It’s one of the largest rivers in the world. And its water levels have fallen to a record low. Amid drought and wildfires, the Rio Negro plummeted to a depth of 12.66 metres (41.5 feet) on Friday, according to the Geological Service of Brazil, a government agency. That’s the shallowest…
Brazil, home to more than 21 million users, suspended X after it failed to comply with court orders and pay fines. The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has attempted to pay fines owed to the Brazilian government in a bid to resume services in the country. But…
As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annual session moved towards its conclusion last week, China and Brazil hosted a 17-member meeting on its sidelines. The aim of the September 27 conclave: rally support behind their peace plan for the Ukraine war. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…
In a major climbdown, Elon Musk’s X told Brazil’s Supreme Court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a ban on the platform, according to a document seen by Reuters. The billionaire had held out for more than five months against what he…
Year-long sentence for football fan who racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze. A Mallorca fan who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior and former Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze was sentenced to a year in prison and issued a three-year stadium ban on Thursday. The supporter…
Throughout history, the world’s richest people — almost all men — have often operated from the shadows, taking on governments they don’t like quietly. Not the world’s current richest man. In recent months, Elon Musk has taken on government after government, mostly left or liberal administrations, in public online wars…
Firefighters have been battling wildfires spreading through a national park in Brazil and choking the capital, Brasilia, in smoke. More than 490 firefighters on Monday were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of the Brasilia National Park conservation area. It’s just the latest…
A couple wanting to name their baby after an ancient king had the name rejected by a Brazilian court over fears their son would be bullied. Catarina and Danillo Prímola, from the city of Belo Horizonte, wanted to name their newborn son Piyé after the first black Egyptian pharaoh, who…
Billionaire Elon Musk has decried a ban on X in Brazil, where the social media company failed to comply with court orders. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has unfrozen the bank accounts of the social media platform X and the satellite internet company Starlink after ordering the transfer…
All five judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel voted last week to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the country, rendering the mobile app inaccessible to almost 212 million users in Brazil. Anatel, the telecommunications regulator of Brazil, instructed internet service providers to halt users’…
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