60 m. ago Entire city could be swallowed up by giant sink hole as 50k people at risk

Authorities in the Brazilian city of Buriticupu have declared an emergency after more than 1000 people are at risk following a huge sinkhole threatening several homes

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4 h. ago Sinkholes appear in Amazon as Brazilian city declares emergency

Buriticupu, in the Brazilian Amazon, has declared an emergency in the face of these sinkholes

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19 h. ago Thousands at risk of losing their homes in the Amazon rainforest as terrifying sinkholes threaten to swallow their homes

The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth.

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69 h. ago Anas Sarwar ‘will declare waiting times emergency’ if he becomes first minister

The Scottish Labour leader said he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to reduce waiting times for patients in the NHS.

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3 d. ago Vast solar farm the size of more than 120 football pitches proposed for Carmarthenshire

The company behind the farm has said the site will go a long way towards helping to combat the 'climate emergency' declared by Carmarthenshire Council

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1 week ago People in the US: Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

We would like to hear your views on President Donald Trumps’s second term From the get go Trump’s second term has been dominated by a rapid succession of executive orders and policy moves that have made clear the direction of the president’s administration.From suspending the refugee resettlement programme putting an end to birthright citizenship and declaring a national emergency on the southern border; imposing and threatening international trade tariffs; ending diversity programmes in federal government; establishing the Department of Government Efficiency to exiting the Paris Climate agreement and cuts to USAID. Continue reading...

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