India’s $21 billion API boom: 3 “hidden” pharma stocks to watch

The Indian Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) market in 2025 was valued at US$14.2 billion and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% to reach US$21.46 billion by 2030. In contrast, the global market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% to...

The stars come out for Wills! Shawn Mendes and Kylie Minogue grace the green carpet for Prince's Earthshot environment awards in Brazil

The stars were out on Wednesday night on the green carpet at Prince William's glittering Earthshot Prize Awards. The Prince was attending the Earthshot Prize Impact Assembly at Pier 3, part of the three-day Earthshot summit in Rio, bringing...

<![CDATA[Clinician-Identified Health Characteristics and Palliative Care Eligibility: Is Dementia Overlooked?]]>

ABSTRACT Objectives: Community-based palliative care provides support for community-dwelling individuals with elevated mortality risk, including those with dementia, who are underserved by palliative care. However, clinicians’ eligibility...

Spatiotemporal relationships between extreme weather events and arbovirus transmission across Brazil

The frequency and intensity of dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika (ZIKV) virus epidemics is increasing globally 1. This is mainly driven by the geographical expansion of Aedes mosquitoes, which have long been established across Southeast...

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon’s limits

Under Brazil’s Amazon rainforest canopy, hundreds of transparent plastic panels hang between tree trunks to starve a hectare of land of half the water it normally receives. Scientists are creating this artificial drought in Querencia municipality...

Caregivers in Brazil offer steady love where families cannot

Confused by Alzheimer’s, the old man mistook the caregiver for a stranger and tried to hit her with a determined hand. His daughter rushed into the room, panicked. But, the caregiver didn’t flinch. It wasn’t Maria da Silva’s first time in such a...

Witch Hunt: Virulent fungal disease attacks South America’s cassava crop

Witches’ Broom, a devastating fungal disease, has spread for the first time from Southeast Asia to Latin America, arriving in French Guiana in 2023 and has now infiltrated northern Brazil. Cassava is a vital crop for food security in South America...

I was so desperate I took psychedelics, seeing demons on the worst trip the clinic had ever seen. But I'm healed... and it'll save you too

Standing just behind California Governor Gavin Newsom as he signed a bill fast-tracking psychedelic research last month, I couldn’t help thinking how far we have all come. Up to 44 veterans die by suicide every day in the US, more than the average...

Brazil Publishes Federal Decree Establishing Reverse-Logistics System for Plastic Packaging

The Brazilian government has published Federal Decree No. 12,688/2025, regulating provisions of Federal Law No. 12,305/2010 (the “National Policy on Solid Waste”) and establishing the nationwide reverse-logistics system for plastic packaging. The...

How Prince William got so hot at 43! Future King's new lean look is thanks to cutting down on sugar, a gruelling RAF fitness regime and the healthy breakfast he swears by

Adoring female fans couldn't get enough of Prince William in Brazil this week, as social media was full of praise for the 'sexy' royal's athletic physique following a 'sweaty' game of volleyball on Copacabana beach. Tanned and sporting a trimmed...

COP30: Brazil Seeks Progress Amid Deep Tensions

Geopolitical tensions and delayed pledges have dimmed hopes for major breakthroughs at this month’s COP30 climate summit, even as the real-world transition accelerates — driven by technology and markets more than diplomacy. The meeting will test...

Brazil’s proven framework for achieving sustained poverty reduction

Dear Editor, In a previous communication, I outlined the broad-based cost-of-living support model employed by Thailand. Today, I wish to present a second, and perhaps more transformative, pathway for our government: the deeply institutionalized...

Ten years on from the catastrophic yet preventable failure of the Fundāo tailings dam in Brazil

This blog is a collaboration between LMN and cosmopolíticas in Brazil. On 5 November 2015, the catastrophic failure of the Fundão dam operated by Samarco Mineração S.A. – a joint venture between BHP owning 50% and Vale S.A. 50% – unleashed around...

'It's crazy!' Sean Paul slams COP building new road through Amazon rainforest for Brazil summit

Sean Paul has slammed the decision to build a new four lane highway, cutting down tens of thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest, for the COP30 summit in Brazil. Listen to this article Speaking to LBC's Tom Swarbrick, the Jamaican rapper and...

Sudan hospital bombing kills 460 patients and healthcare workers

Luke Taylor Rio de Janeiro A series of bombings and armed assaults on the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, on 28 October has killed more than 460 patients and healthcare workers. Reports suggest that as well as...

When technology meets care: innovation, data, and social investment are redefining public health for a more equitable future

In many parts of the world, technology has transformed the way societies deliver services, but not always the way they deliver care. In Brazil, where more than 170 million people depend on the public health system (SUS), representing about 80% of...

Cardiol Therapeutics' Phase II ARCHER Trial Results to be Presented at the European Society of Cardiology Scientific Meeting on Myocardial & Pericardial Diseases

The ESC M&PD meeting brings together the world's experts working to improve the treatment of myocarditis and pericarditis. Presentation to provide comprehensive findings from the ARCHER trial following the reporting of topline results...

EU waters down its 2040 climate target in runup to COP30 in Brazil

Faced with declining competitiveness due to high energy prices and its strict climate and environmental standards, the EU is loosening its decarbonization goal. Following a marathon session in Brussels, the so-called Environment Council kept the...

CEVA Logistics to operate new logistics center for Iveco in Brazil

CEVA Logistics, the third-party logistics specialist, has signed a new contract with Iveco Group to operate a new 20,000m2 distribution center in Pouso Alegre, Brazil. Iveco, the transportation vehicle manufacturer, has invested BRL 93 million...

RELEASE: WRI, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Partners Strengthen City and State Climate Action in Brazil and Beyond

New commitments at the COP30 Local Leaders Forum aim to bridge local and national climate strategies and boost implementation RIO DE JANEIRO (November 5, 2025) — The COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, held ahead of this year's UN climate...