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Claudio Verequete says the trees he harvested açaí from have been cut down
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
BELEM, Brazil — A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people — including world leaders — at the conference in November.The state government touts the highway's "sustainable" credentials, but some locals and conservationists are outraged at the environmental impact.The Amazon plays a vital role in absorbing carbon for the world and providing biodiversity, and many say this deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate summit.Along the partially built road, lush rainforest towers on either side — a reminder of what was once there. Logs are piled high in the...
March 12, 2025

Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit

The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people
US Education Department plans to cut half its workforce
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump Administration works to slash the size of the federal government.The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March.Trump has long sought to eliminate the department, a long-cherished goal of some conservatives, but such an action would require approval by Congress.The department, which has an annual budget of around $238bn (£188bn), employs more than 4,000 people.Established in 1979, the department oversees funding for public schools, administers student loans and runs programs that help low-income students.A common misconception is that it operates US schools and sets curricula — that is done by states and local districts.And a...
March 12, 2025

US Education Department plans to cut half its workforce

The 25% duty on steel and aluminium imports is a major hit to some of the US's top trading partners
Trade war escalates as Trump metal tariffs take effect
SINGAPORE — Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of steel and aluminum have taken effect in a move that will likely escalate tensions with some of America's largest trading partners.The measure raises a flat duty on steel and aluminium entering the US to 25% and ends all country exemptions to the levies.Several countries, including the UK and Australia, have tried to secure carve-outs without success. Others, including Canada and the European Union, have said they will retaliate.Trump hopes the tariffs will boost US steel and aluminium production but critics say it will raise prices for US consumers and dent economic growth.The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), a group representing US steelmakers, welcomed the tariffs saying they will create jobs and boost...
March 12, 2025

Trade war escalates as Trump metal tariffs take effect

Donald Trump (right) and Narendra Modi met at the White House for talks in February
Indian Americans worried over US ties under Trump, survey reveals
WASHINGTON — Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India's future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds.The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and YouGov in October, examined Indian-American political attitudes.Two pivotal elections happened in India and the US last year, amid a deepening — but occasionally strained — partnership. Tensions between the countries flared over a US federal indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and allegations of a Delhi-backed assassination plot on American soil.With more than five million Indian-origin residents in the US, the survey asked some key questions: How do Indian Americans view former...
March 12, 2025

Indian Americans worried over US ties under Trump, survey reveals

Volcán de Fuego expels a thick cloud of ash as seen from Palin, Guatemala, Monday 10 March 2025
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, authorities call for evacuation of 30,000 people
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's Fuego volcano, considered by seismologists to be one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is currently erupting. Authorities in the Central American state have already evacuated nearly 300 families but warn that another 30,000 people in the area, located some 60 kilometers from the capital, could be at risk.The eruption began Sunday night and so far no casualties have been reported. Authorities have closed all schools in the vicinity and a key road connecting several communities in the area.Experts say the greatest danger from the volcano is not the eruption itself but the lahars, a 'tsunami' of ash, rock, mud and debris that can bury entire villages. At 3,763 meters high, the last eruption of 'Chi'gag' — which would translate...
March 11, 2025

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, authorities call for evacuation of 30,000 people

Platform monitor Downdetector said it had seen tens of thousands of reports from US users of technical issues affecting the platform
Thousands report outages of Musk's X platform in US and UK
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced massive outages throughout Monday morning that impacted thousands of users in the US and UK.The outage came as platform monitor Downdetector said it had seen tens of thousands of reports from US users of technical issues affecting the platform.There were more than 8,000 outage reports from UK users shortly before 14:00 GMT, following a brief but notable surge of reports on Monday morning.Connection issues lasted for some users into the afternoon.Many users trying to access the platform and refresh feeds on its app and desktop site during Monday's outages were met with a loading icon.Musk claims the outages stemmed from a "massive cyber-attack" that originated "in the Ukraine...
March 11, 2025

Thousands report outages of Musk's X platform in US and UK

Mahmoud Khalil stands outside the gates of the Columbia University campus in New York on April 30, 2024
Judge blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist over Columbia student protests
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York has blocked any efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist at Columbia University who was arrested Saturday night, until a conference Wednesday, according to court documents.It’s unclear whether he will appear in court on Wednesday.“To preserve the Court’s jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise,” the Monday filing said.Khalil, who helped lead Columbia’s student protest movement demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who said they were acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card, according to his...
March 11, 2025

Judge blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist over Columbia student protests

Sarah Wynn-Williams says she watched Facebook grow from 'a front row seat'
Facebook ‘worked hand in glove’ with China on censor tools, claims ex-director
LONDON — A former senior Facebook executive has told the BBC how the social media giant worked "hand in glove" with the Chinese government on potential ways of allowing Beijing to censor and control content in China.Sarah Wynn-Williams — a former global public policy director — says in return for gaining access to the Chinese market of hundreds of millions of users, Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, considered agreeing to hiding posts that were going viral, until they could be checked by the Chinese authorities.Ms Williams — who makes the claims in a new book — has also filed a whistleblower complaint with the US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleging Meta misled investors. The BBC has reviewed the complaint.Facebook's...
March 11, 2025

Facebook ‘worked hand in glove’ with China on censor tools, claims ex-director

Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil talks to media at Columbia University in New York City on 1 June 2024
Pro-Palestinian student protester detained by US immigration officials
WASHINGTON — A student who played a prominent role during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York City last year has been detained by federal immigration officials, says his lawyer.Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, was lead student negotiator for the encampment at the campus on the west side of Manhattan.His attorney, Amy Greer, told the BBC that Khalil was inside his university-owned home when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took him into custody on Saturday.Columbia was the epicenter last year of pro-Palestinian student protests nationwide against the war in Gaza and US support for Israel.The BBC contacted the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State and Columbia University on Sunday for comment.Secretary of...
March 10, 2025

Pro-Palestinian student protester detained by US immigration officials

New tit-for-tat tariffs from China, which target some US farm products, came into effect on Monday
Trump says US economy in 'transition' as trade war escalates
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration's flip-flopping on tariff threats against some of its closest trading partners.Asked if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said there was a "period of transition" taking place.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, however, insisted there would be no contraction in the world's largest economy, while acknowledging that the price of some goods may rise.It comes after a volatile week for US financial markets as investors grappled with uncertainty from his administration's U-turn on some key parts of its aggressive trade policies.New tit-for-tat tariffs from China, which target some US farm products, came into...
March 10, 2025

Trump says US economy in 'transition' as trade war escalates

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