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welcome to bbc news. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: a landmark deal for developing countries at the cop27 climate summit — but little progress on cutting emissions. the deal on loss and damage is undoubtedly a breakthrough which disappointment in the room the rest of the text is not more ambitious. the qatar world cup kicks off with a lavish opening ceremony in doha after months of criticisms and controversies, but the host nation is beaten by ecuador in its opening game. vigils are held for five people killed in a shooting outside a gay nightclub in the us state of colorado. survivors speak of how they hid from the gunman. we heard everything, and all i could think
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about is...everything. my life... just everything. friends, family, loved ones. international condemnation of the renewed shelling of ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — with fears it could spark a major disaster. michaelj fox. the actor michaelj. fox is awarded an honorary oscar for his campaign to fund parkinson's research. hello and welcome. the united nations climate summit, cop27 has ended with a landmark deal for developing countries. but there's been disappointment
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that there was no commitment to further cuts in greenhouse gases. negotiators in egypt agreed to set up a fund to help poorer nations deal with damage caused by climate change, like flooding. un chief antonio guterres said it was "an important step towards justice". but there's been criticism that there were no new pledges to cut emissions. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. these talks were supposed to end on friday. they went through friday night and then through saturday night. it was 4:15 on sunday morning when the gavel finally came down on the loss and damage deal. i hear no objections, it's so decided. applause. the exhausted delegates only managed a ripple of applause. but this is a landmark deal on an issue that has dogged these talks for decades. clearly, this will not be enough, but it is a much—needed
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political signal to rebuild broken trust. the voices of those on the front lines of the climate crisis must be heard. hurricane ian tears through cuba earlier this year. today's deal creates a fund to help vulnerable nations cope with the loss and damage climate—related storms, droughts and floods are already wreaking in their communities. the deal on loss and damage is undoubtedly a breakthrough, but there is huge disappointment in this room — disappointment that the rest of the text is not more ambitious. leaders of delegations met to discuss how they could change the wording to increase the effort to cut emissions. the aim of these summits is to raise ambition every year, but today's deal dials back on what was agreed last year in glasgow.
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we need to switch to renewable power, it says, but also low emission energy. what is low emission energy? it is understood the phrase was included after pressure from the saudi delegation and other fossil fuel rich countries, and it is feared it could allow natural gas to be classified as green. there was a very strong move by some of the petro states to try and unwind some of those decisions and, in fact, go back to pre—paris kind of arrangements. and so, i mean, as you can tell, because how late we are, it was sort of trench warfare on that. many nations wanted the targets for emission reductions to be much stronger. emissions peaking before 2025, as the science tells us is necessary. not in this text! clear follow—through on the phase—down of coal. not in this text! a clear commitment to phase out all fossil fuels. not in this text! and the energy text weakened in the final minutes.
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but the deal on loss and damage is genuinely a breakthrough, says the woman who led negotiations for developing countries. it's given me hope. it's restored faith in multilateralism. it's given us all hope in the cop system and literally in the power of working together. the problem is, for many here, the rest of the deal is so disappointing. it means what could have been a triumph for egypt is likely to end up being judged a failure. justin rowlatt, bbc news, sharm el—sheikh, egypt. i'm joined now by bill ripple who is a ecology professor at oregon state university, and a co—author on a book about the climate emergency. first emergency. of all, how significant do first of all, how significant do you think this agreement is,
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in terms of global politics and action on climate change? i5. i action on climate change? is, i want to tell — action on climate change? is, i want to tell you _ action on climate change? is, i want to tell you the _ action on climate change? is, i want to tell you the loss - want to tell you the loss and damage fund that was passed is truly incredible, and really important progress to help the climate victims in regions. but in addition to that, the bad news is, cop27 text failed to pass phasing out fossilfuels, this was fought by some countries it is important they have the wording in the text about completely phasing out fossil fuels, about completely phasing out fossilfuels, notjust about completely phasing out fossil fuels, notjust cold. how do you think we have progressed since glasgow, has progressed since glasgow, has progress been made?- progressed since glasgow, has progress been made? well, there has been some _ progress been made? well, there has been some progress, - progress been made? well, there has been some progress, there i has been some progress, there is been a lot of negotiating, but when it comes right down to
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it, the emissions are particularly going to increase and some see we are on the road to climate hell with much more suffering, around the corner, we need to do much more than we are at the present. there is a proposal for a fossil fuel non—proliferation treaty, which would be a transformative way of keeping fossil fuels on the ground, this would include coal, oiland ground, this would include coal, oil and natural gas. ground, this would include coal, oiland natural gas. he coal, oil and natural gas. he talked coal, oiland natural gas. he talked before about loss and damage, why was that so controversial?— damage, why was that so controversial? well, it's a matter of the wealthy - controversial? well, it's a - matter of the wealthy countries in dwelling to give the money, agreed to the new treaty of loss and damage, so that is a huge breakthrough, because the
