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Brazil hosts a G20 summit overshadowed by wars and Trump's return, aiming for a deal to fight hunger

Nov. 18, 2024 00:07 AM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely the leading rich and developing nations will sign on to a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics: The meeting Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro is overshadowed by two major wars and Donald...

From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy

Nov. 17, 2024 20:55 PM EST

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Speaking from the Amazon rainforest, President Joe Biden declared Sunday that there’s no going back in America’s “clean energy revolution” even as the incoming Trump administration vows to spur fossil fuel production and scale back efforts against climate change. ...

Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people

Nov. 14, 2024 18:35 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil launched what it called a social summit Thursday ahead of next week's Group of 20 meeting of top economies, the first such event focused on drawing civil society input ahead of the main annual summit. Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said 40,000 people...

Cosan: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 13, 2024 18:34 PM EST

SAO PAULO SP, Brazil (AP) — SAO PAULO SP, Brazil (AP) — Cosan S.A. (CSAN) on Wednesday reported net income of $52.8 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Sao Paulo Sp, Brazil-based company said it had net income of 11 cents. Earnings, adjusted to account for...

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

Nov. 08, 2024 06:54 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. Other countries, states, cities and businesses picked up some of the slack. But...

Brazilian police official chosen as the next head of Interpol

Nov. 05, 2024 15:51 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of Interpol, the global police organization announced Tuesday. Urquiza was elected secretary-general by a vote of Interpol’s general assembly at its meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, and will take up the...

Brazil criticizes Venezuela for escalating tensions and personal attacks

Nov. 01, 2024 16:54 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government broke its silence Friday over growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, with the Foreign Ministry saying it was surprised by “the offensive tone” adopted by Venezuelan authorities toward Brazil. In recent days, Venezuela’s government...

It's spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven't heard

Oct. 30, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, becoming local...

Venezuela's rejection from developing economies alliance heightens tensions with member Brazil

Oct. 30, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Wednesday doubled down on its attacks against Brazilian foreign relations officials, accusing them of jeopardizing diplomatic relations between the neighboring South American countries by acting on behalf of the interests of the United States....

Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights

Oct. 30, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Bearing images of animals and covered in body paint, hundreds of Indigenous people marched Wednesday in Brazil's capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed constitutional amendment that has the potential to paralyze and even reverse land allocations. The...