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LATEST: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen by almost 42% to its lowest level since records began in 1988
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It estimated that 3,335 km2 of the rainforest were cleared between August 2025 and July 2026, down from 5,731 km2 the previous year. The preliminary figure is below the previous record low of 4,571 km2 in 2012
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However, fire detections have nearly tripled in the 10 days after the 1st round of Brazil's presidential election between Lula and Bolsonaro’s son, Flávio Bolsonaro, on Oct. 4, compared with the preceding 10 days, AP reported
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Hungary’s new government has scrapped anti-LGBTQ measures passed by the former far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán 🇭🇺🌈
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Here’s what really happened during Israel’s genocide in Gaza this week
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Norway is imposing a nearly total ban on using generative AI in schools for children aged 6 to 13, saying it risks stopping them from learning to read, write and do math
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Students from 1st through 7th grade, aged 6 to 13, should not use AI. Students in lower secondary school, aged 14 to 16, can cautiously use AI tools under teachers’ supervision. Upper secondary school students, aged 17 to 19, should learn to use AI appropriately
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The government asked the directorate for education and training to publish national recommendations before schools reopened, and exceptions remain possible for students who need AI-based tools as part of adapted education
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This Australian lawmaker has had both legs amputated after a man rammed her with a car in an alleged attack
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The alleged attack on Haines drew comparisons to the murder of British lawmaker Jo Cox in 2016 by a far-right extremist named Thomas Mair. Mair shot Cox twice in the head and once in the chest then stabbed her 15 times. She died of her injuries shortly after in the hospital
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“Helen’s story reminded me of what happened to Jo. Both incidents took place in a small town far from the corridors of power. Helen, like Jo, clearly has a deep connection with her community,” Brendan Cox, Jo’s widower, wrote in an op-ed in the Guardian following Haines’ attack
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