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Morocco urges binding commitments on climate finance ahead of COP30

Morocco has intensified its call for stronger and legally binding climate finance commitments during a preparatory meeting for COP30 in Belém, Brazil. As the host nation works to close key divides before next year’s summit, Rabat......

Tornado kills six and injures over 430 in Southern Brazil

A devastating tornado struck Rio Bonito do Iguaçu in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, leaving six people dead, 432 injured, and two missing, local authorities reported on Saturday. The small town of 14,000 residents suffered unprecedented destruction as the tornado, lasting only......

Brazil: Tornado kills five and injures over 100 in the South

At least five people were killed and more than 130 injured after a powerful tornado struck the southern Brazilian state of Paraná on Friday, devastating part of the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu. According to the state’s Civil Defense, “five deaths have been confirmed......

Rio de Jeneiro: Over 40 bodies found after city’s deadliest police raid

In the aftermath of Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid, residents of a northern favela aligned more than 40 bodies on a public square early Wednesday, according to AFP reporters on the scene. The grim discovery followed a massive security operation on Tuesday, which mobilized......

Bolsonaro’s lawyers appeal to reduce 27-year sentence in coup plot case

Brasilia, October 28, 2025 — Lawyers representing former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal to reduce his 27-year prison sentence handed down by the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting a coup to remain in power after his 2022 electoral defeat. In an 85-page motion, Bolsonaro’s......

Brazil reaches historic record with 7 Million tourists

Brazil is celebrating a tourism milestone, welcoming 7 million international visitors between January and September 2025 — a 45% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Embratur, Brazil’s tourism promotion agency. With its iconic beaches, festive atmosphere, and year-round......

Brazil: At least a dozen poisoned by adulterated alcohol

A wave of methanol poisonings has sparked panic in Brazil, leading to the death of one person and multiple suspected cases, prompting the closure of several bars and raising concerns among consumers nationwide. According to the Ministry of Health, one person died from confirmed......

Massive protests erupt in Brazil over proposed parliamentary immunity law

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday to protest a proposed law that would expand parliamentary immunity and potentially grant amnesty to former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison for an attempted coup. Demonstrators gathered......

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer, one week after being sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup, his doctor announced on Wednesday. A biopsy of skin lesions revealed a squamous cell carcinoma, “a type of skin cancer that can have more serious......