Scientists try to prove link between Amazon mining, disabilities in babies

SAI CINZA, Brazil >> Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening the health of their unborn children. “Breast milk...

Brazil considers buying Turkish Tulpar fighting vehicles

Key Points Brazil’s Army chief and a delegation visited Turkish defense company Otokar on October 31 to review the Tulpar infantry fighting vehicle. Otokar showcased the Tulpar IFV with a Mizrak 30 turret and a light tank variant featuring a...

Scientists detect new Covid-like virus from bats in Brazil

Bats are natural reservoirs for many viruses, including betacoronaviruses- which include the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus (MERS-CoV). The team from the universities of Osaka and...

Researchers exploring Antarctica on kite skis

An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old. The goal of the French duo is to better understand the impact on world sea levels of any...

Kensington Palace releases full details of Prince William's upcoming trip to Brazil

Prince William will undertake his inaugural official journey to Brazil next week, arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Monday for a three-day programme of environmental engagements. The visit centres on two major events: the United for Wildlife Global...

Prince William leaves Andrew scandal behind for trip to Brazil

LONDON - Prince William heads to Brazil next week for the awards ceremony for his multi-million-dollar environmental prize, hoping to refocus attention away from the scandal of his uncle Andrew and back on the royals' causes. William will visit...

On the Radar: Was Brazil’s Favela Police Op a Raid or a Massacre?

This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of a Bolivian drug czar in the US, and look at the deadliest police raid yet in a Rio favela in Brazil. Transcript Welcome back to On the...

Why US is skipping COP30 summit in Brazil — to the relief of some world leaders

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

A journalist in Brazil is showing seniors how to outsmart misinformation, one WhatsApp message at a time

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year programme, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programmes such as...

Lula’s Brazil Greenlights Controversial Amazon Oil Drilling, Sparking Indigenous Outcry

Petrobras, Brazil’s majority state-owned oil company, has received permission to drill an exploratory well 100 miles offshore from the ancestral lands of the Karipuna people in Amapa state, a move that has ignited protests from environmentalists...

The coup mentality does not die: Bolsonarism and the ongoing threat against the rule of law in Brazil

September 11, 2025, became a historic date in Brazil. For the first time, both military officers and civilians were convicted by the Supreme Federal Court for attempting a coup d’état and suppressing the rule of law, among other charges. Justice...

Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

By Ricardo Brito, Manuela Andreoni and Adriano Machado SAI CINZA, Brazil (Reuters) -Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold...

Uber to invest $200 mln in Turkey technology center, ministry says

ECONOMY Uber will invest $200 million over five years in a software and technology development center in Istanbul, Turkey’s Industry and Technology Ministry said on Friday. In a statement, the ministry said the center will be Uber’s fourth such...

Uber to establish tech center in Türkiye, invest $200 million

Ride-hailing giant Uber will establish a software and technology development center in Türkiye, with plans to invest $200 million over the next five years, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced on Friday. The center will be...

​Trump Pushes Global ‘No-Tariff’ Digital Economy as US Seeks to Protect Tech Edge

With the WTO ministerial meeting scheduled in March 2026, the US is expected to lobby for a permanent digital-tariff ban. Photo : ANI The United States is tightening efforts to build a tariff-free global digital economy, as President Donald Trump...

Convivência escolar: Positioning families as partners in strengthening education systems and schools in Brazil

Toggle section navigation Sections Print In Brazil, education frameworks across national, state, and municipality systems acknowledge the critical role that families and communities play in young people’s education. The envisioned role of families...

A journalist in Brazil is showing seniors how to outsmart misinformation, one WhatsApp message at a time - Poynter

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programs such as...

Mega Police Operation in Rio de Janeiro Leaves 64 Dead Including 4 Officers and 81 Arrested

This Tuesday, October 28, 2025, an unprecedented anti-drug trafficking operation stormed the Penha and Alemão favela complexes—two bastions of terror in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone—leaving a devastating toll of 64 dead, including four brave law...

Petrobras Awards Allseas Atapu-2 Subsea Contract

Petrobras has contracted Allseas to deliver a rigid riser-based subsea solution for the ultra-deepwater Ataptu-2 pre-salt field development, 230 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Secured through a competitive tender, the contract covers...

How Rio de Janeiro’s crackdown on drug gangs became a human rights flashpoint in Brazil

The bodies of the dead men lay in a single row, on the pavement of a square on the fringes of Rio de Janeiro. Many were stripped down to their underwear, residents said, so that relatives could more easily identify them. Others were draped by...