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Hunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on multiple counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden s troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and busin
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The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world, covering 5.5 million square kilometers 2.1 million square miles , an ecological treasure threatened by escalating deforestation and forest fires. Several fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon forest. AP photo - Sanctuary of biodiversity - The Amazon basin, spanning 7.4 million square kilometers, covers nearly 40 percent of Latin America and is spread across nine countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. About 60 percent of it is in Brazil. The Amazon forest, of which 2.1 million sq km are protected zones, is home to a biodiversity sanctuary that is unique in the world. A quarter of the Earths species are found there, namely 30,000 types of plants, 2,500 fish, 1,500 birds, 500 mammals, 550 reptiles and 2.5 million insects, according to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization ACTO . In the past 20 years, 2,200 new species of plants and vertebrates have bee
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Australia s federal court ordered Google on Monday to pay more than $500,000 in damages to
stanley cup a politician after finding he had been defamed by a comedian s videos hosted on YouTube. Google has been approached for comment. REUTERS John Barilaro was deputy premier of the state of New South Wales in 2020, when an Australian comedian known as friendlyjordies uploaded a series of videos to YouTube, accusing the politician of corruption and using an Italian accent to mock his heritage. Barilaro labelled the video
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The British government is watering down plans for full border checks on goods coming from the European Union to relieve pressure on businesses hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, U.K. media reported Friday. A border patrol guard wears a hazmat suit while checking a driver s temperature for coronavirus symptoms. Bloomberg photo The U.K. left the now-27-nation bloc on Jan. 31, but remains part of its single market for trade and other economic structures during a transition period that lasts until the end of the year. The two sides are trying to negotiate a free trade deal to kick in after that, but talks have stalled amid wide differences over key issues, from fishing rights to competition rules. The U.K. insists it wont ask to extend the transition period, even
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A royal expert has questioned the motives behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markles Portuguese property purchase. The two were evicted from Frogmore Cottage in the UK last year. Harry and Meghan s motives behind purchase of Portuguese property questioned Colombia Vice Presidency/Handout via REUTERS via REUTERS Harry and Meghans new home is believed to be near Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank s property in the CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club. Royal expert Angela Levin has now questioned the Sussexes motives. Well, that s very interesting too, because Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank is there, Levin told GB News, suggesting that it might as well be an attemp
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US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman will become the highest level Biden administration official to visit China when she lands there this weekend amid rising tensions between the two countries. The Alaska meet was marked by several testy exchanges. REUTERS Sherman will meet Chinas state councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi and other officials in Tianjin on July 25-26, the US state department announced on Wedne
stanley spain sday. These discussions are part of ongoing US efforts to hold candid exchanges with PRC officials to advance US interests and values, and to responsibly manage the relationship, the state department said. Sherman is Americas No. 2 diplomat. The highest level in-person interaction so far between the two governments took place in Alaska in March, when secretary of state Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese counterparts. The Alaska meet was marked by several testy exchanges. Trumps close friend and political ally arrested Authorities have arrested Tom Barrack, a close friend and ally of former president Donald Trump, for allegedly acting on behalf of the UAE government without registering as a foreign agent. Barrack, 74, was charged with obstruction of justice for lying to federal agents in 20
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