Rivers in the Amazon fall to their lowest levels in 120 years

Rivers in the Amazon fall to their lowest levels in 120 years

The Negro River is the Amazon’s largest tributary and the world’s sixth-largest by water volume.

  • byFabiano Maisonnave

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Amazing and crowd-free:12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Amazing and crowd-free:12 of the world’s most underrated countries

Look beyond the usual destinations and you’ll find outstanding countries that offer something different,and may well be bargain-priced and uncrowded too.

  • byBrian Johnston
Soaring water temperatures suspected in death of 100 pink dolphins

Soaring water temperatures suspected in death of 100 pink dolphins

Thousands of fish have also died in the Amazon,where water temperatures reached 38 degrees on Sunday.

  • byMauricio Savarese
No mountain too high for organ transplant recipient picked up by helicopter

No mountain too high for organ transplant recipient picked up by helicopter

When it comes to organ transplants,every second counts and a fire brigade was happy to find the climber at 2280 metres.

  • bySergio Queiroz
What’s the point? All you need to know about this year’s UN talkfest

What’s the point? All you need to know about this year’s UN talkfest

Is a high-level annual meeting of country leaders still relevant? Has the UN failed in its goal to promote lasting peace? Is Australia attending?

  • byMallika Sen
Convicted Brazilian fugitive captured,ending two-week manhunt in US

Convicted Brazilian fugitive captured,ending two-week manhunt in US

Danelo Cavalcante broke out of prison two weeks earlier by climbing between two walls that formed a narrow corridor in the jailhouse yard.

  • byBrendan O'Brien
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‘Black storm’:Parts of Hong Kong submerged after heaviest rain in 140 years

‘Black storm’:Parts of Hong Kong submerged after heaviest rain in 140 years

The rain turned streets into torrents,underground carparks into waterfalls and shopping malls into lakes. It also continues to cause deaths and destruction in Greece.

  • byTyrone Siu andFarah Master
Dozens dead,thousands displaced by cyclone-whipped floods

Dozens dead,thousands displaced by cyclone-whipped floods

Since Sunday,an extratropical storm has submerged dozens of cities in the southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

  • byJohn Yoon
World of Photos - September 2nd,2023
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World of Photos - September 2nd,2023

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Bolsonaros keep mum in probe of undeclared Saudi,Bahrain jewellery gifts

Bolsonaros keep mum in probe of undeclared Saudi,Bahrain jewellery gifts

Necklaces,expensive watches and gold-plated statuettes only came to light when Jair Bolsonaro tried to recover a batch seized by customs.

  • byRicardo Brito
It aims to challenge the West and could rival the G7. What is BRICS?

It aims to challenge the West and could rival the G7. What is BRICS?

For China,BRICS is another powerful engine for it to spread its influence around the world,particularly in developing nations.

  • byLucy Cormack