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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 7, 2019

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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 »

Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 11:58 PM

Air pollution from Indonesian forest fires is putting nearly 10 million children at risk, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases. 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 »

'This is earth not Mars': Blood red skies unsettle Indonesians

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 05:45 PM

While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood-red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air. 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 »

Singapore smog worst in 3 years, as forest fires rage in Indonesia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:42 PM

Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed, threatening to deepen a regional dispute over forest fires. Read more »

Indonesians choked by forest fire haze pray for rain

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:58 PM

Hundreds held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country that has forced mass school closures. Read more »

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoke global warming fears

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 05:38 PM

The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. 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 »

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 »

Brazil agents raid illegal miners in Amazon as environmental enforcement ratchets up

Pablo Garcia and Nacho Doce, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 07:37 PM

ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - Federal agents in Brazil exchanged gunfire with illegal miners in the Amazon state of Para on Friday, according to Reuters witnesses, in a dramatic example of how Brazil has stepped up environmental enforcement in the wake of rainforest fires. Read more »

WHO: Amazon fires pose health risks to children

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 10:20 PM

Fires raging in the Amazon pose a risk to health including from respiratory diseases, especially in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Read more »

Brazil bans burning for 2 months to defuse Amazon crisis

Jordi Miro and Allison Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 06:14 PM

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Wednesday to ban burning throughout the country for 2 months. Read more »

Peru, Colombia propose emergency Amazon summit as fires blaze

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:54 AM

LIMA - Peru and Colombia proposed on Tuesday an emergency Amazon summit for countries in the region in order to coordinate a strategy to protect the vast rainforest currently blighted by numerous fires. Read more »

Global appetite for beef, soy fuels Amazon fires

Morgann Jezequel, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 09:03 PM

Two of the industries involved in the infernos consuming the Amazon rainforest and drawing the attention of global powers gathered at the G7 meeting in France are familiar to diners worldwide: soy and beef.   Read more »

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 11:51 PM

PORTO VELHO, BRAZIL - Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data showed Saturday, amid growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to put out the worst blazes in years.   Read more »

Bolsonaro mulls deploying army to combat Amazon fires

Carlos Fabal with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 04:32 AM

PORTO VELHO, Brazil—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he is considering deploying the army to help combat fires raging in the Amazon rainforest, as a growing global outcry over the blazes threatens to torpedo a huge trade deal.  Read more »

As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

Anthony Boadle and Stephen Eisenhammer, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 23 01:56 PM

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO - Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere. Read more »