Climate Week: World split on urgency of tackling rising temperatures, global poll shows

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There's growing concern among citizens all over the world about climate change, according to a new global poll.

But respondents had very different attitudes to the level of urgency required to tackle the problem.

Big majorities in poorer countries strongly agreed with tackling climate change with the same vigour as Covid-19.

However in richer nations, the support for rapid action was far more muted.


Trump's plan to replace Ginsburg an abuse of power, says Biden

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Media caption Hundreds of people visited the US Supreme Court to pay their respects to the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Donald Trump's move to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the presidential election is an "abuse of power", his Democratic rival Joe Biden says.

Mr Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the longstanding liberal justice.

Mr Biden has urged Senate Republicans to delay a confirmation vote.

Ginsburg, a liberal icon and feminist standard


Jogging when you're black - the calculations you have to make

A law enforcement expert and a black runner analyse a police encounter that went wrong.


The black-owned coffee firm that became a bestseller

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Image caption Friends Pernell Cezar (left) and Rod Johnson set up the business in 2018

The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson, founders of US coffee and tea company Blk & Bold Speciality Beverages.

Pernell Cezar jokes that if he and his business partner Rod Johnson ever fall out, he will phone Rod's mother to ask her to tell him off.

"If Rod


Lagos Inferno: The blast that destroyed a Nigerian girl's school

An explosion in Lagos, Nigeria killed 23 people and destroyed a girls’ boarding school. But what caused it?


Inside Poland’s 'LGBT-free zones'

Dozens of Polish towns have declared themselves free of "LGBT ideology". It means difficult choices for gay people living in them.


Iran vows 'crushing response to US bullying' after sanctions announcement

President Rouhani says the US is alone in trying to reimpose UN sanctions as nations reject the move.


WeChat: Judge blocks US attempts to ban downloads of Chinese app

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A judge has blocked a US government attempt to ban the Chinese messaging and payments app, WeChat.

US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said the ban raised serious questions related to the constitution's first amendment, guaranteeing free speech.

The Department of Commerce had announced a bar on WeChat appearing in US app stores from Sunday, effectively shutting it down.

The Trump administration has alleged it threatens national security.

It says the app could pass user data to the Chinese government.

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