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Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October
Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October
World
by  AFP

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest broke the monthly record for October, with the destruction of 904 square kilometers (350 square miles), official figures showed Friday. So far this year almost 9,500 square kilometers have been destroyed, compared to the total 9,200 square kilometers deforested in 2021.

Angry Iranians protest 'Bloody Friday' massacre
Angry Iranians protest 'Bloody Friday' massacre
World
by  AFP

Hundreds of angry men protested after Friday prayers in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, online videos showed, six weeks after rights groups say dozens were killed during a crackdown in the region. Protests resumed Friday in Khash, and dozens of riot police were deployed in Iranshahr, in the same province, online videos verified by AFP showed.

Cuisine in the dark as power cuts grip Kyiv
Cuisine in the dark as power cuts grip Kyiv
World
by  AFP

The place goes dark at 6:00 pm as scheduled but customers at this upscale Kyiv restaurant are unfazed, happy to continue their meal and conversations. As winter approaches darkness descends on Kyiv at 4:00 pm.