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[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO: Dozens of young people kneeled under the scorching sun this week in Rio de Janeiro 's rural interior, planting a green corridor that will be a future safe passageway for an emblematic and endangered species, the golden lion tamarin. The 300 tree seedlings they planted this week - only inches tall at present - will eventually connect two patches of forest together.It is the latest in a series of incremental forest growth initiatives driven by environmentalists, providing an ever-larger habitat for the monkey. Until recently, the bare and dry land they were replanting belonged to a ranch owner who had torn down its trees for cattle pasture. Rampant deforestation over centuries has decimated this part of Brazil's Atlantic Forest , the only place in the world where the small, copper-colored monkey whose face is framed by a silken mane can be found. With fewer than 5,000 individuals, it is considered an endangered species. "One of the biggest pr...

[ad_1] UNITED STATES: In-form Mallory Swanson scored again as the United States beat Brazil 2-1 to clinch a fourth straight SheBelieves Cup crown Wednesday. Striker Swanson has now netted in six matches in a row, the longest such run for the US women since Christen Press did the same from November 2019 to February 2020. Swanson is hitting form at the right time, with the top-ranked United States preparing to defend their crown in July's Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. The 24-year-old scored twice in the tournament opener against Canada and again in the 1-0 win over Japan. She kept her streak going with a 63rd-minute strike that put the United states up 2-0. She seized on a through ball from Rose Lavelle and fired past Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena. Alex Morgan had put the United States ahead in first-half stoppage time, curling a left-footed shot past Lorena. Brazil clawed back a goal in the 90th minute as substitute Ludmila headed past Alyssa Naeh...

[ad_1] Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dismissed the country’s army chief General Julio Cesar de Arruda in the wake of the storming of several government buildings by the supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro. According to international media reports, Lula did not immediately release a statement on the replacement, but the official website of the Brazilian armed forces said General Julio Cesar de Arruda had been removed as head of the army. Arruda was replaced by General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who had been head of the Southeast Military Command. The move comes weeks after supporters of Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on January 8. Rioters had called for the military to intervene to overturn Bolsonaro’s loss to Lula in the presidential election. In the immediate aftermath of the riots, Lula said he suspected collusion by “people in the armed forces”. More recently, the left-wing...