Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: Amazon Deforestation
Scientists Say 2023 Amazon Drought Severest...
According to scientists, the Amazon region experienced the most severe drought on record in 2023.Rivers and lakes reached record low levels before rising in recent weeks. Because there was not enough water in the tributaries, thousands of people were isolated. Scientists say, this should be considered a warning about the possible impacts of climate change.
Devastating Amazon Fires
Environmentalists are increasingly alarmed at the growing pace of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. With the fire season under way, Brazil’s rainforests face the threat of even more destruction
First World Assembly for the Amazon:...
During the Assembly, there was also talk of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, and at least 20,000 have been reported infected with this disease, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
In this regard, Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto, Jesuit, Vice-President of the Pan-Amazonian Network (REPAM), reaffirmed the commitment of the Catholic Church for the care of nature. “The time has come for the united Amazonian peoples to contribute to today’s world with a sober, supportive and above all sincere lifestyle with respect for the human person, respect for cultures and respect for our nature”, said Barreto. He also stressed that the Church is “an ally” of the Amazonian peoples. “With us we live and die with you if necessary”, said the Peruvian Cardinal