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REUTERS/Funai-Frente de Proteção Etno-Ambiental Envira/Handout
They turn their arrows in the sky, against “the unknown monster”…. For Amazon Indians, the helicopter resembles more like an enormous iron bird. In the clearing of the jungle, we can discern two men warriors, who have covered their [...]

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I staple my documents together I get out my notepad I hang up my washing I complain about the train being delayed I make myself coffee I start my revision I worry about my exams I hear the traffic and I see the people walking [...]

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Last week I visited Sweden in response to an invitation of foreign ministry of Sweden. They wanted to show Portuguese journalists some of the progresses made to improve environment standards, but when I left the country I was impressed by much more things than the [...]

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For fourth consequent day thousands cries of despair went in vain after cyclone Nargis ravaged Myanmar. A nightmare without end for tens of thousands of people left homeless, as Myanmar junta does not allow the flow of international aid. Humanitarian organizations argue that the delay [...]

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Is the Mediterranean in peril? According to scientific data, presented in an environmental conference held in Athens, the Mediterranean would be the first to suffer intensely from the effects of global warming. It is not only a theory. Mediterranean countries have already witnessed a major [...]

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Ce matin, je me suis levée, un peu plus tard que d’habitude : fête du travail et comme son nom ne l’indique pas… grasse matinée. Dans plusieurs pays, le 1er mai est férié. En France, en Belgique, en Suisse, les travailleurs restent chez eux. En [...]

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I’ve seen lots of things in Algeria this week – this goldfinch isn’t the most remarkable thing, as it’s a bird I see lots of at home in the garden. Something nice but disquieting about seeing it up close; something not-quite-right about seeing it caged.

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On the 1st of April, BBC network reported that after millions of years penguins have developed their ability to fly and started already to emigrate from Antarctica to Amazon. The report was aired in a documentary program that was titled “The marvels of development”. Footage’s [...]

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Sidney’s landmark monuments plunged into darkness, for 60 minutes to observe Earth Hour, the greenhouse awareness initiative promoted worldwide by WWF.
At 8 o’ clock sharp, millions of residents in Sidney, Melbourne and Adelaide, unplugged their home appliances and turned off their lights, remaining for one [...]

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Le Sahara algérien, fort d’une grande superficie(plus de deux millions de kilomètres carrés, soit les quatre cinquièmes du territoire national, d’immenses ressources et de sites féeriques, devient l’espace convoité pour le tourisme. Ses atouts lui donnent plus de chances à la promotion et à la [...]

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