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Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires

August 21, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Climate Politics, Elections / Voting, Environment, Forest and Wood Products (TRBC), Government / Politics, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, South America / Central America, US, WILDFIRES, Wildfires / Forest Fires

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected

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Germany to cut part of funds sent to Brazil for Amazon preservation: newspaper

August 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments AMAZON, Americas, BRAZIL, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, South America / Central America, Timber / Lumber, US

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto

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Entertainment 

Crowds gather to mark 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album photo

August 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ABBEY, Americas, Art, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, BEATLES, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, General News, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Living / Lifestyle, Music, ROAD, Society / Social Issues, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of people gathered at the world’s most famous zebra crossing on Thursday to mark the 50th

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Sharp rise in Brazilian deforestation undeniable, says sacked research chief

August 4, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Americas, BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Coffee, Commodities News (3rd Party), Crude Oil, Environment, Environmental Services (TRBC), Government / Politics, Grains, Livestock, Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Science, Softs, South America / Central America, Sugar, Timber / Lumber, US

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Ricardo Galvao, the sacked head of Brazil’s space research agency, said on Saturday the trend of

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U.N. rights boss urges Brazil to preserve Amazon from mining

July 30, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Americas, BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, Environment, Europe, Government / Politics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, Murder / Suspected Murder, Nature / Wildlife, Paper and Forest Products (TRBC), POLITICS, South America / Central America, UN, United Nations, US

FILE PHOTO: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet holds a news conference at Centro Cultural Espana in downtown

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Entertainment 

Actor Janice Dickinson’s defamation suit against Bill Cosby settled by insurer

July 26, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Children / Youth Issues, Company News, COSBY, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, General News, Insurance (TRBC), Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Media and Publishing (TRBC), Pennsylvania, PEOPLE, Personalities / People, Picture available, US, Video, Women

(Reuters) – Actor Janice Dickinson reached a settlement with Bill Cosby”s insurance company on Thursday, ending a civil lawsuit she

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Canada airlifting thousands of trapped migrating salmon upstream

July 23, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments AIRLIFT, Americas, Canada, Environment, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, SALMON, Science, US, Video

Migrating salmon, which were caught in a net, are held during a tagging operation near the Big Bar landslide on

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U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil, gas producers begin restarting after Barry

July 16, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Americas Crudes, Arkansas, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BARRY, Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Crude Oil, Disasters / Accidents, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Europe, Gasoline, Integrated Oil and Gas (TRBC), Latin America Crudes, Louisiana, Mexico, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Oil and Gas Transportation Services (TRBC), Precipitation, PRODUCTION, Production Status Changes, Refined Products, Reports, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), STORM, United Kingdom, United States, US, US Crudes, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil companies on Monday began restoring some of the nearly 74% production that was shut at

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Colombia puts some banana crops in quarantine on fungus concern

July 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Americas, Colombia, Commodities News (3rd Party), Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Europe, FRUIT, General News, International Trade, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, South America / Central America, Spices / Herbs / Fruit / Vegetables, United Nations, US

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has put a patch of banana crops in the north of the country under quarantine on

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Tropical Storm Barry nears New Orleans, raising flood threat

July 12, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Disasters / Accidents, Energy (TRBC), Floods, General News, GULFMEXICO, Louisiana, Major News, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Pictures, Precipitation, STORM, Tourism / Travel, United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Nervous New Orleans residents prepared to flee as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on Thursday, with

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