World´s largest sovereign wealth fund cuts investments in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Investments by Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, have plummeted by several billion dollars...
February 25, 2021Topic
Amazon rainforest
In Brazil, an indigenous woman joins Bolsonaro in fight for mining
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Irisnaide Silva is female, Brazilian and indigenous. And for once, in her view, she...
February 24, 2021
France says no chance at the moment of it signing Mercosur trade deal
France declares the Mercosur trade deal dead on arrival. Why Paris is leading European opposition to the 25-year agreement. Expert...
February 22, 2021
Gold Rush in Peruvian Amazon Visible from Space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took this photograph of numerous gold prospecting pits in eastern Peru.
February 7, 2021
Struck by Amazon Fires, Brazilians say They Want Greater Environmental Protection
More than three-quarters of Brazilians think Amazon rainforest fires have hurt the country’s image - and that environmental protection should...
February 5, 2021
Florida Scientist Says Parts of Amazon Rainforest will Collapse, Become Arid by 2064
Caught between rapidly expanding resource use and climate change-fuelled fires, the future of the Amazon rainforest and the stunning array...
January 2, 2021
Deforestation Wiped out 8% of Amazon in 18 Years: Study
Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out eight percent of the...
December 8, 2020
Curbing Amazon Deforestation Conditions EU/MERCOSUR Trade Deal
Curbing Amazon Deforestation Conditions EU/MERCOSUR Trade Deal. EU Mercosur deforestation rules coverage and expert analysis from The Rio Times.
December 8, 2020
Odebrecht Scandal: Court Denied Mexico Attorney General Arrest Order for ex-Minister
Mexico’s attorney general sought an arrest warrant for former Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray in a case involving scandal-plagued Brazil construction...
November 3, 2020