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Pope Francis presides the weekly general audience at Paul-VI hall at the Vatican
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Pope cracks down, Americans live (bit) longer, coup plotters arrested, Amazon deforestation slows, adopt axolotls

2: Pope Francis is punishing two different high-ranking, conservative American clergymen for being sources of church disunity.

Researchers from the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development analyze a dead dolphin at Tefe lake
Climate

Dire drought in the Amazon

In the Amazon region of Brazil, rivers and lakes are reaching historic lows and record-high temperatures after weeks of drought. Photos show thousands of dead fish floating to the surface, as shallow waters and rising temperatures spur mass die-offs.

An aerial view shows trees as the sun rises at the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.
News

Lula celebrates big drop in deforestation

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell 66% in August compared to the same month last year – a huge achievement reflecting the ambitious climate goals of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. What’s more, cumulative deforestation for the first eight months of 2023 was down 48%.

Ecuador's Foreign Minister Gustavo Manrique, Guyana's Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolivia's President Luis Arce, Peru's President Dina Boluarte, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Suriname's Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin at ACTO
Climate

Amazon nations can't agree on deforestation goal

Leaders of eight Amazon nations converged in Brazil this week for the first time in 14 years to devise a plan to save the Amazon rainforest, but they appeared to fall short of finding common ground on how to end deforestation.

A river flows through the Amazon rainforest.
News

Hard Numbers: US ponies up for the Amazon, African children miss vaccines, the Buzz clips the News, holy wine for sale

Hard Numbers: US ponies up for the Amazon, African children miss vaccines, the Buzz clips the News, holy wine for sale.

Supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko gather during a protest to support its leader, Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal March 14, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Senegalese protests, Wifi in the Amazon, Sri Lankan strikes, Ukraine’s day in court

To be an illegal miner deep in the Amazon, you need diggers, guns, gumption, and evidently … good wifi.