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rich countries, are actually the ones that have caused this climate change problem much more than the poor countries, so this is onlyjustice to give, pledge money to help the climate victims in the lower income areas.— income areas. finally, thousands _ income areas. finally, thousands of - income areas. finally, | thousands of delegates income areas. finally, - thousands of delegates flying to a climate change conference, as this best way to address the issues around climate change? there were many private jets that went to the climate conference, and i'm not sure all of those private jets were needed for the person conference, but some things can be done virtually, online, but other things are best to have in—person meetings, so that is a tough call, as to whether this should be an online meeting or not. the main thing is we get some action, to stop
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using fossilfuels, and is we get some action, to stop using fossil fuels, and to have some kind of treaty to leave fossil fuels some kind of treaty to leave fossilfuels in some kind of treaty to leave fossil fuels in the ground. bill ripple. after months of criticism and controversies surrounding the tournament, the 2022 football world cup in qatar has finally kicked off. fans were treated to a visually striking opening ceremony at the al bayt stadium, with hollywood actor morgan freeman appearing before the crowds to say football could unite communities and countries. in the first match, qatar became the first host nation ever to lose its opening game at the tournament. ecuador beat them 2—0, with many people leaving the stadium before the game had even finished. our correspondent shaimaa khalil watched the game and the opening ceremony with a group of qatari locals in doha's main market.
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you can feel the buzz and the excitement here in the heart of doha, at souq waqif — different languages being spoken, different flags, very animated fans. so far, the controversy has overshadowed the football in this world cup. but for so many here, especially the qatari crowd, this is the day they've been waiting for. here. this is their country. group of locals.
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live their life in peace, be who they are, love who they want to love, and we will settle for nothing less. this attack came on the eve of a day to remember with the colorado times recorder. with the people o colorado tragedy? springs coping this tragedy? people in are springs coping this tragedy? people in the are pretty devastated, the lgbtq+ we came together for community, we came together for the visual event at the church, he there was grief, and just outpouring of grief, and just dismay at this tragedy.
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outpouring of grief, and just disn close—knit ragedy. outpouring of grief, and just disn close—knit community springs than 7 than being a bar and more than being a bar and nightclub was a social centre and very conservative past so county colorado, and it has had a tremendous impact on everyone within the community. figs a tremendous impact on everyone within the community.— within the community. as a. as a member— within the community. as a. as a member of— within the community. as a. as a member of the _ within the community. as a. as a member of the lgbtq+ - a member of the lgbtq+ community, how is this for you on a personal level? it’s on a personal level? it's awful, on a personal level? it's awful. to _ on a personal level? it's awful, to be _ on a personal level? it's awful, to be quite - on a personal level? it�*s awful, to be quite honest, as a journalist who covers these things i'm also a trans person, within the lgbtq+ community, everybody knows everyone, and everybody knows everyone, and everybody knows everyone, and everybody knows the queer reporter, —— knows me is the queer reporter and i'm one of people who covers a lot of these issues, it's very difficult, i know, when i got to the vigil, a big part of the crowd that showed up today, was overcapacity and they had to do several services to get everyone in. but, you know it
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isjust everyone in. but, you know it is just wanting to see your friends, to see people that you know to make sure they are ok. and it's hard, it'sjust, incredibly difficult. and it all hits so close to home. i was a former high school english teacher and one of my students one of my former students one of my former students was at the club last night, and suffered a tremendous loss. and it'sjust terrible. i5 tremendous loss. and it's 'ust terrible. , . terrible. is there a feeling amon: terrible. is there a feeling among the _ terrible. is there a feeling among the community - terrible. is there a feeling among the community of| terrible. is there a feeling - among the community of being targeted or being under threat? i think yes. i mean, targeted or being under threat? ithink yes. i mean, i certainly cover politics and extremism here in colorado and with the midterm elections just last month, you know, we saw you know, for the last 1.5 years or so, you know, an increase in kind of anti— lgbt
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rhetoric, particularly targeting transgender people targeting tra nsgender people and targeting transgender people and drag events and across the country here in the united states, drag events have been the subject of often violent protests, you know, there was an incident in tulsa, oklahoma, where a doughnut shop that hosted a drag event was vandalised the molotov cocktail. extremist groups like the proud boys have been showing up at drag events and a lot of us, you know, we are shocked but not surprised. like, it was only a matter of time until something like this happened and when you have political figures like representative lauren bogert and government oil candidates spreading misinformation and fear mongering about lgbt people, something awful like this just seemed almost inevitable. thisjust seemed almost inevitable.— thisjust seemed almost inevitable. �* ., , inevitable. -- boebert. heidi, thank you— inevitable. -- boebert. heidi, thank you very _ inevitable. -- boebert. heidi, thank you very much - inevitable. -- boebert. heidi, thank you very much for - inevitable. -- boebert. heidi,| thank you very much for giving up thank you very much for giving up your time thank you very much for giving up yourtime to thank you very much for giving up your time to speak to us. heidi beedle, a journalist for
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the colorado times recorder. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you which hollywood heavyweights were honoured with oscars at this year's governors ball. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world". angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, - easily securing _ the majority she needed. but nobody seemed to mind very much.
