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☆ Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest down to lowest level since 2016, government says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. In the past 12 months, the Amazon rainforest lost 4,300 square kilometers (1,700 square miles), an area roughly the size of Rhode Island. Brazil’s deforestation surveillance year runs from August 1 to July 30. Amazon deforestation has steeply declined since the end of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s rule in 2022.

Persons: João Paulo Capobianco, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro’s Organizations: Environment Ministry, National Institute for Space Research Locations: Rhode Island, That’s, Brasília

SEATTLE (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored his fourth goal of the MLS Cup playoffs in the 30th minute, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made seven saves, and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to the Western Conference final with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night. Bouanga got one chance at goal and didn’t miss, scoring in his sixth straight game and sending LAFC home for the conference championship game against the Houston Dynamo next Saturday. Bouanga was the Golden Boot winner during the regular season with 20 goals and he added three more in LAFC’s opening round victory over Vancouver. His goal came despite Seattle controlling play for most of the first half and having two great chances in the opening five minutes that were denied by Crepeau. Bouanga’s shot was the only attempt LAFC put on goal in the first half and it finished with only two shots on target in the match.

Persons: — Denis Bouanga, Maxime Crepeau, Bouanga, didn’t, LAFC’s, Bouanga’s, LAFC, Josh Atencio’s, Jordan Morris outran Giorgio Chiellini, Crepeau, Morris, Alex Roldan, Joao Paulo, Albert Rusnak’s, ___ Organizations: SEATTLE, MLS, Los Angeles FC, Western, Seattle Sounders, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, Vancouver, Seattle, Crepeau, Sounders, Portland Locations: Seattle

SAO PAULO, July 6 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies. But that's an area more than three times the size of New York City, underscoring the challenge Lula faces to eliminate deforestation entirely. "It's very positive, but we continue to have very high levels of deforestation," said Daniel Silva, an analyst at nonprofit WWF-Brasil. An aerial view shows a deforested area during an operation to combat deforestation near Uruara, Para State, Brazil January 21, 2023. In June alone, Inpe satellite data showed deforestation totaled 663 sq km, down 41% from the same month a year ago.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Inpe, Lula, Daniel Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, Ueslei Marcelino, Marina Silva, Silva, Joao Paulo Capobianco, Carolina Pulice, Jake Spring, Gabriel Araujo, Sandra Maler Organizations: SAO PAULO, WWF, Brasil, REUTERS, Environment Ministry, Thomson Locations: New York City, Uruara, Para State, Brazil

☆ Oxford malaria vaccine rollout could have 'major' implications in sub-Saharan Africa, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The University of Oxford Jenner Institute, which developed the vaccine, estimates that malaria kills around 800,000 people per annum. These casualties occur predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa, where one in five childhood deaths is associated with the disease. The WHO assessed that 241 million clinical cases of malaria occurred in 2020, resulting in 627,000 deaths, mostly among children in Africa. A health worker vaccinates a child against malaria in Ndhiwa, Homabay County, western Kenya on September 13, 2019 during the launch of malaria vaccine in Kenya. Brian Ongoro | AFP | Getty ImagesIn 2021, the WHO signed off on GSK's RTS,S malaria vaccine for rollout across sub-Saharan Africa, following pilot programs in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, which tracked 800,000 children since 2019.

☆ A Traveler’s Guide to Rio’s Botecos—the Brazilian Version of Irish Pubs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Tom Downey | Photographs Kristin Bethge For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

“I WANTED TO be a priest,” said João Paulo Campos, the owner of Velho Adonis, a bustling boteco, or Brazilian-style tavern, in Rio de Janeiro. “This bar became my church instead.” Indeed, after drinking countless draft beers as a regular, Mr. Campos, 41, bought Adonis three years ago and renovated the 60-plus-year-old establishment, making his devotion to these idiosyncratic watering holes complete. “A boteco isn’t just a place to drink,” he said of his calling. Often opened by immigrants and operated in informal grocery-style shops, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, some botecos found themselves on shaky footing. In 2019, initial warnings about the closure of Bar Luiz—known for the best chopp, or draft beer, in Rio—prompted mourning from Cariocas of all stripes.

☆ (VIDEO) Un preot din Mexic a oficiat liturghia cu cățelul în brațe: „Este foarte bolnav și dacă îl las acasă se întristează”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un preot din Mexic a oficiat liturghia cu cățelul în brațe: „îmi pare rău, dar cățelușul meu este foarte bolnav și dacă îl las acasă se întristează, așa că l-am adus la slujbă”, a explicat acesta, potrivit Mediafax. S-a întâmplat în orașul mexican Coahuila de Zaragoza, unde părintele Gerardo Zatarain García, preot în parohia Todos Los Santos, a celebrat slujba cu cățelul său, Paloma, în brațe. „Îmi pare rău, dar cățelușul meu este foarte bolnav și dacă îl las acasă se întristează, așa că l-am adus la slujbă”, a spus preotul, conform La Stampa. Chiar dacă unora nu le-a plăcut „intruziunea”, majoritatea celor care au comentat au înțeles adevăratul sens al gestului. Mulțumim lui Dumnezeu că și-a trimis slujitorii să dea exemplu” sau „cu un astfel de preot mă convertesc” - sunt doar 2 comentarii.

Persons: Gerardo Zatarain García, Dumnezeu, João Paulo Araujo Gomes Organizations: Mediafax Locations: Mexic, mexican Coahuila de Zaragoza, Todos Los Santos, Brazilia

☆ Un preot din Mexic a oficiat liturghia cu cățelul în brațe: „Este foarte bolnav și dacă îl las acasă se întristează”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Persons: Gerardo Zatarain García, Dumnezeu, João Paulo Araujo Gomes Organizations: Mediafax Locations: Mexic, mexican Coahuila de Zaragoza, Todos Los Santos, Brazilia

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