Amazon Rainforest
What happened to Dom Phillips?

What happened to Dom Phillips?
British journalist feared dead after fisherman suspect led police to the remains of two men
16 Jun 2022
Biden mulls Bolsonaro climate deal amid ‘record assault’ on Amazon

Biden mulls Bolsonaro climate deal amid ‘record assault’ on Amazon
Area of rainforest equivalent in size to Isle of Man destroyed in April alone
10 May 2021
Coronavirus reaches isolated Amazon tribe

Coronavirus reaches isolated Amazon tribe
Six Covid cases recorded after activists warn of risk of repeating previous pandemics of viruses brought by outsiders
16 Jul 2020
Brazil’s president says G7 treats his country ‘like colony’

Brazil’s president says G7 treats his country ‘like colony’
Jair Bolsonaro lashes out as new evidence emerges of complicity in fires
27 Aug 2019
Brazilian wildfires: Bolsonaro says NGOs burning rainforest

Brazilian wildfires: Bolsonaro says NGOs burning rainforest
Brazil’s president says environmental charities are setting fires for revenge
22 Aug 2019
Catholic Church to consider ordaining married men

Catholic Church to consider ordaining married men
Ending centuries of orthodoxy, radical plan aimed to address clergy shortage could lead to conservative backlash
18 Jun 2019
How did a humpback whale end up in the Amazon rainforest?

How did a humpback whale end up in the Amazon rainforest?
Ten-ton marine mammal was found in wooded area about 50ft from ocean shore
26 Feb 2019

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