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cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — a landmark deal for developing countries at the cop27 climate summit but little progress on cutting emissions. the qatar world cup has kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony in doha after months of criticisms and controversies but the host nation has been beaten by ecuador in its opening game. there's been renewed shelling at the site of europe's largest nuclear power plant in ukraine. experts from the international atomic energy agency stationed at the zaporizhzhia plant reported that more than a dozen blasts were heard within a short period of time on sunday morning. russia and ukraine have blamed
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each other for the shelling. john herbst is a former us ambassador to ukraine and director of the eurasia center at the atlantic council. hejoins us now from washington. thank you forjoining us there, john. you have warned that fresh showings that the plant could risk nuclear disaster. i could risk nuclear disaster. i could fork fresh showings. what could fork fresh showings. what could happen? _ could fork fresh showings. what could happen? there _ could fork fresh showings. what could happen? there was - could fork fresh showings. marat could happen? there was an explosion at the plant from artillery, from bomber orfrom artillery, from bomber or from sabotage artillery, from bomber orfrom sabotage you could have nuclear materials viewed all out of the reactor, going into the air and travelling hundreds of miles, doing immeasurable damage both in ukraine and distant countries, including russia. crosstalk. had been a period of calm around the plant until these new this weekend. why do you think it started again? moscow has had a number of
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successive defeats on the military battlefield. they tried to make up for that with nuclear threats. tried to make up for that with nuclearthreats. but tried to make up for that with nuclear threats. but then they heard from both china and india that that is not acceptable so perhaps they need to raise the nuclear spectre once again, albeit without their hands being unintelligible that would being unintelligible that would be the bonus to what is happening here.- be the bonus to what is happening here. the reactors are shut down _ happening here. the reactors are shut down but _ happening here. the reactors are shut down but is - happening here. the reactors are shut down but is there i happening here. the reactors are shut down but is there al are shut down but is there a risk that nuclear fuel could overheat?— risk that nuclear fuel could overheat? ~ , ~ overheat? absolutely. and were that to happen. _ overheat? absolutely. and were that to happen, and _ overheat? absolutely. and were that to happen, and of- overheat? absolutely. and were that to happen, and of course i that to happen, and of course were there and explosion it would certainly happen, you would certainly happen, you would have a disaster much larger than the chernobyl disaster in 1986. in northern ukraine, the reactor was that of there. 50 ukraine, the reactor was that of there. ,, ., , ukraine, the reactor was that ofthere. ,, ., , of there. so russia is blaming ukraine. ukrainians _ of there. so russia is blaming ukraine. ukrainians are - of there. so russia is blaming l ukraine. ukrainians are blaming russia. so, how will inspectors find out what actually happened? i find out what actually happened?— find out what actually ha ened? ~' ,, find out what actually ha ened? ~ i. ., happened? i think if you had inapectors — happened? i think if you had inapectors on _ happened? i think if you had inspectors on the _ happened? i think if you had inspectors on the ground - inspectors on the ground permanently and they had free
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reign to move where they wanted to move and to put equipment where they wanted to put the equipment, it will be relatively easy to monitor where the threat is coming from. but i would be very surprised if moscow allowed that. 50 surprised if moscow allowed that, ,, ., ., surprised if moscow allowed that, ., ., surprised if moscow allowed that. ., ., surprised if moscow allowed that, ., ., “ that. so what do you think putin will _ that. so what do you think putin will do _ that. so what do you think putin will do now, - that. so what do you think putin will do now, then? l that. so what do you think l putin will do now, then? it's one thing — putin will do now, then? it's one thing to _ putin will do now, then? it's one thing to raise _ putin will do now, then? it�*s one thing to raise the spectre of release of nuclear materials, it's another to do it. so i think it's possible but highly unlikely that the russians will actually strike the plant. but they have troops in and around the plant, since they fired from that area, that there could be an accident that leads to a disaster, a great catastrophe.— leads to a disaster, a great catastrohe. , ., , ., ~ catastrophe. john hurst, thank ou for catastrophe. john hurst, thank you for talking _ catastrophe. john hurst, thank you for talking to _ catastrophe. john hurst, thank you for talking to us. - —— herbst. thank you. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. the two main contenders to lead malaysia's next government have begun negotiations after
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saturday's election failed to produce an outright winner. the veteran opposition leader anwar ibrahim, whose coalition alliance has won the largest number of seats, and the former prime minister muhyiddin yassin both said they could form a government with the help of other parties. the european—mediterranean seismological centre says an earthquake struck the greek island of crete on monday morning. initial reports say it had a magnitude of 5.4 and was at a depth of 80 kilometres. there are no reports of damage or injury. thousands of kurds in northern syria have protested after a night of deadly turkish air strikes. the authorities in ankara said the raids targeted kurdish militant bases across northern syria and iraq. the attack follows last week's blast in central istanbul that killed six people, which turkey blames on the kurdistan workers' party, or pkk.
