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Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
FILE - Fishermen push a boat in the Aleixo Lake amid a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
international business
IMF lifts U.S. growth forecast for 2024 but marks down China; sees lackluster global economy
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 15, 2020 a sign is seen outside the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC. - Massive government aid has provided liquidity to support economies during the Covid-19 pandemic, but also caused stock prices to surge beyond their value, the IMF cautioned on April 6, 2021. The "unprecedented policy support may have unintended consequences," including "excessive risk taking in markets," the International Monetary Fund said. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Business Brief: BRICS and the balance of power
People walk at the venue of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
world
Nine dead as van carrying rowing team collides with truck in Brazil
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the arrival of Brazilian citizens from Lebanon, in Guarulhos, Brazil, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
technology
Elon Musk’s X back in Brazil after suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
(FILES) Photo illustration of the logo of the social media platform X (former Twitter) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 30, 2024. Brazil's Supreme Court announced on October 8, 2024, that it was lifting a ban on X after the social media site had been blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Russia promoting BRICS expansion as dozens of countries apply to join in counterweight to West
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the heads of states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
world
Elon Musk’s X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
FILE - An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
world
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including archbishop of Toronto
Pope Francis appears at his studio window for the traditional noon blessing of faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
world
River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought
A drone view shows boats stranded on the Rio Negro as the river reached its lowest point in its history during the most intense and widespread drought the country has experienced since records began in 1950, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
latin american business
Airbnb drives short-term rental boom in tourist haven Rio de Janeiro
FILE PHOTO: Airbnb logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
world
Dramatic images show drought’s toll on Brazil’s Amazon rainforest and its rivers
Part of the Sao Raimundo that connects to the Negro River is visible amid a drought in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
arts
At Rock in Rio, sign language interpreters champion accessibility for deaf audience members
Interpreter Adriano Romin speaks sign language in a studio inside a shipping container for a performance by Brazilian singer Pedro Sampaio at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
globe investor
Fed, ready, steady, cut: World market themes for the week ahead
The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022.
report on business
Canada’s Brookfield to exit Brazilian shopping mall sector, sources say
Pedestrians and office workers walk past the Bay St. entrance to Brookfield Place in Toronto’s Financial District on July 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
world
This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
The border collie named Floki plays footvolley, a combination of soccer and volleyball, on Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
football
Barkley scores three TDs as Eagles beat Packers 34-29 in Brazil
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) scores past Green Bay Packers linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (58) during the first half of an NFL football game, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)
football
Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs expected to begin three-peat quest with win over Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) looks to pass against the Detroit Lions during the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
report on business
Starlink says it’s complying with order to block access to X in Brazil
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to uphold X suspension
FILE PHOTO: Judge Alexandre de Moraes looks on during session of the trial for the murder of activist and Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil June 18, 2024.REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
report on business
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)