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By Rodrigo Pedroso and Jack Guy, CNN Government documents show that the head of Brazil’s environmental agency overrode previous expert recommendations from his own organization, when he approved the construction of a controversial highway through the Amazon rainforest last week. Last week, Eduardo Bim, president of environmental agency IBAMA, authorized Brazil’s federal government to begin

By Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, Claudia Rebaza and Jose Armijo, CNN Peruvian Prime Minister Anibal Torres Vasquez has abruptly resigned, becoming the fourth premier to leave the job in the past year. Torres announced his resignation in a letter to President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, attributing his decision to “personal reasons” and wishing his “friend” Castillo success.

By Forrest Brown, CNN National parks have been called “America’s best idea,” and on Thursday, they could end up being America’s best bargain. August 4 marks another free entry day to all National Park Service sites that usually charge an entrance fee. This free day is in celebration of The Great American Outdoors Act. It

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fall doesn’t start for seven more weeks, but it has already begun for Oreo. Oreo’s “Pumpkin Spice Sandwich Cookies” are hitting store shelves on August 15, marking their return following a five-year hiatus. The limited-edition flavor features two golden Oreo cookies with a “festive pumpkin spice flavored cream” sandwiched in

By Reuters and Lilit Marcus, CNN Hundreds of Indonesian tourism workers were on strike on Tuesday over a hefty hike in ticket prices to see the country’s famous Komodo dragons, a move the government insists is to preserve the habitat of one of the world’s largest lizards. The fee to access two of the main

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The UK government’s Home Office has admitted for the first time to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served in the nation’s merchant Navy during World War II, in the latest stain on the country’s migration department. A 22-page Home Office investigation into the deportations shared with CNN describes how some

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Basically everyone else is doing it, so you’d think it would be tempting for Tito’s Handmade Vodka to enter the canned cocktail craze. Instead, they’re doing the complete opposite. The vodka brand is selling a completely empty can that encourages customers to make canned cocktails however they like them, preferably

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. California’s Redwood National Park issued a statement last week that anyone who is caught near the tree can face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. The tree, which is deep

Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN She’s got more than 130,000 followers on Instagram, where she posts photos of her globetrotting adventures. Her makeup is always impeccable, her clothes look straight off the runway. She sings, dances and models — and none of it is real. Rozy is a South Korean “virtual influencer,” a digitally

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN When dozens of towns across Italy started selling crumbling buildings for the cost of an espresso, people from all over the world were prompted to grab a slice of the action — and for many different reasons. It’s not always about chasing the idyllic dream of living La Dolce Vita in