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welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: adapt or die: days ahead of a major climate conference in the uk, a report finds it's not ready for the problems caused by climate change. world leaders agree to work together to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in afghanistan as the eu pledges more than $1 billion of aid at a virtual 620 summit. the governor of texas bars all covid—19 vaccine mandates in the state, defying president biden�*s no jab, nojob policy. and a corner confirms that gabby petito died from strangulation. she went missing in the us while travelling with her fiance. police are still
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trying to find him. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, pressure is growing on world leaders to make upcoming global climate talks count. but many commitments from countries are still falling short of where they need to be ahead of the un conference called cop26. and there's a new warning that the uk is not ready for the impact of climate change. the environment agency says hundreds could die from floods unless places where people live are made more resilient to the increasingly volatile weather. here's our science editor david shukman. a street in cardiff became a dangerous river earlier this month after a massive downpour. there was a similar scene in newcastle after torrential rain there.
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and around the same time, london was engulfed, raising questions about how we'll cope as climate change makes the weather even more violent. but the biggest shock came in germany lastjuly — a surge of water tore through communities. 200 people were killed and the fear is of disaster here on a similar scale. the weather events that we saw in europe this summer could happen here in england, and we need to be ready to save lives. we need to recognise that it's adapt or die. the environment agency is being deliberately blunt so that its recommendations are heard. for homeowners and businesses to take basic steps to make their properties safe. to restore landscapes like forests so they hold rain water before it causes floods. and for bigger investments
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by government in defences that can handle projected rises in sea levels. already, the thames barrier, defending london, is being closed far more often than planned — a trend that will continue as the polar ice keeps melting, raising the height of the oceans. how long do you reckon it will work in protecting london? with its network of tunnels under the river, the barrier was designed decades ago and may not be big enough in future. the great steel gates are holding back a phenomenal volume of sea water that would otherwise enter the city and potentially cause disaster, which is why climate change matters so much here. they're constantly watching the projections for how much the sea is going to rise, and it's also why we'll probably need a bigger barrier by 2070. but some stretches of the coast are not so lucky.
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homes in norfolk are being lost to the sea. the environment agency says it can't protect everyone. but since last year, when i met lorna bevan thompson, a local business owner, the waves have come much nearer. they're saying that we've got billions of money available but it's not coming to us and our coastline is getting eroded daily, and it's irreparable damage. in some parts of the uk, the challenge will be too little water. a growing population and drier summers will strain supplies. the government says it is preparing the country for a more turbulent climate and it wants world leaders to discuss the risks when they meet at the un summit in glasgow next month. david shukman, bbc news. two months after the taliban seized control of afghanistan, the country is approaching a full—blown economic collapse. on tuesday, the g20 group of wealthier nations met to try and prevent this financial crisis from turning into a humanitarian
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catastrophe. european commission president ursula von der leyen promised that the eu would deliver a support package of more than $1 billion to afghanistan. the german chancellor, angela merkel, said that despite concerns about emboldening the taliban, the world needs to step up and not abandon afghans in need. the un says things are getting worse due to increased conflict, the pandemic and a persistent drought. over 18 million afghans are now in need of humanitarian assistance. that includes more than 9.5 million children. one in two kids younger than five years old are now facing acute malnutrition. 0verall, nearly 30% of the country is facing crisis levels of food insecurity. here is the bbc�*s yogita limaye. as the un secretary—general is warning in very strong words, this is a make—or—break moment for this country. if the global community does not act quickly, the world will pay the price for it. 18 million people in need
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of urgent life—saving support. so, this is aid just to survive. prior to august 15, we've been out meeting people who were living in open fields, who didn't have anything to shelter them, who didn't know where their next meal was coming from, who didn't have access to water, basic sanitation, basic medicines. it's getting even worse now. winter will be coming in and you still have people living like that outdoors. and all of that will feed into instability in this country, which no—one particularly wants. we did hear interestingly, and significantly, from the european commission president when she said this is humanitarian aid, it will be channelled through international agencies that are operating on the ground. it is separate to development aid that was also coming in to afghanistan prior to august 15 and being channelled through the government and through government agencies on the ground. so, she has made that separation very clear, trying to say that
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afghan people shouldn't suffer, we should be trying to help them out. but at the same time, this is a government that has seized control of the country, this is a government that we do not recognise yet. so, this is a problem that the world is going to have to get together and solve. how do you reach the people of afghanistan who are really in need without that money, without that aid falling into the wrong hands or being misused? thanks to yogita there in kabul. next, two of america's biggest airlines, both based in texas, are a buffering eight order from the state parliament governor that sees to ban vaccine mandates. airlines must prove they are jabbed in the next few weeks. greg abbott says he supports vaccination but it should remain voluntary. the white house is that the audit is political and against all public health information. earlier, we spoke to steve adler, the mayor of austin, texas,
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and he gave us his reaction to governor abbott's executive order and how he felt businesses would react. multinational businesses that have announced this morning that they are not going to abide by what the governor says, that they're going to follow the federal direction from the president, so we're seeing businesses push back. the order is confusing and inconsistent on so many different levels. it's also inconsistent with the pro—business climate and culture that we try to foster here in texas, that we would take away from businesses the freedom and liberty to be able to protect their own employees and their own customers. it's just not very texas either. our thanks to steve adler there. to assess business reaction in texas, we can speak to david koenig, associated press airline reporter, who's in dallas.
