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Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows

Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows

By Manuela Andreoni SAO PAULO, April 29 (Reuters) - Destruction of the world's tropical forests eased in 2025 from a record high, a report showed on Wednesday, underscoring how decisive policy can help keep trees standing despite pressures from a warmer climate and expanding agricultural frontiers.

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

Brazil's labor prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against meatpacking giant JBS, accusing it of buying cattle from farms where workers were held in slavery-like conditions

MercadoLibre CEO flags loan‑book sales, plays down Venezuela expansion

MercadoLibre CEO flags loan‑book sales, plays down Venezuela expansion

By Lucinda Elliott BUENOS AIRES, April 29 (Reuters) - MercadoLibre could sell parts of its fast-growing loan book to support its fintech business, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that operations in Venezuela remain small and unchanged, as investors weigh credit risk ahead of first-quarter

Nubank Announces $8.2 Billion Investment to Bolster Brazilian Economy

Nubank Announces $8.2 Billion Investment to Bolster Brazilian Economy

Nubank Announces $8.2 Billion Investment to Bolster Brazilian Economy

Brazil central bank trims interest rates again, eyeing Iran conflict

Brazil central bank trims interest rates again, eyeing Iran conflict

By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO, April 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday for a second straight meeting without introducing forward guidance, conditioning its next moves on new information about the economic effects of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

Slovak Supreme Court upholds 21-year sentence for man who tried to assassinate prime minister Fico

Slovak Supreme Court upholds 21-year sentence for man who tried to assassinate prime minister Fico

Slovakia’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that convicted a man in the attempted assassination of the country's leader nearly two years ago

Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are neck and neck in presidential runoff, poll finds

Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro are neck and neck in presidential runoff, poll finds

SAO PAULO, April 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro were tied in a simulated run-off, an AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll showed on Tuesday, ahead of this year's presidential election.

Construction of the stage for Shakira's concert in Brazil resumes after worker's death

Construction of the stage for Shakira's concert in Brazil resumes after worker's death

Workers in Brazil have resumed the construction of the stage for the upcoming concert by Shakira this weekend on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copacabana Beach

PHOTO ESSAY: AP photos capture elderly Cubans coping with deepening economic crisis

PHOTO ESSAY: AP photos capture elderly Cubans coping with deepening economic crisis

Many elderly Cubans left to fend for themselves as the latest crisis deepens

Many elderly Cubans left to fend for themselves as the latest crisis deepens

Elderly residents in Old Havana gather for meals at the Church of the Holy Spirit, a crucial support amid Cuba’s economic crisis

PHOTO ESSAY: Elderly Cubans cope with a deepening economic crisis

PHOTO ESSAY: Elderly Cubans cope with a deepening economic crisis

US energy blockade leaves Cuban farmers struggling to feed a nation

US energy blockade leaves Cuban farmers struggling to feed a nation

Farmers across Cuba are struggling to feed the country amid a U.S. energy blockade that's causing severe shortages