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Brazil’s Supreme Court has batted down challenges to key parts of a law that environmentalists say has contributed to increasing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The 2012 law included an amnesty for illegal deforestation that occurred before July 2008, including…
The health of the world’s last male northern white rhino has deteriorated, bringing the rhino subspecies a step closer to extinction caused by poaching. The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan, listed as “The Most Eligible Bachelor in the World” on the…
The Russian foreign minister on Monday said that Western states are demonstrating a lack of negotiability by their stance on the Syrian crisis, as their actions on the ground are in violation of UNSC Resolution 2401. “The major clause of this…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May rules out selling off the UK National Health Service (NHS) in any future trade deal with the United States. “I am absolutely clear that as we look to negotiate a trade deal with the United…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Countries willing to engage in defense industry cooperation with Russia are facing unprecedented pressure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. “It’s no secret states that want to cooperate with Russia in the defense industry sphere are facing unprecedented and undisguised…
Update: 11:15am: Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has apologised after being criticised for his “offensive” explanation of his organisation’s response to Pep Guardiola’s yellow ribbon. In trying to justify the FA’s decision to charge Guardiola over the ribbon, which…
