From deforestation to energy consumption, cocaine and other drugs come at a high price

Former US president’s name has become a rallying cry for Brazil’s new right

A larg yellow bird's vaccination has been caught up in the culture wars – it’s mad, Ted

TeamABC invests in Coral Vita, which is working to restore dying and damaged reefs

Book review: This is a compelling fictionalisation of war and revolt in Central America

Mutiny in India in 1920 recalled as ‘extraordinary act of defiance’

Green electricity developer earns €5.65m revenues

Airline expects deal to help it accommodate capacity plan for 2022 and 2023

An Irishman’s Diary

Brazilian president repeatedly played down pandemic as thousands died from Covid

Under Bolsonaro’s regime the Cinemateca Brasileira has been starved of funds and effectively abandoned

Activists, protesters and journalists reportedly detained in security crackdown

Officially reported figures widely believed to undercount pandemic-related deaths

Major UN, OECD study pinpoints livestock production as major problem areas

Oxfam head of inequality policy accuses leaders of failing to meet challenges of times

Comments following meeting with Guatemalan leader expose muddy messaging

‘We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing,’ says AOC

Packaging giant expands its footprint in South America

New figures make South American country one of the hardest hit per capita by pandemic

Market Beat: Prepaid cards are of use to drug cartels, terrorists and petty fraudsters

TeamABC looking to back start-ups focused on sustainability and transformation

Net revenue rose 5% to $9.02bn though some markets seeing surge in Covid-19 cases

After a year in lockdown, the President must choose the themes for the remainder of his time in the Áras

Decision allows former president to run against Bolosonaro in 2022 election

Brazil accounts for a quarter of world’s daily Covid deaths, recording 3,650 on Friday

Global rate has increased by a third since 1980s and is likely to be at ‘all-time high’

A project aims to disentangle humans’ often exploitative relationship with the sea

World wrap: California surpasses New York as US state with most coronavirus deaths

‘Share price jump implies that market believes that Aker Horizons has paid well below what it thinks Mainstream is worth’

Swiss-Irish food group’s Dublin listing dates to 1988

Danish wind farm developer Orsted hits utilities, while France’s Carrefour jumps

Trial, involving 44,000 participants, was largest trial of a Covid-19 vaccine

Country becomes only the third in South America to allow elective abortions

Boardroom coup at Swiss-Irish group completed this week

Shareholders have been agitating for an overhaul of Swiss-Irish baked goods firm

Roads submerged and neighbourhoods flooded as tropical storm makes landfall in southern US state

Survey across 193 countries finds 20cms difference between tallest and shortest teens

Review to examine if possible tax abuse by firms affects rights of minors in other states

World wrap: UK reports record number of cases while Spain’s regions tighten restrictions

Joe Biden leads the election polls nationally, but in Florida the race is razor-tight