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Newshour: 2020/02/08 13:06 GMT: Amazon deforestation remains high despite rains

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Amazon deforestation remains high despite rains

2020/02/08 13:06 GMT

2020/02/08 13:06 GMT: Amazon deforestation remains high despite rains

BBC World Service - Newshour, Amazon deforestation remains high despite rains

Brazil's Amazon: Deforestation high in January despite rainy season

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A new report shows that the rate of deforestation in Brazil is double what it was a year ago.

Also in the programme: China is opening a second rapidly-built hospital in Wuhan to deal with the coronavirus outbreak which has killed more than seven hundred people; and are US Democrats in disarray as they continue their search for a Presidential candidate? 

(Photo: A deforested plot of the Amazon near the city of Porto Velho in September. Credit: Reuters)

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