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AFP/APPBelém, Brazil: The eyes of the world are on Belém, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon that will host what has been dubbed the “Forest COP” — the upcoming climate conference beginning Monday.Home to 1.4 million residents,…

AFP/APPRio de Janeiro, Brazil: Can oil — the world’s climate villain — be used to pay for its own demise?Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thinks so. He is pushing for expanded oil exploration, including offshore projects…

AFP/APPRio de Janeiro: Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in southeastern Brazil have claimed the lives of at least 10 people, according to rescue services in Minas Gerais state. On Saturday night, 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) of…

AFP/APPRio de Janeiro:The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday.The total was up 61 percent compared to the 8,344 fires detected in the…