It was a year ago: the British journalist Dom Phillips and the expert on indigenous peoples, the Brazilian Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon rainforest. They were on a mission to document environmental crimes in the area. Several tributes will be organized in Brazil and England. The press also returns to the life of Dom Phillips, a fan of Brazil and especially of the Amazon, this unique ecosystem in the world whose environmental degradation worried him enormously. “ He died chasing his dream “, writes the online newspaper intercept. Alerting on the destruction of the forest and the precariousness of its inhabitants, this is the mission he had given himself. He was preparing a book on the subject, its title: How to save the Amazon? “.
And it was to write the last chapters of his investigation that he had decided to go to this secluded area, controlled by drug traffickers, illegal gold diggers and poachers. According intercept, relatives of Dom Phillips have launched a fundraising campaign to help complete the book undertaken by Dom Phillips. The newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo is also associated with this project. He returns to the investigation of the double assassination. Three fishermen are currently being prosecuted for the two murders, including the alleged mastermind, a drug trafficker suspected of being involved in the illegal fish trade. Ruben Villar was arrested in July 2022.
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Victory of the Moreno party in the State of Mexico
Further north of the continent, in Mexico, the presidential Morena party won an important victory, just over a year from the next presidential election. The ruling left-wing party snatched the governorship in the state of Mexico. It had been a stronghold of the Institutional Revolutionary Party for 90 years. The PRI whose rout obviously made the front page of the press. “ Clearly this is not good news for the opposition “, writing Milenio. “ After this election, the Morena party became the undisputed king of the territory. Not only does he control 21 governorships, but at the federal level he governs 70% of the population. “. A triumph for Morena, certainly, but marred by irregularities, writes Universal. Vote purchases, publication of false polls by the Morena party…, a whole machine has been put in place to guarantee the victory of the candidate. A method that has a long tradition in this state, according to Universal.
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In Canada, the forest fire situation remains worrying, especially in Quebec
More than 140 fires are still active, according to the newspaper The Press. The daily explains that for lack of resources, namely firefighters and equipment, less than a third of the fires are however fought. The remaining fires are considered out of control, so they may continue to grow according to authorities. In the French-speaking province, around 2,000 people had to be evacuated, according to The Press. This is less than in Alberta where 36,000 residents have had to leave their homes because of the spread of fires, we learn from the Edmonton Journal. 4,000 people have still not been able to return home as authorities in Alberta lifted the state of emergency this weekend. In any case, one thing is certain, writes Globe and Mail: the country is sorely lacking in the means to deal with these fires which are increasing from year to year. More than 1,000 firefighters are at work to fight the flames, half come from abroad. Canada would benefit, believes Globe and Mailto set up a federal fire department specializing in forest fires, with appropriate equipment.
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In the United States, artificial intelligence is beginning to replace employees
This is a report to read in the washington post. The paper traveled to California’s Silicon Valley, where the emergence of artificial intelligence has created a new ” gold Rush “, according to the expression of the washington post. Start-ups specializing in artificial intelligence are springing up like mushrooms. Companies are eager to use these new technologies and use them to replace employees who, overnight, find themselves on the street. This is the case of Olivia Lipkin, 25 years old. She worked until recently in a communication agency in San Francisco and wrote advertising slogans. His boss decided to entrust this work to the online chatbot ChatGPT. Olivia Lipkin was fired. Today, she earns her living as a ” dog walker she gets paid to walk dogs. ChatGPT also cost his job to Eric Fein, an advertiser who worked on his own account and who was let go by his clients who have been betting on artificial intelligence for a few months. Today, Eric Fein has decided to train as a craftsman: he wants to become a plumber. ” At least this work cannot be replaced by ChatGPT “, he explains to the washington post. According to a study by Goldman Sachs, quoted by the newspaper, 18% of jobs in the world could be replaced by artificial intelligence.
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