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Brazil Records 62% Rise In Forest Fires, Amazon Hit The Hardest
Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60 percent higher than average of the last four decades
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Isolated Indigenous Man Leaves Amazon Forest, Returns In 24 Hours
Locals believe the young man was seeking fire, as a video showed one resident attempting - unsuccessfully - to teach him how to use a lighter.
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At Least 30 Killed In Brazil Bus And Truck Collision
A packed bus collided with a truck and burst into flames early on Saturday in Brazil, killing more than 30 people, the fire department said.
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"Wanders Off...": Russian Media Mocks Biden For Avoiding Ukraine Question
US President Biden held a press conference in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Manaus but took no questions about America's decision to clear Ukraine to use its long-range missiles to strike inside Russia.
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Drunk Woman Handcuffed On Brazil Flight After Falsely Claiming Plane On Fire
A passenger, on board a Brazilian flight, had to be handcuffed and strapped to her seat after she repeatedly screamed that the aircraft was on fire.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Brazil Top Court Reinstates Jail Terms For 2013 Fire That Killed 242
A Brazilian supreme court judge ordered Monday the immediate imprisonment of four people convicted for their role in a nightclub fire that killed 242 people more than a decade ago.
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Fires In Brazil's Amazon Rainforest In August Highest Since 2010
The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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10 Killed After Fire Breaks Out In Brazil Guesthouse
At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
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Watch: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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16-Year-Old Killed As Ex-Student Opens Fire In Brazil School
A gunman opened fire Monday in a school he used to attend in southern Brazil, killing one pupil and wounding another before being arrested, authorities said.
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Horrifying Video Shows Brazil Plane's Engine Burst Into Flames Moments Before Take Off
GOL Airlines said that the technical issue was detected in time and all emergency protocols were followed by the pilots and crew.
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Three Killed In Twin School Shootings In Brazil
At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a man opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
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Brazil President's Ally Fires At Cops, Throws Grenades To Resist Arrest
A former Brazilian congressman with ties to President Jair Bolsonaro shot and threw grenades at police officers, injuring two, in a failed attempt to prevent his arrest, authorities said Sunday.
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Brazil Records 62% Rise In Forest Fires, Amazon Hit The Hardest
Historic forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60 percent higher than average of the last four decades
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Isolated Indigenous Man Leaves Amazon Forest, Returns In 24 Hours
Locals believe the young man was seeking fire, as a video showed one resident attempting - unsuccessfully - to teach him how to use a lighter.
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At Least 30 Killed In Brazil Bus And Truck Collision
A packed bus collided with a truck and burst into flames early on Saturday in Brazil, killing more than 30 people, the fire department said.
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"Wanders Off...": Russian Media Mocks Biden For Avoiding Ukraine Question
US President Biden held a press conference in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Manaus but took no questions about America's decision to clear Ukraine to use its long-range missiles to strike inside Russia.
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Drunk Woman Handcuffed On Brazil Flight After Falsely Claiming Plane On Fire
A passenger, on board a Brazilian flight, had to be handcuffed and strapped to her seat after she repeatedly screamed that the aircraft was on fire.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Brazil Top Court Reinstates Jail Terms For 2013 Fire That Killed 242
A Brazilian supreme court judge ordered Monday the immediate imprisonment of four people convicted for their role in a nightclub fire that killed 242 people more than a decade ago.
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Fires In Brazil's Amazon Rainforest In August Highest Since 2010
The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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10 Killed After Fire Breaks Out In Brazil Guesthouse
At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
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Watch: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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16-Year-Old Killed As Ex-Student Opens Fire In Brazil School
A gunman opened fire Monday in a school he used to attend in southern Brazil, killing one pupil and wounding another before being arrested, authorities said.
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Horrifying Video Shows Brazil Plane's Engine Burst Into Flames Moments Before Take Off
GOL Airlines said that the technical issue was detected in time and all emergency protocols were followed by the pilots and crew.
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Three Killed In Twin School Shootings In Brazil
At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a man opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil, officials said.
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Brazil President's Ally Fires At Cops, Throws Grenades To Resist Arrest
A former Brazilian congressman with ties to President Jair Bolsonaro shot and threw grenades at police officers, injuring two, in a failed attempt to prevent his arrest, authorities said Sunday.
