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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 9, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Mini Pope

Vatican Media via Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 09:01 PM

A child wearing a pope’s outfit is held up for Pope Francis to see during his general audience at the Vatican on Thursday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 7, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 12:07 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis at Amazon synod

Andrew Medichini, AP
Posted at Oct 07 06:26 PM

Pope Francis walks in procession on the occasion of the opening of the Amazon synod, at the Vatican on Monday.  Read more »

Amazon fires drive spike in child breathing problems in Brazil - study

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 05:38 AM

Roughly 5,000 children aged 9 or younger were treated each month in May and June in 36 areas within Brazil's so-called "arc of deforestation," the area partially encircling the Amazon where destruction of the forest is the highest, according to a study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a public health research institute. Read more »

Amazon digital assistant Alexa gets into your head

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 07:10 AM

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a cornucopia of new gadgets as it extended the reach of Alexa from automobiles and homes essentially into people's heads. Read more »

'Media is lying' about Amazon devastation, says Brazil's Bolsonaro

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 11:07 AM

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday it was a lie that the Amazon was being devastated by fire and accused countries critical of him of having a "colonialist spirit."  Read more »

In remote Amazon, indigenous married Catholics spread gospel, pray for priesthood

Maria Cervantes, Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 06:24 PM

Whispering "Jesusan namanguinde," or "the body of Christ" in the tongue of the indigenous Achuar people, Yampik gives communion bread to villagers in a small chapel amid a loud chorus of birds and insects outside. Read more »

As global leaders meet, the Amazon rainforest burns

Pascale Trouillaud, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 07:10 AM

The fires that burned through the Amazon rainforest last month sparked international outcry and offers of help, but as world leaders meet in New York, the planet's largest rainforest remains engulfed in flames.   Read more »

'Lord of the Rings' show to start filming in New Zealand

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 09:37 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - US-based streaming giant Amazon announced Wednesday its big-budget "Lord of the Rings" series will within months start filming in New Zealand, home to Peter Jackson's movies of the fantasy epic. Read more »

Brazil's Amazon chief Raoni nominated for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 02:24 AM

A group of Brazilian anthropologists and environmentalists has put forward Chief Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapó tribe as a candidate for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work protecting the Amazon rainforest. Read more »

No phones please: Rihanna stages fashion show for exclusive Amazon release

Melissa Fares, Sarah White, Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 06:47 AM

NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury brands and retailers are increasingly collaborating with celebrities, including style bloggers and Instagram stars, to help design collections and jazz up their wares. Read more »

Rights defender shot dead in Brazil's Amazon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 05:55 AM

BRAZIL—A human rights defender has been shot dead in the Amazon, Brazil's National Indian Foundation, Funai, announced Monday. Read more »

Pope Francis pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest

Catherine Marciano and Tsiresena Manjakahery, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 02:20 AM

Weeks after a spike of fires in the Amazon, the Argentine pontiff told his hosts they should "create jobs and money-making activities which respect the environment and help people escape poverty." Read more »

Amazon countries sign forest pact, promising to coordinate disaster response

Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 10:20 AM

Seven Amazonian countries on Friday signed a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest via disaster response coordination and satellite monitoring, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle. Read more »

Brazil to hire short-term environmental enforcers following Amazon fires

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 09:46 AM

BRASILIA - Budget restrictions mean Brazil cannot hire more permanent environmental enforcement agents in the wake of surging Amazon fires but will contract local environmental police on a short-term basis, Environment Minister Ricardo Salles told Reuters on Friday. Read more »

'Deepfake challenge' aims to find tools to fight manipulation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 09:04 AM

The initiative announced Thursday includes $10 million from Facebook and aims to curb what is seen as a major threat to the integrity of online information. Read more »

H&M suspends Brazil leather purchases over Amazon fires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 05:12 AM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Fashion giant H&M on Thursday announced it was suspending leather purchases from Brazil in response to the Amazon fires that have provoked a global outcry. Read more »

Fire hazard: Children struggle to breathe as smoke chokes Amazon city

Fabio Teixeira, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 03 08:25 AM

The smoke permeating the city, the capital of Brazil's northwestern state of Rondonia, is leading concerned parents to wait for hours in line at local hospitals to get help for their children who are struggling to breathe.   Read more »

Brazil's Amazon basin fires keep surging

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 03:44 PM

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials said Saturday. Read more »