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• Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency

  23-08-2023 18:22
  
  New study published in Nature says period was as destructive as record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwaveThe first half of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency was so destructive for the Amazon that it was comparable to the record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwave in terms of carbon emissions, according to scientists.Annual emissions from the world’s largest rainforest roughly doubled in 2019 and 2020, compared with the 2010 to 2018 average, according to a new study published in
  
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• Putin defends invasion of Ukraine in Brics summit address

  23-08-2023 16:37
  
  Russian president seeks to rally leaders meeting in South Africa to Moscow’s side by blaming west for conflictRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sought to rally leaders of the Brics nations meeting in South Africa to the Kremlin’s side.In a prerecorded video message aired on Tuesday to the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, Putin repeated his earlier unfound claims that the west was responsib
  
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