Amazon countries sign rainforest pact to save it

Amazon countries sign rainforest pact to save it

Numerous studies have indicated that further deforestation would transform the Amazon into a net emitter of greenhouse gases and be disastrous to the planet.

  • byManuela Andreoni andMax Bearak

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Under threat,the Galapagos still stuns in every way

Under threat,the Galapagos still stuns in every way

Long after the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin,they’ve become a natural selection for bucket-listers.

  • byBrook Turner
Woman declared dead knocks on her coffin during her wake

Woman declared dead knocks on her coffin during her wake

The wake for retired nurse Bella Montoya had been going for about five hours when “the coffin started to make noises”.

  • byGonzalo Solano
Desert flamingos in sunset lagoons:Chile’s new kind of wonderful

Desert flamingos in sunset lagoons:Chile’s new kind of wonderful

Chile’s breathtaking surprises,Costa Rica’s wildlife – and more:Central&South America’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.

  • byKatrina Strickland,Rob McFarland,Keith Austin andCraig Tansley
‘Totally pristine’:Scientists discover Galapagos coral reef that survived El Nino

‘Totally pristine’:Scientists discover Galapagos coral reef that survived El Nino

Until now,scientists believed the only Galapagos reef to survive El Nino weather in 1982 and 1983 was Wellington reef,along the coast of Darwin Island.

  • byAlexandra Valencia
Ecuador earthquake kills at least 15 people,causes widespread damage

Ecuador earthquake kills at least 15 people,causes widespread damage

The earthquake centred near Ecuador’s second-largest city,which anchors a metro area of about 3 million,has killed more than a dozen people and trapped others under rubble.

  • byGonzalo Solano andRegina Garcia Cano
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Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years

Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years

The Hawaiian volcano rising 4169 metres above the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only one to begin erupting in the Americas.

Harry Kane,European captains to defy FIFA;Iranian player backs protests at home;Chaos in fan zone
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Harry Kane,European captains to defy FIFA;Iranian player backs protests at home;Chaos in fan zone

Seven European soccer federations have refused to back down from allowing their captains to wear “One Love” armbands,while defender Ehsan Hajsafi has become the first member of Iran’s national team to speak out from the World Cup in Doha in apparent support of anti-government protests at home and the fan zone set up in central Doha turned into a chaotic scene on Sunday.

Ecuador declares prison emergency after more than 100 killed in riot

Ecuador declares prison emergency after more than 100 killed in riot

Images circulating on social media showed dozens of bodies in the prison’s pavilions in what authorities say was the worst prison bloodbath ever in the country.

  • byGabriela Molina
Biden develops rival to China’s Belt and Road,starting in Latin America

Biden develops rival to China’s Belt and Road,starting in Latin America

The White House’s program - Build Back Better for the World - aims to win back some of the ground China has gained with its massive foreign policy project.

  • byJennifer Jacobs
Auctioned pre-Columbian artefacts seized by police

Auctioned pre-Columbian artefacts seized by police

The ceramic pieces,believed to have been looted from archaeological sites or museum collections in Ecuador and Colombia,had been sold by a Rio de Janeiro art gallery.

  • byRodrigo Viga Gaier