Brazil and Mexico report record virus deaths in one day Brazil and Mexico reported record daily coronavirus death tolls as governments in Latin America battled to fortify defences against the accelerating pandemic with fresh lockdown … Coronavirus • 04 Jun 20
Rainforest area the size of Switzerland destroyed Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size of Switzerland cut down or … News Lens • 02 Jun 20
Americas new epicentre of coronavirus pandemic - WHO The World Health Organization considers the Americas the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, and now is not the time for countries to ease restrictions, … Coronavirus • 26 May 20
Healthcare system in Chile 'close to the limit' Chile's healthcare system is under strain and "very close to the limit," President Sebastian Pinera has said, as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections … World • 24 May 20
Young Australians urged to get tested amid reopening New South Wales in Australia said it recorded just three new cases of the coronavirus yesterday and urged younger people to get tested as it … Coronavirus • 23 May 20
Africa records over 100,000 coronavirus cases Africa has now recorded more than 100,000 cases of coronavirus with countries in the north of the continent worst hit by the pandemic. Coronavirus • 22 May 20
Brazil records highest number of virus deaths in a day Brazil has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day as Latin America began to feel the full force of the pandemic, while … World • 20 May 20
NZ eyes shorter working week for economic recovery New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has raised the prospect of Kiwis enjoying extra public holidays and a shorter working week to help kickstart the … Coronavirus • 20 May 20
India extends Covid-19 lockdown until end of May The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has soared to over 230,000, surpassing that of Spain and Italy which were once the epicentre of … Coronavirus • 17 May 20
Brazil's justice minister resigns over 'interference' Brazil's justice and security minister Sergio Moro has resigned after clashing with President Jair Bolsonaro over the sacking of the federal police chief. World • 25 Apr 20
Death toll from torrential Brazil storms rises to 44 The death toll from days of intense storms and flooding in southeastern Brazil has risen to 44, authorities said. World • 27 Jan 20
Bolsonaro: Wrong to say reporter had 'homosexual face' Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that it was wrong for him to tell a journalist that he had "the face of a homosexual." World • 22 Dec 19
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon up by 104% - data Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon in November surged by 104% compared to the same month in 2018, according to official data. World • 16 Dec 19
Former Brazilian president released from prison Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has walked free from jail after a year-and-a-half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that … World • 09 Nov 19
Illegal loggers kill Amazon 'guardian of the forest' A Brazilian land defender was killed and a second injured in an ambush by loggers in the Amazon rainforest, regional authorities reported. News Lens • 03 Nov 19
Picture of oil-stained Brazilian boy goes viral A boy walks ashore in Brazil in filthy waist-high water with a look of exasperation and his body smeared in oil, a photographer takes a … Environment • 26 Oct 19
Case against Kevin Mallon to return to court in Brazil The case against Irish man Kevin Mallon, who is facing charges relating to the alleged illegal resale of tickets during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, … Brazil • 11 Sep 19
Shock discovery: Record-breaking electric eel found Call it a shock discovery: DNA research has revealed two entirely new species of electric eel in the Amazon basin, including one capable of delivering … News Lens • 10 Sep 19
Bolsonaro undergoes surgery to treat 2018 stab wound A surgical procedure to correct an incisional hernia in Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's abdomen has ended, according to a statement from the presidential palace. World • 08 Sep 19
Father of Air France crash victim to join appeal The father of an Irish doctor who died in an Air France crash ten years ago has said he is disappointed but not surprised that … News • 06 Sep 19
Brazil bans burning in Amazon for two months Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to ban burning throughout the country for two months, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires … World • 29 Aug 19
Brazil's environment agency reportedly sees budget cut Brazil's environment agency, Ibama, has seen it's budget shrink by 25% since 1 January, when Jair Bolsonaro took office, according to internal government data collected … World • 28 Aug 19
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data have showed, amid growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro … World • 24 Aug 19
Why is part of the Amazon burning? The thousands of fires burning in the Amazon don't look like the major forest fires of Europe or North America - instead, they are fuelled … World • 24 Aug 19
A history of controversy: Jair Bolsonaro Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, has recently come under international pressure for his comments about Brazil's mismanagement of wildfires which are burning the Amazon, with French … World • 23 Aug 19
