Notices by teleSUR English (Unofficial) (telesuren@newsbots.eu), page 48

The chief prosecutor in #Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry to determine whether late U.S. financier #JeffreyEpstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any underage French victims. https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Paris-Prosecutor-Opens-Inquiry-into-Epstein-Crimes-in-France-20190823-0014.html

#Brazil | Scientists say that the protection of the Brazilian Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, is critical to the fight against climate change.
#PrayforAmazonia #PrayforAmazonas https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Mura-Indigenous-Tribe-Vows-to-Protect-Sacred-Amazon-Land-20190823-0005.html

Protesters in Quito, #Ecuador join demonstrations around the world, demanding right-wing president #JairBolsonaro change his policies to protect the Amazon region. They chant: "There is no life without Amazonia!"
#PrayforAmazonia #PrayforAmazonas

#Brazil | Scientists say that the protection of the Brazilian Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, is critical to the fight against climate change.
#PrayforAmazonia #PrayforAmazonas https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Mura-Indigenous-Tribe-Vows-to-Protect-Sacred-Amazon-Land-20190823-0005.html

#France | Over 15,000 police and military have been drafted into #Biarritz to prevent environmental and social activists from reaching this town.
#G7France #G7Summit https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Counter-G7-Summit-Rejects-Cynicism-of-Developed-Nations-20190823-0006.html

Uruguayan government published a statement confirming that President Tabare Vazquez has a "malignant tumor," based on the results of his medical tests. The statement said his treatment would be determined after the results of ongoing studies. https://twitter.com/mateoteleSUR/status/1164904234388557825

#Google disabled 210 channels engaged in posting pro-#Beijing content related to #HongKong’s protests. #YouTube https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Youtube-Bans-210-Pro-Beijing-Channels-Posting-About-Hong-Kong--20190823-0002.html

#Brazil | The Fridays for Future Movement #FFM called on the world's citizens to demonstrate in front of the Brazilian embassies to demand President #JairBolsonaro measures against wildfires unleashed at the Amazon region.
#PrayforAmazonia #PrayforAmazonas https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Amazon-Protests-Around-the-World-Against-Bolsonaros-Inaction-20190823-0001.html

#InPictures | In Bern, #Switzerland, protesters are taking to the streets in defense of the Amazon urging #Brazil's President #JairBolsonaro to stop destroying the future. "Outside Bolsonaro"
#PrayforAmazonia #PrayforAmazonas

#PrayForAmazonia is trending on social media as a record numbers of wildfires spread across #Brazil.

The International Commission Against Impunity in #Guatemala (#CICIG) presented a closing report that summarized its work in the defense of human rights with more than 120 high-impact cases analyzed.
#JusticiaParaGuatemala https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/International-Commission-Against-Impunity-Leaves-Guatemala-20190821-0015.html

Following the breakdown of the ruling Italian populist coalition, the country’s principal party, the Democratic Party (PD) said it was ready to hold negotiations with long-time political rival, the Five-Star party. https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Italy-Democratic-Party-and-Rival-Five-Star-Open-Negotiations-20190821-0027.html

Environmental and animal rights groups sued the #Trump administration over its proposal to revise the nation's #EndangeredSpeciesAct, seeking to block changes to the decades-old law. https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Orgs-Sue-Trump-Over-Anti-Endangered-Animal-Policy-20190821-0025.html

#China’s government has tasked Shenzhen city in the Guangdong Province to become a “pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics,” and to lead the integration of its culture and economy with bordering #HongKong and #Macau. https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Shenzhen-Tasked-to-Lead-China-Greater-Bay-Area-Innovation-20190821-0026.html

In the eastern part of the archipelago, armed conflicts and a pro-independence movement has been going on for decades, with frequent complaints of rights abuses by #Indonesian security forces. #Papua https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Thousands-Demand-Independence-in-Indonesia-Papua-Region-20190819-0013.html

Both groups continue to be condemned to ostracism by Israel, the U.S., and Europe. https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Paraguay-Labels-Hamas-Hezbollah-terrorist-groups-Israel-Applauds-20190819-0017.html

#Tehran has claimed compensation for the illegal detention, while the United States has warned #Greece and Mediterranean ports against helping the vessel. #AdrianDarya1 #IranianOilTanker https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Ship-Heads-to-Greece-Tehran-Wants-Compensation-for-Losses-20190819-0020.html

#Brazil is the world’s democratic country with the highest concentration of income in the top 1%. #inequality https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Inequality-Widens-Super-Rich-Hold-28-percent-of-Total-Income-20190819-0015.html

65 million US dollars from former Saudi King Abdullah and 25 from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman... https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Sudans-Omar-al-Bashir-Received-Millions-From-Saudi-Arabia-20190819-0007.html

"It is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York police officer," https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/US-NYPD-Fires-Cop-Who-Murdered-Eric-Garner-Texas-Defends-Cops-Who-Dragged-Black-Man-by-Rope-20190819-0006.html