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It's twice the dimensions of India, unfold throughout eight international locations, a territory, and residential to over 16,000 tree species - the Amazon rainforest is without doubt one of the most biodiverse locations on the planet.Today, leaders and representatives of the eight international locations it spans will meet for the primary time in 14 years hoping to succeed in an settlement on plans to guard it from threats like deforestation and crime. Here we clarify why it is so necessary to guard the world's largest rainforest, the threats it at present faces and what we're anticipating from the assembly.Brazil covers two-thirds of the Amazon, nevertheless it additionally sprawls throughout Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the territory of ...

NEW YORK — For years, the person often known as Otoniel was seen as one of many world’s most harmful drug lords, the elusive boss of a cartel and paramilitary group with a blood-drenched grip on a lot of northern Colombia. ...

A YouTube chef has been charged with murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a Thai island.Daniel Sancho Bronchalo has been charged with premeditated homicide, which carries a potential loss of life penalty, and with concealment of a physique to cowl up the loss of life, stated Surat Thani provincial police commander Saranyu Chamnanrat. The 29-year-old was taken from the vacationer island of Koh Phangan, the place the stays of Edwin Arrieta Artaega had been discovered, to the island of Samui the place he's being held, Mr Saranyu added. Image: Thai police forensic officers examine a landfill. Pic: AP Last week Thai media reported plastic luggage containing the physique elements of a person, later reco...

A 74-year-old cheesemaker in northern Italy was killed Sunday after a warehouse shelving unit gave approach, burying the person underneath wheels of cheese. ...

A girl who served 4 relations toxic mushrooms earlier than three of them died has tearfully denied doing something mistaken - as murder detectives examine her as a suspect within the case.Erin Patterson was the one one who did not get sick after consuming the meal at her residence in Leongatha in Victoria, southeast Australia, on Saturday 29 July. Her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, each 70, have been amongst those that ate the meal which contained the toxic fungi.Gail Patterson's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and her husband Reverend Ian Wilkinson, 68, have been additionally on the desk.All 4 felt unwell by midnight that night earlier than Gail Patterson and Mrs Wilkinson died practically every week in a while Friday 4 August. Don Patterson died the following day.Reve...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president introduced on Tuesday that the nation would maintain its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official begin of an electoral marketing campaign that has informally been underway for months and is being formed by Russia’s warfare in opposition to Ukraine. ...

Italy has stated it can spend €2.9m (£2.5m) to deal with an invasion of aggressive crabs that's threatening the nation's position as one of many high producers of clams on this planet - and probably one in all its signature pasta dishes.The blue crab, initially from the western Atlantic, has unfold throughout a number of lagoon-like places in Italy, preying on native shellfish, fish roe and different aquatic life. Clam aquafarms within the delta of the Po river valley in northern Italy have been hit notably onerous, with an area marine biologist telling Reuters final week the crabs had eaten as much as 90% of younger clams, nearly wiping out future manufacturing.Experts have stated it's unclear why the crabs at the moment are reproducing with such velocity however there might...

Russian fight plane are pressured to function over territory managed by Moscow as a result of Ukraine‘s air defenses are too sturdy, British officers mentioned this week. ...

England ahead Lauren James has apologised to the Nigerian opponent she stamped on throughout their World Cup conflict.James is ready to find from FIFA whether or not the automated one-match ban shall be elevated and she is going to miss additional matches if England beat Colombia within the quarter-finals. The reckless block on the again of Michelle Alozie noticed James despatched off and England having to carry on with 10 gamers all through extra-time earlier than beating Nigeria 4-2 on penalties."All my love and respect to you," James posted on the social media community X, previously often called Twitter, to Alozie. "I am sorry for what happened."It was a response to Alonzie posting: "we are playing on the world's stage. this game is one of passion, insurmountable emotions...

BERLIN (AP) — The German protection ministry stated Tuesday that it has obtained 178 purposes for compensation from homosexual servicepeople who skilled discrimination within the navy up to now. ...