sustainability is key to survival of billions of people, says UN study, which notes income from wild species incentivises conservation • Patrick Vallance: ‘We need...
Brazil: Boris Johnson’s fall met with hope and humour by foes of Bolsonaro
UK prime minister’s fellow populist is facing a tough re-election fight in October against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tremors from the political...
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to get day in UK courts
Court of appeal judgment allows £5bn lawsuit against mining giant BHP by more than 200,000 victims of 2015 Mariana dam disaster More than 200,000 victims...
Man linked to killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira arrested over fake ID
Rubens Villar Coelho ‘produced a fake Brazilian ID’ to investigating officer and had other aliases in Peru and Colombia Police have arrested a man linked...
