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Brazil’s soya moratorium slowed Amazon deforestation. Now it’s challenged | Climate Crisis News

Since 2007, Marcelo Salazar has been living in the place that is the king of deforestation in Brazil: Altamira, in the state of...

US to cut flights at 40 airports if shutdown doesn’t end, transportation secretary warns

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned there will be a 10% reduction in air travel capacity at 40 major airports in the US starting...

Gaza youth artist finds outlet for her trauma and grief from Israel’s war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Yara Youssef Abu Kweik, 16, is processing her emotions by painting scenes of suffering from her daily life.For the children of Gaza, front-line...

Curfew lifted in Dar es Salaam after unrest

Tanzanian police have lifted a night-time curfew imposed since last Wednesday in the main city Dar es Salaam following deadly election protests, as...

Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest

AFP via Getty ImagesOn Sunday, police spokesman David Misime blamed motorbike operators and foreign nationals for the violent demonstrations and vandalism.He said there...

At least seven dead after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan

At least eight people have died after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, say local authorities, with the toll expected to rise as rescue...

How climate change is worsening Pakistan’s deadly floods

Azadeh MoshiriPakistan CorrespondentBBCSome are trying different solutions.Architect Yasmeen Lari has designed what she calls "climate-resilient houses" in dozens of villages. In Pono, near...

Samia Suluhu Hassan wins vote as hundreds feared dead in unrest

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing another term amid days of unrest across the country.Samia...

Several hundred feared dead as protests continue

Wycliffe Muia and Lucy FlemingReutersMore about Tanzania from the BBC:Getty Images/BBC

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