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from the airlines�* point of view, they are looking at an order from the president saying, "you will vaccinate your employees," and then the governor of texas, where they are based, issuing a contradictory order, saying, "no, no employers will be issuing requirements that either employees or customers be vaccinated." both american airlines and southwest airlines have said today that they are going to follow the federal rule and they believe the federal regulations take precedence over the state, and i guess they are regulated by the federal government and so they are going to go ahead and require vaccinations. so that's quite clear and, in the end, this kind of federal and national law and obligations trumps the state ones. what about this accusation that this, from governor abbott
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there, is a kind of political move in some way? well, i think there's that suspicion because governor abbott is up for re—election next year, he's facing primary opposition from his conservative flank in the republican party, people who have criticised him for not being tough enough against vaccine mandates and mask mandates and other measures by the federal government, so that makes it a little bit easier for people to look at what he did yesterday and say, oh, there's maybe a political angle to it. and what about the airlines then, just getting back to them? will they suffer locally at all by going against this? no, i don't think so. all of their competitors are going to be following the same rules, so they were not eager to pick a fight with the governor. this is not the first issue that they've been in the spot, whether it was election law legislation and other controversial things, so they tread very carefully. they don't want to say anything
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that upsets the governor or the leaders of the republican—controlled legislature, but they should be fine. a coroner in the us state of wyoming has confirmed that gabby petito died from strangulation. her death was already ruled to be a homicide. peter bowes reports. the sequence of events that led to gabby petito�*s death are still unclear to stop she disappeared while on a road trip in the western united states with her boyfriend brian laundrie. this video emerged after police responded to reports that the pair had been seen arguing as they travelled through the state of utah. they were
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interviewed but no further action was taken. the couple had been sharing details of their trip through social media. but their blog posts doubly ended in august. brian laundrie later returned home alone because of he has since disappeared. his family say he went for a hike and then we came back —— never came back. gabby petito�*s body was found in a remote area of the wyoming park the couple had visited. you details have been revealed except now the cause of death. the coroner's office... in the manner of death of gabrielle patino, we find the cause of death by strangulation, homicide. by wyoming state statute, only the cause and manner of death are released. there are autopsy findings and photographs and that sort of material is not released by
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state statute.— state statute. the coroner added that _ state statute. the coroner added that abby _ state statute. the coroner added that abby potato'sl state statute. the coroner - added that abby potato's woody that was found in mid—september —— gabby petito, had been out in the wilderness to for four weeks. he also ruled that she was not pregnant at the time of her death. the case has attracted media coverage in the united states and some criticism it has received a disproportionate level of attention.— disproportionate level of attention. ., ., , , attention. unfortunately this is only one of _ attention. unfortunately this is only one of many - attention. unfortunately this is only one of many deaths l is only one of many deaths around the country of people who are involved in domestic violence and it is unfortunate that these other debts do not get as much coverage as this one. �* . , get as much coverage as this one. i ., , ., get as much coverage as this one. �* . , ., �* ., one. the fbi has named brian laundrie as— one. the fbi has named brian laundrie as a _ one. the fbi has named brian laundrie as a person - one. the fbi has named brian laundrie as a person of - laundrie as a person of interest and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. the lease and federal agents have been searching a wildlife reserve close to his parents' home in florida but so far there has been no sign of him.
