Manaus, Brazil, Nov 17, 2024 (AFP) - Biden begins historic Amazon trip amid Trump climate fears

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2024-11-17

US President Joe Biden began an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change amid fears that Donald Trump will roll back his green policies. Biden landed in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in the heart of the world's largest jungle, on the last leg of a valedictory South American before handing the keys of the White House to Trump in January. The 81-year-old, the first sitting US president to vis......

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