A plane carrying five passengers in Brazil had a narrow escape after a vulture smashed through the cockpit windshield and hung lifelessly in front of the pilot for the remainder of the flight, as he attempted an emergency landing. The incident took place when the single-engine aircraft was on its way to Eirunepe from Envira […]
By NEWS WIRES European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a free-trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is “in sight” but faces resistance ahead of a two-day summit in Uruguay. Leaders from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay are negotiating the pact to establish the world’s largest free trade zone. However, Italy’s opposition threatens to […]
By Global Issues CONGO, Brazil, Dec 04 (IPS) – In the municipality of Congo, in the state of Paraiba, in the driest territory of Brazil’s semi-arid region, an original initiative seeks to prove it is possible to overcome several challenges concerning family farming. It is the EcoProductive Pilot Project. Read the full story, “Rural Laboratory […]