In the Amazon, the Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now, they aim to change the region

In the Amazon, the Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now, they aim to change the region

APIWTXA VILLAGE, Brazil (AP) — It was just before dawn when the Ashaninka people, wearing long, tunic-like dresses, began singing traditional songs while playing drums and other instruments. The music drifted through Apiwtxa village, which had welcomed guests from Indigenous communities in Brazil and neighboring Peru, some having traveled three days. As the sun rose

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Takeaways from AP’s story on the Ashaninka tribe’s reforestation model in the Brazilian Amazon

Takeaways from AP’s story on the Ashaninka tribe’s reforestation model in the Brazilian Amazon

APIWTXA VILLAGE, Brazil (AP) — The Ashaninka tribe of Amonia River live in a largely preserved area of Brazil’s western Amazon rainforest. Over the past three decades, they have taken back their territory from cattle farmers and loggers, replacing pasture with fruit and timber trees, the sacred Ayahuasca vine, acai palm trees and medicinal plants.

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UN food agency intensifies calls for Gaza cease-fire after staff come under fire

UN food agency intensifies calls for Gaza cease-fire after staff come under fire

ROME (AP) — An Israeli airstrike last month demolished the top floor of a guest house in Gaza where World Food Program international staff were staying, the U.N. agency’s director said Thursday, calling the situation “impossibly dangerous” for aid workers trying to feed the Palestinian population. The previously undisclosed incident occurred Aug. 31 in the

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Iran summons 4 European envoys over accusations it supplied ballistic missiles to Russia

Iran summons 4 European envoys over accusations it supplied ballistic missiles to Russia

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s government on Thursday summoned the envoys of Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands over their accusations that Tehran supplied short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use against Ukraine. State-run IRNA news agency reported that the country’s foreign ministry summoned the envoys separately on Thursday to strongly condemn the accusations. IRNA

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Ukraine faces a dramatic health crisis in its third winter at war, WHO says

Ukraine faces a dramatic health crisis in its third winter at war, WHO says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The World Health Organization issued a stark warning on Thursday about a potential health crisis in Ukraine as the country faces its third winter of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ongoing Russian airstrikes have severely damaged the nation’s energy and health care infrastructure , leaving millions vulnerable as temperatures drop, officials

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Na današnji dan 12. septembar

Na današnji dan 12. septembar

Dogodilo se | 12.09.2024 | access_time 09:15 490. p.n.e. – Atinjani su na istočnoj obali Atike, kod Maratona, pobedili deset puta brojniju vojsku persijskog cara Darija (9.000 prema 100.000). U bici su poginula 192 atinska vojnika i 6.000 persijskih. Vest o pobedi u Atinu je doneo glasnik Fidipidis, pošto je pretrčao 40 kilometara i potom umro

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