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Euroviews. Sens. Schatz and Murphy: Trump won't act on Brazil's forest fires. Congress will ǀ View

For President Donald Trump, maintaining his personal friendship with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — another right-wing leader with authoritarian tendencies — is seemingly more important than leading the charge against the disaster unfolding in Brazil.

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Amazon fires in August triple compared to same month last year

So far this year nearly 94,000 fires have been observed across Brazil with the majority recorded in the Amazon.

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Amazon wildfires spread, with 72,843 detected so far this year

Fires continue to consume the normally lush Amazon, killing animals and leading to respiratory illnesses according to the leader of an indigenous group in Rondonia state.

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Bolsonaro will stop using 'French' Bic pens after Macron criticism

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he will stop using "French" pens from the brand Bic in light of criticism from President Emmanuel Macron concerning the Amazon wildfires.

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World News

'Treat the cavity, not the toothache': Experts on G7 Amazon fire cash

The cash will be used to primarily to pay for more firefighting planes. But experts told us that was not addressing the root cause of the problem.

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Watch: Brazilian soldiers rescue animals from Amazon fires

The forest is home to 1,500 species of birds, 500 species of mammals and 550 of reptiles.

The Cube

Should we compare Amazon forest fires to those in central Africa?

We spoke to an expert to find out whether we should be more concerned about the ecological impact in Africa than South America.

World News

Peru and Colombia call for meeting to protect Amazon forest

Peru and Colombia want Amazonian countries to meet on September 6 and find a solution to the fires ravaging the forest.

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Brazil will accept aid money as long as it decides how it's used

Bolsonaro said Macron must apologise "before we talk or accept anything from France " but a spokesman later said Brazil would accept foreign aid.

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How do you stop the Amazon wildfire? | Euronews Answers

How do you stop the Amazon wildfires?

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Brazil's Bolsonaro attacks Macron's wife in 'sexist' Facebook post

Brazil's President, his son and his agriculture minister attacked the French leader on social media over the weekend after Macron put the Amazon on the official G7 agenda.

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'Bol$onaro is burning our future', say protesters in Rio de Janeiro

Thousands took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to demand that more be done to battle the wildfires in Brazil that have swept through parts of the Amazon region.

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Firefighters tackle blaze in devastated Amazon rainforest

Tree trunk ashes are all that remain in this barren portion of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's state of Rondonia.

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Pope prays for rainforest

As wildfires continue to rage through the Amazon Pope Francis has called on people to pray for the "lungs of our planet"

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Bolsonaro mobilises Brazilian army to combat Amazon fires

Bolsonaro mobilizes Brazilian army to combat Amazon fires

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Indigenous protesters and environmental activists call to protect rainforest

Protesters from climate activist group Extinction Rebellion gathered at the Brazilian embassy in London on Friday (August 23) to call on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to protect the Amazon rainforest.

Europe News

MEPs call to block Mercosur deal over Amazon deforestation

Pressure mounts on EU leaders to act against the deforestation in Brasil. One Hungarian MEP called on the European Parliament to block EU-Mercosur agreement unless Brasil gives guarantees to stop deforestation.

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Amazon fires: Scientists debunk Bolsonaro claims with satellite images

A NASA scientist has contradicted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his defiance concerning fires raging in the Amazon rainforest using satellite images to back up his position.

France

Macron calls fires in the Amazon 'an international crisis'

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on members of the Group of Seven (G7) to discuss the raging wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Green News

The Amazon rainforest is on fire, what can you do about it?

Celebrities react to the grave news that the Amazon is ablaze in Brazil and we talk to three NGOs tackling the crisis.