days we've been seeing a bit of rain but that that the challenge is really serious professor richard kingsford in sydney today thanks so much for coming in thanks very much. and we'll have more on climate change when we go to greenland where the glaciers may be melting the economy is booming as climate change opens up new opportunities. but 1st as a preview on some of the other stories in the news germany's government has agreed on a timeline for decommissioning coal plants after reaching a deal with the country's coal producing states. details we publish once they're finalized the government plans to phase out coal by 2038. u.s. president donald trump and chinese vice premier league they have signed the 1st part of a new trade agreement the deal would see china purchasing billions in u.s. agricultural and manufacturing products as well as energy supplies stock markets post major gains on that sign. police and protesters have clashed in the lebanese capital beirut for a 2nd night of clashes began after the crowd gathered at a police station to demand the release of protesters taken into custod

days we've been seeing a bit of rain but that that the challenge is really serious professor richard kingsford in sydney today thanks so much for coming in thanks very much. let's get you brief now some of the other stories making the news at this hour germany's government is set to announce a timeline for decommissioning lignite coal plants after receiving agreement with the country's coal producing states details we publish once they're finalized that his government plans to phase out coal by 2038. u.s. president donald trump and chinese vice premier new hay have signed the 1st part of a new trade agreement deals in china purchasing billions and u.s. agricultural and manufacturing goods as walls energy supplies stock markets posted major gains on that site. 'd police and protesters of class and lebanese capital beirut for another night of clashes began after a crowd gathered to police station to demand the release of protesters taken into custody a day earlier. while russia's foreign minister begin the approval process for the man nominated by president putin to be the new prime minister loy