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Amazon Rainforest Forests in Brazil recorded 74,155 fires since January 2019

According to the latest date by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), the Amazon Rainforest Forests in Brazil has recorded 74,155 fires since January 2019. Its satellite data showed an 84% increase as compared to the same period in 2018. The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world, which covers more than ..

Topics: Amazon biome • Amazon rainforest • Amazon rainforest wildfires • Americas • Climate forcing agents • deforestation • Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest • Forestry • Geography of South America • Rainforests

Nayib Bukele sworn-in as new president of El Salvador

Conservative businessman Nayib Bukele has been sworn-in as the new President of El Salvador. His presidency breaks three decades of bipartisanship between the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the outgoing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Hence, Bukele is the first candidate to win the presidency since the end of the Salvadoran Civil War ..

Topics: Americas • El Salvador • Ernesto Muyshondt • Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front • Grand Alliance for National Unity • Nationalist Republican Alliance • Nayib Bukele • Politics by country • Politics of El Salvador • Salvadoran Civil War

Laurentino Cortizo elected as new President of Panama

Laurentino Cortizo has been declared the winner of 2019 presidential election of Panama. The 2019 elections have been dominated by pledges to fight corruption and to tackle Panama’s image as a money-laundering country. Cortizo is the candidate for Panama’s Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD). His party was founded by military ruler Omar Torrijos in 1979, and ..

Topics: Americas • Democratic Revolutionary Party • Forms of government • Laurentino Cortizo • Mireya Moscoso • Panama • Politics • Politics of Panama • Republics

Sharjah declared as 2019 World Book Capital (WBC)

The World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) is celebrated worldwide on 23rd April to pay tribute to the veteran literary figures like William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso De La Vega. It is a symbolic date in world literature. On this day, UNESCO and organisations representing publishers, booksellers and libraries select World Book Capital ..

Topics: Americas • Emirate of Sharjah • Garcilaso de la Vega • Inca Empire • Miguel de Cervantes • Persian Gulf • Reading • Sharjah • UNESCO • World Book Capital • World Book Day • Writers

2019 World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD)

The World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) is observed every year on April 23 to recognise the scope of books which are seen as a link between the past and the future, a bridge between cultures and generations. It is an occasion to promote the joy of books and the art of reading. Through this ..

Topics: Americas • Garcilaso de la Vega • Inca Empire • Miguel de Cervantes • Reading • UNESCO • World Book Day • Writers