Bolivia lost 1.2 million hectares to fires this year, govt says
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares (3.2 million acres) of forest and grasslands in Bolivia…
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South America
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fuels spat with Macron over Amazon fires
by Jordi Miro, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on…
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Brazil rejects G7 aid to fight Amazon fires: govt
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a…
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New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames
by Jordi Miro with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Hundreds of new fires have…
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UK pledges £10 mn for fire-ravaged Amazon
BIARRITZ, France (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday pledged £10 million ($12.3 million) to help restore the…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro authorizes army to help fight Amazon fires
by Carlos Fabal, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- President…
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UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
by Giovanna FLEITAS / with Jorge SVARTZMAN in Rio de Janeiro SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) -- Paris and the United Nations…
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Forest fires in Brazil surge as deforestation accelerates
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of forest fires in Brazil surged in the first eight months of 2019,…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro blames Amazon fires on NGOs as Twitter erupts
by Johannes MYBURGH Agence France-Presse SALVADOR, Brazil(AFP) - Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil have ignited a…
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Maduro supporters demonstrate against US sanctions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro marched through the capital Caracas on Wednesday in…
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