ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy oversees a massive Chinese fishing fleet operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, thanks to the environmental impact of fishing in ‘ t area of the ecologically sensitive islands. A fishing boat is spotted from an Ecuadorian navy plane after …
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A record number of people were killed last year for defending their land and environment, according to research highlighting the routine murder of activists opposing the extractive industries that are fueling the climate crisis and destroying nature. More than four defenders were killed each week in 2019, according to an …
Read More »Latin America leads the world in coronavirus cases, according to Reuters count
FILE PHOTO: A gravedigger in a protective suit digs a grave to bury the coffin of a person who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Vila Formosa cemetery, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 16, 2020. REUTERS / Amanda Perobelli ASUNCION / SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Latin …
Read More »Colombian cartels kill those who do not obey their Covid-19 blockades | Global development
According to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), drug cartels and rebel groups are imposing their own bloody coronavirus blockades across Colombia and killing those who do not obey. At least eight civilians have been killed by armed groups, some of them remnants of Colombia’s half-century civil war, …
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