Júlia Ledur

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Terrence McCoy |Rafael Vilela |Júlia Ledur |Yutao Chen

Scientists are ‘X-raying’ the Amazon, unlocking a lost human history (washingtonpost.com) Scientists are ‘X-raying’ the Amazon, unlocking a lost human history By Terrence McCoy; Rafael Vilela; Júlia Ledur; Yutao Chen 2025041009002900 COSTA MARQUES, Brazil — As the storm approached, the men hacked deeper into the forest, searching for clues that might unravel a century-old mystery.

2 months ago | nny360.com | Júlia Ledur |Fabiola Ferrero

Since the beginning of the year more than 1 billion fresh-cut flowers have crossed into the United States. They traveled thousands of miles — roses from Colombia, carnations from Ecuador, tulips from the Netherlands — destined for grocery store shelves, wedding altars, hospital nightstands and the hands of your Valentine. The United States is the world’s largest importer of cut flowers.

2 months ago | postguam.com | Júlia Ledur |Fabiola Ferrero

Since the beginning of the year, more than 1 billion fresh-cut flowers have crossed into the United States. They traveled thousands of miles – roses from Colombia, carnations from Ecuador, tulips from the Netherlands – destined for grocery store shelves, wedding altars, hospital nightstands and the hands of your Valentine. The United States is the world’s largest importer of cut flowers.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Shira Rubin |Victoria Craw |Bryan Pietsch |Victoria Bisset |Júlia Ledur |Leslie Shapiro

President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan and Egypt house Palestinian refugees from Gaza in order to “just clean out” the enclave he described as a “demolition site.” Speaking to reporters abroad Air Force One on Saturday, Trump said: “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over.’” Last year, the Biden administration had opposed a forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza or the occupied...

Dec 28, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Samantha Schmidt |Jon Gerberg |Júlia Ledur |Sebastián López Brach

8 minIt was envisioned to be the Mississippi River of South America. The Paraguay-Paraná waterway runs about 2,100 miles, connects at least 150 ports in five countries and serves as the most important commercial river routeon the continent. In 1992, the five countries - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay - agreed to establish the two natural rivers, which meet at the Paraguay-Argentina border, as a transit route for goods, dredging them to allow commercial traffic.