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Sun, Oct 18
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Lead reportMarket signalAl JazeeraYesterday

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record

Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.

Desk analysisAI-assisted2 min read

The numbers are unambiguous: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation fell 42 percent year on year, reaching its lowest recorded level. That is not a rounding error or a seasonal blip. It is a structural shift in enforcement, monitoring, and political will, and it lands at a moment when President Lula needs exactly this kind of proof.

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FundingTechCrunchYesterday

Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund.

Desk analysisAI-assisted2 min read

Mark Wahlberg is back in the gym business, but this time he’s not just writing a check. The actor, who once backed a fitness chain that ended up delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, is now building his own concept. The pitch is straightforward: deliver the perks of the longevity craze—cold plunges, blood panels, protein muffins—without the five-figure membership fees that have become standard among wellness startups.

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Market signalAl JazeeraYesterday

Healthcare crisis escalating in Yemen’s besieged Taiz

Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government is deepening the humanitarian crisis.

Desk analysisAI-assisted2 min read

The siege of Taiz is not a new story, but it is a worsening one. Al Jazeera's report confirms what humanitarian agencies have repeated for years: the Houthi blockade is strangling a city that has already endured a decade of war. The healthcare system, once a lifeline for hundreds of thousands, is now a shell of itself, with medicines running out and medical staff unable to reach those in need.

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Market signalAl JazeeraYesterday

US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico’s Baja coast

Eleven people are believed to be still missing, with rescue operations under way.

Desk analysisAI-assisted1 min read

The US Coast Guard pulled sixteen people from the water off Mexico's Baja coast after their vessel went down. Eleven remain unaccounted for, and search operations are still running. The numbers are stark, but the story is not yet complete.

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