Fires in the Amazon: Brazilian police track down climate criminals
• Nov 21, 2024, 11:37 AM
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With the COP29 summit now in its final days, we take a closer look at the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. A major global carbon sink that's nicknamed the lungs of the planet, the Amazon is once again under threat. Illegal fires set by farmers ravaged millions of hectares over the summer. Our France 2 colleagues followed the police as they tracked down those responsible. They bring us this report, with FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago.
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Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Watson to Japan
• 11:38 AM
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, and he will not be extradited to Japan. Watson was detained on a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant, which accuses him of causing damage to a whaling ship in th
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France imposes nighttime curfew on cyclone-hit Mayotte in bid to prevent looting
• 8:03 AM
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Mayotte will be placed under curfew from Tuesday evening as authorities seek to re-establish order in the French overseas territory in the aftermath of the deadly Cyclone Chido. The annoucement comes as rescuers continue to search for survivors in a race
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India: Forty years on, Bhopal disaster still plagues local residents
• 12:44 AM
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Forty years after India's Bhopal disaster, local residents are still suffering from its aftermath. The gas explosion at a chemical plant caused toxic waste to contaminate the water in nearby areas, causing locals to develop numerous health issues. Today,
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