Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South American country. Noboa, who took office in November, had declared an energy emergency and instituted power cuts earlier this week, but the cuts will be suspended on Sunday for a referendum he looks set to win on a raft of security measures. His first emergency declaration, in January, sought to tame surging crime by allowing more coordination between the military and police.
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research agency INPE. Silva told reporters at an event in Brasilia that the data are "highly significant" because they follow a 50% drop in deforestation in 2023. Preliminary satellite data made available by INPE until March 28 showed 492 square kilometers (189.96 square miles) of the Amazon were cleared in the period, a 41.8% drop on a yearly basis.
The new government of right-wing libertarian Argentinian President Javier Milei has banned the use of gender-sensitive language in all government offices. "No special characters may be used and the unnecessary use of the feminine form in documents must be avoided," government spokesman Manuel Adorni said on Tuesday. The directive has already been enforced by the South American country's armed forces and has now been extended to all federal agencies. Gendering is a gender-conscious use of languag