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Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices
Brazil drought lights a fire under global coffee prices
Economy
by  AFP

Brazilian coffee producer Moacir Donizetti first smelled the smoke, and then watched in desperation as a blaze consumed his family coffee plantation last year. "It was desperate: seeing the flames advance, destroying our plantation, coming within twenty meters of my house," said Donizetti.

Trump's climate retreat shines light on other green leaders
Trump's climate retreat shines light on other green leaders
Economy
by  AFP

The United States withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a blow to global cooperation on climate change, but other countries are marching ahead and stepping up leadership on the issue. During the last Trump presidency, the EU and China launched a climate dialogue with Canada to ensure unwavering high-level support for the Paris Agreement while the United States was outside the process.