The world’s largest wetland is burning, and rare animals are dying
NY Times: 'We’re watching biodiversity disappear into ash,' says a biologist.
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Soaring coffee prices force roasters to add lower-cost beans to blends
Financial Times: High-quality arabica, cheaper beans have both surged in recent months.
What caused a plane to fall from the sky in Brazil?
New York Times: Using videos and other clues, aviation experts have formed theories.
Bodies removed from Brazil plane crash that killed 62
Brazilian authorities are piecing together what caused the deadly plane crash.
'Fell out of the sky': Nearby resident tells of moment plane crashes in Brazil, killing 61
Video shows plane spinning out of control before crash.
Kat Torres: Social media influencer and model turned human trafficker
She quickly found notoriety as a social media influencer in New York.
NY model: I spent four days in an airport after constant flight delays. Here's how I finally got home
The model took to social media to vent her frustrations.
‘Cocaine sharks’ throng Brazilian waters
Marine animals are ingesting high levels of the drug - and it's impacting their behaviour.
Minimum tax on billionaires would raise up to $408b a year, says report
Financial Times: Levy on total wealth of super-rich is 'feasible and enforceable'.
Porn, social media and scams: Elon Musk takes internet to remote Amazon tribes
NYT: Starlink has connected an isolated tribe to the outside world - and divided it.
$6.4m super cow: 'Elite' cattle cloned to feed the world
Viatina-19 FIV Mara Moveis is the most expensive cow ever sold at auction.
Rugby chaos, New Caledonia unrest and half-marathon blunder | Focus Morning Bulletin May 24, 2024
Richie McCaw speaks out on rugby’s civil war, more Kiwis get the green light to evacuate New Caledonia and how a husband's ‘toxic’ actions almost cost this wife a race victory.
Brazil supreme court chief hits back at Elon Musk after X rulings
Financial Times: Court links Musk with ‘destructive’ international far-right movement.
Local aids Brazil floods: 'It’s heartbreaking'
A Tauranga local who grew up in Porto Alegre is raising money for the South Brazil floods.
Can forests be more profitable than beef?
NYT: Ranches have ruled the Amazon for decades. Now, companies are selling something else.
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days
Damage from the rains has also forced more than 80,000 people from their homes.
The best hotel in the world has just been named. Here's how much one night costs
The hotel has almost exclusively received 5-star reviews from awe-struck guests.
'He's very pale': Woman uses dead 'uncle' to apply for a loan
A woman was arrested after trying to get a loan with her uncle's dead body.
Boat filled with 20 corpses found floating off Brazilian coast
Reports say a small boat full of decomposing corpses was spotted by fishermen.
Why Auckland-Brazil air links could be on the radar
Operating into South America has been tough in the past.
How to spend 36 hours in São Paulo:, where culture and 12 million people collide
Move over Rio, it's time to dive into São Paulo's cultural melting pot.
Netanyahu slams Brazilian president’s comparison of Gaza war to Holocaust
Israel condemns Brazil after Lula's comments.
Kiwi out of UFC fight, brother steps in on day's notice
When Justin Tafa was forced out with a knee injury, his brother stepped up.
'Set the fireworks off': Kiwi heavyweight's UFC adventure
Justin Tafa looks to take Marcos Rogerio de Lima's place in the UFC rankings this weekend.
Public health emergency threatens iconic street party
A slew of special measures has been put in place to contain the contagious illness.
Cause of death of Brazilian Taylor Swift fan revealed
Ana Clara Benevides passed out during Swift’s second song and died hours later.
Who’s a ‘coloniser’? How an old word became a new weapon
New York Times: As an insult or a line of attack, 'colonial' is enjoying a field day.
Fonterra upgrades milk price, reports 85pc lift in Q1 profit
The dairy co-op has raised its milk price and earnings forecasts for the year.
Taylor Swift reaches out to family of deceased fan
Taylor Swift has reached out to the loved ones of a fan who died at one of her shows.
Taylor Swift's major concert call after fan's death due to extreme heat
Following a fan's tragic passing, Swift issued a statement and apology.
Severe drought in the Amazon reveals millennia-old carvings
The engravings are thought to be 1000 to 2000 years old, archaeologists said.
Watch: Workers left hanging 150m in the air after scaffolding collapses
Construction workers were left clinging to cables at a high-rise building development.