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India’s coronavirus infections overtake Brazil as some rail services resume

India displaced Brazil, on Monday, September 7, 2020 to take second place after the United States in terms of coronavirus infections, with 90,082 new...

Fires on the rise in Brazil’s Amazon despite ban

In spite of a ban, the number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon region continues to rise, according to official figures released Saturday, August 1,...

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced live on television he has tested positive for coronavirus. “It came back positive,” a mask wearing Bolsonaro told a...

Brazil’s Sao Paulo state records more COVID-19 deaths than China

The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has overtaken China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus. According to data released...

Brazil authors’ meeting to launch work on IPCC special report

Authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C will meet from Monday, March 6 to Friday,...

BASIC countries commit to sign Paris Agreement

The BASIC countries, a bloc of four newly industrialised nations comprising Brazil, South Africa, India and China, have committed to signing the Paris climate change...

Brazilian opposition to fracking spreads

The Federal Court in Brazil has declared the prohibition to use the hydraulic fracturing technology (fracking) to extract fossil fuels in the state of Alagoas....

GEF commits $113m to protect Amazon, boost climate action

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council in Washington DC on Wednesday October 21, 2015 approved what it has described as “a first-of-its-kind multi-million-dollar” project...

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New €28m AfDB-funded solar project to boost Chad’s energy access

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved funding worth €28 million to build...
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Port Harcourt refinery fully operational – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says the old Port Harcourt refinery is fully operational and preparation...

LNG: Nigeria’s gateway to global energy

Nigeria stands on the brink of energy transformation with the right collaboration and investment strategies. This allows the country to...

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New €28m AfDB-funded solar project to boost Chad’s energy access

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank...

Port Harcourt refinery fully operational – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says...
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