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the stars were out in force in hollywood for the annual governors ball, which is when the honorary oscars for lifetime achievement are handed out. this year, back to the future star, michaelj fox was amongst the honorees. wendy urquhart reports. michaelj fox. cheering and applause. michaelj fox was diagnosed with parkinson's disease at the peak of his acting career, and he's campaigned tirelessly since then to fund research. i am so grateful to all these people, and thousands more, who will make a world without parkinson's a reality. i'm not sure i communicate it all that well but it's humbling in the deepest way to stand here and accept your kindness and your approbation when, truly, the effort is being driven by others so deserving of this attention. i'm grateful to them and to you, because my optimism is fuelled by my gratitude and with gratitude, optimism is sustainable. several stars paid tribute
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to the actor at the event, including tom hanks. not only is it admirable, it's courageous. but i'm not surprised because from what i know from the work i've done with the guy, he has an awful lot ofjoy and so i'm glad he's here. singer—songwriter diane warren, the australian director peter weir and caribbean film—maker euzhan palcy were also honoured, and actress viola davis said the latter was an inspiration to her. i was like, "there's someone out there making films "on a higher scale, who is black." and that's how i see euzhan palcy — excellence. the black—tie gala was heaving with hollywood heavyweights eager to attend the event, which was spun off from the regular oscars in 2009 to de—clutter the main show. wendy urquhart, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.
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you can reach me on twitter. i'm @anjanagadgil. we will be back shortly with the headlines. hello there. over the next few hours, we're going to see some frost and fog forming. it is going to be a chilly start to our monday morning. some of that will be slow to lift away and then, as we go through the day, some wet and windy weather will start to dominate from the south—west but temperatures could be as low as minus four or minus five degrees in a few spots first thing this morning. the wet weather, though, starting to show its hand and that will gradually drift its way north and east as we go through the day, not really getting into northern england and scotland, however. gusts of winds in excess of 70 to 80 miles an hour first thing, so a very stormy start to the day in the south—west. some of that rain really torrential as it pushes its way steadily north—east,
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moving into northern ireland, across parts of wales, the midlands, eventually into south east england and east anglia as we go through the afternoon. that means northern england and the bulk of scotland after that cold, frosty and foggy start will see some sunshine coming through. a few isolated showers and where it's cool to higher ground, some of these could be wintry in flavour. six or seven degrees the high here, top temperatures of 11 celsius perhaps, but it looks likely that we see the cooler air clinging onto the far north of scotland. further south, we'll see a few weak weather fronts and producing some milder showery weather first thing on tuesday morning. the showers in the north of scotland still have the tendency perhaps to be of rain, sleet and snow. elsewhere on tuesday, not a bad day — dry with some sunshine coming through, a few scattered showers, temperatures around six to 11 celsius. so on the cool side, really. now, as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, the next batch of wet and windy weather starts to push in from the atlantic,
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the isobars once again squeezing together and the rain could be quite heavy at times. this time, it is going to push its way into the north of england and across to scotland, so there will be some more rain potentially for the north—east of scotland, maybe some snow to higher ground here. behind it, we'll see sunny spells and a few scattered showers being driven on along those west coasts. again, those temperatures around nine to 12 celsius. it looks likely that we will see slightly drier weather thursday into friday before more wet and windy weather returns into the weekend.
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this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations climate summit, cop27, has ended with a landmark deal for developing countries. negotiators in egypt agreed to set up a fund to help poorer nations deal with damage caused by climate change. but there's disappointment that there was no commitment to further cuts in greenhouse gases. the football world cup in qatar has kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony and a humbling defeat for the hosts — losing 2—0 to ecuador in their first game. world leaders attended the opening event, which featured an appearance by actor morgan freeman. vigils have been held forfive people killed in a shooting outside a gay nightclub in the us state of colorado.
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