Amazon
Brazil refuses ‘colonial’ aid from G7 to combat Amazon fires
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel…
G7 to release funds to fight fires in the Amazon
International leaders at the G7 summit have agreed to provide logistical and financial support to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest.…
Bolivia also under threat from rapidly spreading fires
While the world's attention has been focused on the destruction to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, neighbouring Bolivia is struggling with fires…
G7 leaders close to agreeing plan to help the Amazon
International leaders gathering at the G7 summit are reportedly nearing an agreement to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest. French President…
The fires in the Amazon rainforest from space
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil - the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The northern states…
Brazil government sends troops to combat forest Amazon fires after sanctions threat
Brazil has 44,000 troops stationed in its northern Amazon region that are available to combat forest fires and could send more from…
Ireland to try block Mercosur trade deal because of concerns over Amazon fires
As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between…
Growing international dismay as large parts of the Amazon go up in flames
Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest and scientists warn it could strike a devastating blow to the…
US to open antitrust review of big tech firms
The United States Justice Department said on Tuesday that it was opening a large-scale antitrust investigation of big US tech firms. The…
Midday Dispatch – Corporate and Financial News
Inbound tourist trips in Malta, for the first five months of 2019 amounted to 929,979, an increase of 2.8 per cent over…
Midday Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News
Deutsche Bank laid off staff from Sydney to London on Monday as it began 18,000 job cuts in a 7.4 billion euro…
Amazon founder Bezos’ to pay $38 billion in final divorce settlement
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos’ divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalised by a Seattle-area judge, paving the way…