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Parts of the town of Sinimbu was submerged in water, its streets transformed into rivers (AFP)
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Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has attributed the heavy rains, which has left communities completely cut off, to climate change.

Aerial view of a flooded road after heavy rains in Encantado city, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 30, 2024 (AFP)
ClimateNewsWeather

Toll climbs to 8 dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil

The deluges in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have displaced approximately 1,400 people in more than 100 municipalities, the majority...

This a fisherman collects dead fish from a reservoir in southern Vietnam after a mass die-off in the midst of a heatwave (AFP)
BiodiversityNewsWeather

Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia

Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media reports suggesting a...

Democratic lawmakers accuse the oil industry of engaging in denial and doublespeak in order to block meaningful action on climate change (AFP)
NewsOilPolitics

US lawmakers accuses oil giants of climate ‘doublespeak’

Big Oil 'disinformation and doublespeak' under fire from US Democrats in report that looks at industry's public relations.

Indian environmental activist Alok Shukla, a recipient of this year's Goldman Prize, speaks at a village meeting in Chhattisgarh state (AFP)
AnalysisCoalIn-DepthMiningPolitics

Indian forest activist at the coalface of mining battle

Alok Shukla has led a decade-long grassroots campaign against some of India's conglomerates seeking to tap one of the country's richest subterranean stores...

Some 600 people were left homeless by the 2015 dam collapse in the southeastern town of Mariana (AFP)
BusinessMiningNews

Mining giants Vale, BHP propose $25 bn settlement over dam collapse

The two companies hope their figure is substantial enough to cover repairs and compensation for 430,000 people affected by Brazil dam collapse.

The G7 follows negotiations in Canada on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution (AFP)
EnvironmentManufacturingNewsOilPoliticsUnited Nations

G7 to commit to reducing plastic production: French ministry

The G7 follows negotiations in Canada on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Plastics producers are pushing for more recycling while environmentalists...

Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his second trip in less than a year to China in a bid to boost his firm's fortunes in the world's biggest electric car market (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)News

Musk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance

After talks with top officials and a deal with a local tech titan, Elon Musk's Beijing visit aimed at boosting Tesla comes to...

A new report by a global climate institute shows the G7 is falling far short of its targets.  (AFP)
ClimateEmissionsNewsPolitics

G7 holds ‘strategic’ talks in climate hotspot Italy

G7 Turin summit should show concrete progress on COP28 agreements, says Italian minister.

The mercurial magnate is a controversial figure in the West, but in China Tesla's electric vehicles have become a staple of middle-class urban life (AFP)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Tesla CEO Elon Musk in China for talks

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China for talks on Sunday, making his second trip in less than a year to the world's...

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