To mark Earth Day this week, I wrote about the intricate connections of nature in the Amazon, looking at the delicate balance around Ecuador’s Napo River - like this butterfly drinking tears from a turtle’s eye to obtain sodium National Geographic pics: Thomas P. Peschak

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Nine men were buried anonymously today in Belem after spending weeks adrift on a boat, found dead on a boat 5,000km away from their port of departure in Mauritania. Who were they and where were they headed? How many more were there? (+)

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Brazil's Romário returns to training at age 58, scores twice and keeps sharp tongue. By me for AP Sports. apnews.com/article/romari…

Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition
📝Fabiano Maisonnave
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Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat across the ocean to the Amazon.
📝Julia Carneiro + Renata Brito
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BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region were buried Thursday with a solemn ceremony in the Para state capital of Belem. The Associated Press apnews.com/article/2c98d9…

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March: apnews.com/article/haiti-…

Javier Milei has pulled off a critical feat in a country long ravaged by runaway inflation: He stabilized the currency, Ignacio Olivera Doll reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

One of the first solo trips I took after moving to Mexico in 2007 was to this beautiful little town up in the mountains of Puebla state, and it felt like I’d discovered a secret.

Indigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police. By me for The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/indige…

My assessment for The New Republic of the transparent censorship in Brazil moral panic being stoked by Bolsonaro, Musk, and Republicans in Congress. I’m really concerned and can’t shake the feeling that Brazil is only part of a larger unfolding horror story…
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With public universities under threat, massive protests against austerity shake Argentina (from The Associated Press) By Isabel DeBre apnews.com/article/argent…

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Congratulations to the great Brazilian reporters Felipe Dana and Renata Brito! And their team too.

AP PHOTOS: In northeastern Argentina, yerba mate is more than the national drink, it's a way of life (from The Associated Press) By Rodrigo Abd apnews.com/article/argent…

Ha uma certa discussão sobre o que seria a “encher a Atlântica”.

Quem encheu a Atlântica foi o papa, que lá botou em 2013 mais de um milhão de pessoas. Ha quem diga terem sido até três milhões, que por falta de espaço ficaram até dentro d’agua (foto 1)

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Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro
📝⁦Joshua Goodman⁩
📷⁦Bruna Prado⁩ apnews.com/article/brazil…

Haiti’s main international airport has been closed for more than a month now. Gangs are still on a rampage.
What is life like in Port-au-Prince now? Photographer ⁦Ramon Espinosa⁩ and I arrived a few days ago. This is what we found: apnews.com/article/418c2a…

20 days in mariupol director mstyslav chernov brings his oscar back to ukraine:

Brazil's President Lula creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10.

📝⁦Mauricio Savarese⁩
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