Amazon fires drop to historic low levels in Brazil following increased rainfall and expanded satellite monitoring.

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND / RankWire.AI / – A former PizzaExpress waiter received £5,469.04 after a tribunal upheld his racial harassment claim. Raymond Joseph said a colleague repeatedly called him an American and a “Yank” during a workplace dispute. The colleague also told him to leave and return to his country. Employment Judge Melanie Sangster found that…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA / RankWire.AI / – Philadelphia declared a disaster emergency after severe microburst storms damaged buildings, uprooted trees and disrupted electricity across the city. Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the order Sunday, one day after the storms struck West and South Philadelphia. The declaration directs city agencies to support residents, restore public services and coordinate…

NEW YORK / Content Syndication Services / – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to make the Responsibility to Protect a routine part of national policy, saying conflict, impunity and technology risks have raised the danger of mass atrocities. Courtenay Rattray, his Chef de Cabinet, delivered the statement during a General Assembly debate on…

CARACAS, VENEZUELA / Content Syndication Services / – Venezuela’s earthquake death toll has risen to 3,342, according to updated government figures, after twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24. The Venezuelan information ministry said 16,470 people suffered injuries and 17,345 people lost their homes. Rescue crews continued searching damaged areas in La Guaira, Caracas…

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK / Content Syndication Services / – Gunfire wounded eight people, including four children, during a Fourth of July cookout in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood, police said. The shooting happened late Saturday in a courtyard near the Coney Island boardwalk. New York Police Department officials said the victims included four boys, ages 6,…

CARACAS, VENEZUELA / Content Syndication Services / – Venezuela’s earthquake death toll has risen to 2,645 after twin quakes struck the country on June 24, authorities said. The disaster injured more than 12,000 people and left about 15,000 homeless. The Communication and Information Ministry released the latest figures as rescue and recovery work continued in…