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peter bowes, bbc news,. the un's top court has given somalia control over most of a potentially oil and gas—rich section section of the indian ocean after a bitter legal battle with kenya the ruling from international court ofjustice gives kenya only a small slice of the disputed area off the east african coast and kenya says it won't abide by the decision. courtney bembridge reports. for more than four decades, kenya and somalia have fought over their maritime border. both countries lay claim to a 100,000 square kilometre section of the indian ocean. kenya wanted the border to run east, while somalia wanted it to follow the line of the land border, and both nations claim this triangle in the middle. the icj voted to draw a new border splitting the disputed area in two, giving somalia most of it and rejecting keny�*a argument that somalia had previously agreed to its claimed border. the court finds that there
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is no compelling evidence that somalia has acquiesced to the maritime boundary claimed by kenya, and that, consequently, there is no agreed maritime boundary between the parties at the parallel of latitude. kenya's claim in this respect must, therefore, be rejected. the court has no means of enforcing its decision, but the ruling could determine who has the right to exploit gas and oil in the region, and has huge diplomatic and security implications. kenya has rejected the ruling, while somalia has welcomed it. translation: kenya should see the decision as an opportunity i to strengthen the relationship of the two countries and the collaboration of their neighbouring people. the court is supposed to be the final arbiter in disputes between nations, but now that kenya has rejected the ruling, the issue could be escalated to the un security council. courtney bembridge, bbc news. do stay with us
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on the bbc news. still to come, america's vice president said the suffering of native americans at the hands of european settlers must never be forgotten. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, . rapping a hole — in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation
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held its breath - for the men they called the 33. and then, — bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let outi an almighty roar. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones. let's take a look at the headlines: two weeks away from a major climate conference in the uk, a report finds it's not ready for the problems caused by climate change. world leaders agree to work together to avoid humanitarian catastrophe in afghanistan as the eu pledges more than a billion dollars of aid at a virtual g20 summit. us vice president has that americans must not shy away from what she called the shameful past suffered by
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native americans at the hands of european settlers. harris says everything must be done to correct its legacy. those explorers ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations, perpetrating violence, stealing land and spreading disease. we must not shy away from this shameful past, and we must shed light on it and do everything we can to address the impact of the past on native communities today. i asked the president of the national congress of american indians for her reaction to vice president harris's comments. you know, of all the comments that she made, that is the one comment that truly resonated with me, and the reaction across indian country was it was welcome, it was long overdue. and to finally have a representative of the united states acknowledge that our history is based on a premise of lies is truly the beginning of our healing,
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restoration and reconciliation with a very cold, dark history and past of the united states. and words clearly are important and powerful, especially when spoken from someone with such a position, but i'm interested in the practicalities. what do you hope happens now? yeah, so what we hope will happen with this president and this vice president and administration is that the united states will finally live up to the fundamental values that are enshrined in the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. when the un adopted that document in 2007, four countries oppposed it — canada, australia, new zealand and the united states. under president 0bama, the united states was the last country to reverse its position, and so now every country in the world acknowledges it, we are hoping that this administration will begin to move toward implementing that basic principle and international standards of our basic human and civil rights, our right to sovereignty,
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and to have a decisive say over our land, territories and resources, which was quite evident in the dakota access pipeline. even over the objection of tribal nations across the country and around the world, the united states still proceeded with unilateral action. we're hoping that with this administration, that will end. ijust want to jump in on that, because people may not know the background. that is the kind of practicalities i am interested in here. what exactly happened there and what do you think went wrong? what do you hope will happen? yes, what happened there is a multinational corporation sought to install an oil pipeline across the sacred sites of the standing rock sioux people. the standing rock tribe objected, as did tribes across the united states. and even over their objections, the united states permitted the construction in sacred sites, waterways, and so this pipeline just went right through their territory and
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across indian country. we consult with united states thinking that we can have a decisive say, but there is unilateral action and that must end. 0ne one of the bestselling music artists in the world, beyonce, has sold her music royalties to the private equity giant blackstone in a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion. experts say the purchase is a way of tapping into the lucrative streaming business thatis lucrative streaming business that is increasing the way many of us enjoy our music of course. to explain more about this new music business model, we can speak to larry miller, a professor of music business. thank you for coming onto the programme. thank you for coming onto the programme-— thank you for coming onto the rouramme. , ., ., , programme. glad to be with you. this is slightly — programme. glad to be with you. this is slightly more _ this is slightly more complicated than going out and buying a record and a percentage of the money goes to the artist was what is this new model? streaming has taken hold across the developed and now
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much of the developing world, and we are only a decade ago there were very few institutional investors making bets on the music industry. here we are not quite ten years later, and the being paid for using related asset have more than doubled in less than a decade. 50 than doubled in less than a decade. ., , decade. so the idea here is that you — decade. so the idea here is that you buy _ decade. so the idea here is that you buy a _ decade. so the idea here is that you buy a gun - decade. so the idea here is that you buy a gun say - decade. so the idea here is that you buy a gun say and | that you buy a gun say and whatever, and you continue earning money on the artist's music every time it is streamed and you try and use that music to do whatever to try and keep a long—term stream of income coming in, is that right? that is riuht. coming in, is that right? that is right- the _ coming in, is that right? that is right. the company - coming in, is that right? that is right. the company in - coming in, is that right? trust is right. the company in which blackstone is making the investment or co— investing in is hypnosis songs fund, which has done an extremely good job of executing on their model to prove out over the last several
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years that music is an investable asset class low volatility and very long—term earnings potential that, in a lot of ways, behaves much like the commercial real estate industry in the asset life is very long, downside protection is excellent, and just like in a complex commercial building, a complex commercial building, a portfolio of music right can be licensed and re— licensed and re— licensed again. any number of times. and any number of ways. for example, to a record company, whenever a new recording of the record is made, whenever the song is synchronised into a film or a tv show or a commercial or, more recently, when a song is used in gaming platforms or short form video platforms like tiktok and fitness applications and even podcasting. so every
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year there are more and more uses while the rising tide driven by streaming is increasing for all rights holders. b. increasing for all rights holders— increasing for all rights holders. ., ., holders. a fascinating and technical _ holders. a fascinating and technical new _ holders. a fascinating and i technical new advancement. thank you very much for talking us through it. that is larry miller. thank you. now, france announced the death of the last surviving recipient of the last surviving recipient of the last surviving recipient of the country government rarest bravery award from the second world war, or of liberation. it was bestowed just over 1000 heroes of the french resistance. jim allman looks back at his life. paris is liberated. afterfour long years, paris is free once again. general diggle leading the freed french and allied troops in retaking the city.
