Brazil and the USA have agreed to work together and promote development in the Amazon.
The decision was made in a meeting between diplomats of the two countries on Friday.
The private-sector developments have been supplemented by a biodiversity conservation fund for the Amazon.
Brazil's foreign minister Ernesto Araujo claimed that opening the rainforest to economic development is the only way to protect it.
Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast
Children across parts of the US Northeast will stay home on Monday as a powerful winter storm forced school closures and pushed offices and transit systems onto emergency schedules, with officials across the region warning of dangerous travel conditions.
At least 19 killed in Nepal bus crash
A passenger bus, headed to the Nepali capital city of Kathmandu from the tourist town of Pokhara, fell from a hilly road before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people, police said.
Human rights are under assault, says UN Secretary General
Human rights are under assault worldwide, the United Nations chief warned on Monday, citing widespread abuses of international law and devastating civilian suffering in conflicts in Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine.
Mexican military kills cartel boss 'El Mencho' in US-backed raid
One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho", has been killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence.
The UAE government has announced Eid Al Fitr holidays for the public and private sectors.
Ne’ma, the national food loss and waste initiative, will pack Family Iftar Boxes with surplus fresh produce and non-perishable items from major suppliers, and distribute it to more than 10,000 low-income families this Ramadan.
Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways have cancelled more flights to and from New York, Newark and other destinations in the United States after a severe snow storm struck the country's Northeast.
