Brazil’s Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut

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Smoke from burning vegetation rises in a rainforest in Yanomami Indigenous land, Roraima state, Brazil, March 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on…

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U.S. sues Amazon for breaking antitrust law, harming consumers

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September 26, 2023 10:01 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST – WASHINGTON D.C. A logo of the Amazon fulfillment is seen outside the Amazon fulfillment centre in Kent, Washington. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on September 26, charging the online retailer with harming…

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