Sophie long. The amazon is on fire, threatening vital resources. Hat brazils president says his government does nove the funds to fight the blazes. A warm welcome for the british Prime Minister in paris, but differences remain when it comes to brexit. And losing the family farm. After decades of milking the cows, some are finng it too tough to make ends meet. Sophie for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Right now fires are burning across the amazon rainforest, and bras president says his government lacks the resources to fight them. Blazes are a regular occurrence during this season, but figures show the number of fires has surged 83 from the same period last year. Critics say the president s policies are partly to blame. From sao paulo, this report. Reporter fire in the amazon rainforest. This is happening in the worldn largesmost important ecosystem that is home to 3 million species of plants and animals and one million indigenouseople. It gen
Hello to you. With a Record Number of wildfires raging across the amazon, there is mounting alarm worldwide. Brazils president has said his government lacks the resources to fight the fires, and Jair Bolsonaro has accused other countries who give money to preserve the rainforest of doing so, not for charity, but to interfere with brazilian sovereignty. The president has for the first time acknowledged that farmers in the amazon are starting fires, to clear land. But hes also accused non governmental organisations. Conservationists blame his government, saying he has encouraged uncontrolled logging and clearance. And the french president has added his voice, tweeting our house is burning. Literally. He described the wildfires as an International Crisis and called on this weekends g7 summit to address the issue. From sao paulo, camila mota sent this. Fire in the amazons rainforest. This is happening in the Worlds Largest and most important ecosystem, thats home to three million species o
With a Record Number of wildfires raging across the amazon, there is mounting alarm worldwide. Brazils president has said his government lacks the resources to fight the fires, and Jair Bolsonaro has accused other countries who give money to preserve the rainforest of doing so, not for charity, but to interfere with brazilian sovereignty. The president has for the first time acknowledged that farmers in the amazon are starting fires, to clear land. But hes also accused non governmental organisations. Conservationists blame his government, saying he has encouraged uncontrolled logging and clearance. And the french president has added his voice, tweeting our house is burning. Literally. He described the wildfires as an International Crisis and called on this weekends g7 summit to address the issue. From sao paulo, camila mota sent this. Fire in the amazons rainforest. This is happening in the Worlds Largest and most important ecosystem, thats home to three million species of plants and a
Number of burning spots this year. And looking for somewhere safe to keep your credit card . If youre the proud owner of apples new one, turns out the best place might not be your wallet. Hello. Im katty kay in washington david eades is in london. The british Prime Minister has had his first encounters with european leaders and its not entirely clear how the meetings changed the puzzle that is brexit. In paris today borisjohnson said clearly said he wants a deal, the french and german leaders say they want the same thing. How to get there, in the short time that remains, well, thats still the problem. The onus now is on mr johnson to come up with Practical Alternatives to the irish border issue. President macron says hes open to looking at those plans, but they must respect the integrity of the Single Market and ensure stability on the divided island. Enough there for the pound to rise 1 against the dollar and the euro today. It is vital for trust in politics that if you have any refer
Theyve been charged with murder, but what should happen to them has become a huge topic of debate in russia. Boris johnsons diplomatic tour of europe continues, as the uk Prime Minister tries to convince european leaders to renegotiate the brexit deal. Yesterday he met with Angela Merkel in berlin, and today he met with emmauel macron in paris. We are 70 days away from the brexit deadline and still no agreement has been made. Mrjohnson began his meeting on a positive note. I want to be absolutely clear to you, emmanuel, to the french people, that of course i want a deal. And i think we can get a deal in a good deal. I was powerfully encouraged by our conversations last night in berlin with our mutual friends. And i know that with energy and creativity, and application, we can find a way forward. The problem for borisjohnson remains the same as the one that was faced by theresa may. The Withdrawal Agreement that mrs mays government agreed with the eu, cant get through parliament. It has