Central and South America

Indonesian earthquake causes building damage, tsunami warning canceled

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Map showing the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred in the ocean northwest of Ternate, Indonesia, on April 2. Concentric rings of orange and red indicate moderate to severe shaking in parts of North Maluku and Sulawesi.

One person killed in falling debris in Indonesia, police say Indonesia reports tsunami height reaching 0.75 meters Disaster Agency warns of aftershocks impact Philippines, Malaysia consider no immediate threat of tsunami Indonesia, an earthquake-prone area, straddles the Pacific Ocean on the Pacific Rim of Volcanic Belt. JAKARTA, April 2 (Reuters) – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake … Read more

Brazil asks bankers to help fight deforestation

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Manuela Andreoni

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, April 1 (Reuters) – After years of struggling to track and punish deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, Brazil is recruiting a new ally in the fight to protect the Amazon: bankers. New rules that take effect on Wednesday require banks to use a government tool that provides data based on satellite imagery … Read more