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How recreational drug use contributes to environmental damage
From deforestation to energy consumption, cocaine and other drugs come at a high price
Bolsonaro-Trump connection threatens Brazilian elections
Former US president’s name has become a rallying cry for Brazil’s new right
Donald Clarke: Never mind Ted Cruz, Big Bird is all that is best about the US
A larg yellow bird's vaccination has been caught up in the culture wars – it’s mad, Ted
Dublin-based travel tech fund makes second investment
TeamABC invests in Coral Vita, which is working to restore dying and damaged reefs
Harsh Times: Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa brings Guatemala to life
Book review: This is a compelling fictionalisation of war and revolt in Central America
President Michael D Higgins unveils memorial to British army mutineers
Mutiny in India in 1920 recalled as ‘extraordinary act of defiance’
SMBC to lease 20 Airbus jets to US carrier Sprint
Airline expects deal to help it accommodate capacity plan for 2022 and 2023
Don Juan’s date with destiny – Frank McNally on another great liberator with Kerry roots
An Irishman’s Diary
In The News: Why do Brazilians want to impeach Jair Bolsonaro?
Brazilian president repeatedly played down pandemic as thousands died from Covid
São Paulo Letter: Fire at neglected cultural institution a metaphor for a troubled Brazil
Under Bolsonaro’s regime the Cinemateca Brasileira has been starved of funds and effectively abandoned
Cuba protests: one man killed and more than 100 missing in historic unrest
Activists, protesters and journalists reportedly detained in security crackdown
Coronavirus: Known global death toll passes 4 million
Officially reported figures widely believed to undercount pandemic-related deaths
Global emissions from agriculture set to rise by 4% over next decade, report says
Major UN, OECD study pinpoints livestock production as major problem areas
G7 nations agree on vaccine donation and scrutiny of China
Oxfam head of inequality policy accuses leaders of failing to meet challenges of times
Immigration issue gives Kamala Harris her first real hiccup as VP
Comments following meeting with Guatemalan leader expose muddy messaging
Kamala Harris criticised for telling Guatemalan migrants not to come to US
‘We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing,’ says AOC
Smurfit Kappa acquires Peruvian packaging firm for undisclosed sum
Packaging giant expands its footprint in South America
Peru’s Covid death toll is three times official estimate, report says
New figures make South American country one of the hardest hit per capita by pandemic
Irish-founded fintech’s Central Bank skirmish raises questions for regulator too
Market Beat: Prepaid cards are of use to drug cartels, terrorists and petty fraudsters
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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