## Eight miles of Amazon rainforest cut down to build four-lane highway for COP 30 climate summit

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Eight miles of Amazon rainforest cut down to build four-lane highway for COP 30 climate summit.

Large swathes of protected Amazon rainforest has been cut down to build a road for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.

The road, which is aiming to ease traffic ahead of the global climate summit, is set to be completed by November.

Local government has described the project as “sustainable” but climate groups have slammed the decision to cut down more crucial rainforest land.

Images from the site of the project show logs piled high along a dirt road running for more than eight miles.

One local said his entire livelihood has been destroyed by the decision to build the road.

They said: "We can have a legacy for the population and, more importantly, serve people for COP30 in the best possible way. »

### Fire on Stena Immaculate out after North Sea collision, says co-owner

Authored by bbc.co.uk

"It looks serious but how much structural damage there is we can't be sure based on the pictures.".

"It will be easier to make those kinds of decisions once they can get a team on board to assess the damage," he added.

Following the collision, the Russian national captain of the Solong was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter following reports of a missing crew member. »

### SAG-AFTRA actors' strike set to continue, as union warns of "alarming loopholes" for "AI abuse" in latest proposal

Authored by eurogamer.net

Actors from the US union have been on strike since July last year, as the union negotiates with various video game companies on the Interactive Media Agreement.

Earlier this month, members of the union held a strike picket outside WB Games in LA, as reported by Variety.

As performers - and we saw this in the writers strike and the theatrical contract strike - we're just the canary in the coal mine. »

### Rebellion CEO seems kind of awed by major studios making massive videogames: 'How do you organize a game that has 2,000 people working on it?'

Authored by pcgamer.com

But while making massive, sprawling games isn't something Kingsley seems interested in doing, he does seem genuinely impressed by those who do it.

"It must be thrilling and exciting and massive, because they cost a fortune, and they're incredibly beautiful pieces of work.

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### Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial

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An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology.

The ability of the device to sustain him for so long is being celebrated as a sign the artificial heart could potentially offer a long-term option for people suffering heart failure.

(L-R) Prof Chris Hayward and Dr Paul Jansz worked with Dr Daniel Timms to get his artificial heart invention ready for clinical trials. »

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