Ros Atkins looks at how Europe is getting to grips with its emissions problem.
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The COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. Almost 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut emissions, and it could lead to major changes to our everyday lives.
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A sharp rise in Covid Delta variant cases in Israel shows the need for caution when ending restrictions, says Dr Asher Salmon, deputy director general of the country’s Ministry of Health. Israel had led the way with its vaccine programme, and was able to lift many restrictions, but there is now a surge in new…
Rebel Wilson made a name for herself as one of Hollywood’s top comedy actresses after appearing in the 2011 box-office hit Bridesmaids and the successful Pitch Perfect franchise. Now a producer and director, she’s been named one of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2021. In an exclusive BBC interview, Rebel reflects on her decision to…
A military ceremony has been held in honour of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is due to step down next week after 16 years in office. Mrs Merkel chose three pieces of music – one of which raised a few eyebrows. She chose a popular song by Hildegard Knef called For Me It Should Rain…
Victims of ransomware gangs are being urged to report it rather than pay the criminals behind the attacks. The gangs use malicious software to scramble and steal an organisation’s computer data and demand money to restore it. Megan Stifel, executive director of the Global Cyber Alliance, which seeks to reduce cyber risk, told BBC World…
Ayse Bugra explains how her husband, philanthropist Osman Kavala, is coping in jail.
Weak governments on both the Israeli and Palestinian side are helping to drive the current conflict which could escalate further, James F Jeffrey, a former US ambassador to Syria, Iraq and Turkey has said. He told BBC World News that it was going to require a very complicated set of steps to de-escalate the violence….