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but for most of the war, it was a and women of the resistance to divide nazi occupation. among their number, this man seen here with president macron last year. a resistance fighter, a war hero and the man who, when preparing to take exams to enter the french military, decided he would neverfollow military, decided he would never follow german orders. translation: i thought about it for five minutes and said to myself, what are you doing here? ., , ., ., here? so i got up and handed back a blank— here? so i got up and handed back a blank piece _ here? so i got up and handed back a blank piece of- here? so i got up and handed back a blank piece of paper. | here? so i got up and handed back a blank piece of paper. i | back a blank piece of paper. i said, i am back a blank piece of paper. i said, iam not back a blank piece of paper. i said, i am not interested. back a blank piece of paper. i said, iam not interested. i back a blank piece of paper. i said, i am not interested. i am off to war. $5 said, i am not interested. i am off to war-— off to war. as a soldier of the free french _ off to war. as a soldier of the free french forces, _ off to war. as a soldier of the free french forces, he - off to war. as a soldier of the free french forces, he took. free french forces, he took part in the battle of el alamein, and went on to help liberate the city of lyon. after the war, he entered politics, becoming a government minister in the 1970s. he represented what president macron called the flame of the
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resistance, a flame that will never be extinguished. he will be buried in the last empty vault at the national memorial to french fighters of the second world war. this is bbc news. hello. there were some bright spots on tuesday. some of us got to see a bit of sunshine. but for many places, extensive cloud was the main weather feature, spilling down from the north—west, thick enough at times to produce some spots of rain and drizzle. and wednesday is looking like a very similar day. it will be mostly, but not completely dry, often but not completely cloudy. where the cloud has broken, it's going to be quite a chilly start to the day, but most areas beginning with a lot of cloud, some mist and murk, some spots of rain and drizzle. now, through the day, i am hopeful that cloud will break a little bit.
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eastern scotland should see some sunny spells. parts of northern ireland, england and wales will see the cloud thinning and breaking to reveal some brighter interludes. top temperatures between 1a and 17 degrees, light winds down towards the south, but it will be quite breezy further north. through wednesday night into thursday, this cloud continues to feed in with some mist and hill fog, some spots of rain and temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees. some more persistent rain, though, beginning to develop in the north of scotland, and that's the first sign of a change. this weather front dropping into the picture during thursday will bring some outbreaks of rain southwards across scotland, that rain particularly heavy and persistent in the north—west highlands, some of that rain getting into northern ireland later in the day accompanied by a strong wind and a wind that will change direction and will start to come down from the north, bringing the first hint of some colder air into northern scotland. further south, england and wales mainly dry, often cloudy. once again, 16 or 17 degrees.
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but as we move through thursday night into friday, that weather front will make progress southwards. you can tell from the blue triangles that this is a cold front. that means it is introducing colder air, the blue shades spreading southwards across the chart for friday. across the northern half of the uk, friday is likely to begin with a touch of frost, and it certainly will feel chillier. but what the front is also doing is it's clearing a lot of the cloud away, so there will be more in the way of sunshine. 15 or 16 degrees down towards the south, but further north — look at that — just 9 in aberdeen. but that colder spell won't last all that long. milder conditions will return from the west during the weekend. with that, we'll start to see some outbreaks of rain.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: as the uk prepares to host a global climate change conference, there is a warning that it's not ready for the impact of climate change. the environment agency says hundreds could die in floods unless the country is made more resilient to the increasingly volatile weather. leaders and representatives from the g20 have held a virtual summit where they pledge to work together to avert a humanitarian disaster for afghanistan. the eu's pledged more than $1 billion in aid. over 18 million afghans are now in need of humanitarian help. two of america's biggest airlines, both of them based in texas, are rebuffing an executive order from the state's governor that seeks to ban coronavirus vaccine mandates. american airlines and southwest airlines say their employees must prove theirjab in the next few weeks.
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