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More than 120 world leaders are outlining their countries' plans to tackle climate change at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Follow DW for the day's latest developments.

More than 120 world leaders are outlining their countries' plans to tackle climate change at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Follow DW for the day's latest developments.

More than 120 world leaders are outlining their countries' plans to tackle climate change at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Follow the day's developments as they happened

Leaders, environmental experts and activists called for decisive action to stop global warming, which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in Glasgow.

The UK is desperate for truck drivers as supply problems mount. Some British supermarkets have been empty for weeks. Where did all the truckers go? And how is their absence hitting the economy?

Coronavirus digest: UK reopens with caution over Indian variant Pubs and restaurants have opened with full service, and large gatherings are again allowed across the UK. Meanwhile, cases are spiking in Taiwan. Follow the latest with DW. People line up in front of a UK pub just before rules were relaxed at midnight Most of the United Kingdom further eased coronavirus restrictions on Monday, as full indoor service in pubs, restaurants and cafes is now allowed for the first time since January....

UK students protest against sexual harassment on campus Students at the University of Warwick in Britain have been protesting against sexual harassment and violence on campus. They want the university to do more to support victims and change the on-campus culture. DWs Birgit Maass reports from Coventry. Watch video 02:43

EU vaccine export ban must be on the table, says MEP Manfred Weber European Commission sources told DW that they were unable to reveal if any other EU governments had demanded to use the new powers, citing "corporate confidentiality." Calls to AstraZenecas UK offices seeking comment went unanswered. EU officials drew up the new laws in January, forcing pharma companies to seek approval from the EU before shipping vaccines manufactured in their countries overseas. The new powers were created at...

EU ramps up pressure on AstraZeneca EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said after the talks that the companys answers had not been satisfactory. "The new schedule is not acceptable," she told DW. "The EU prefinanced the development and production of vaccine against COVID-19 with a total of € 2.7 billion ($3.3 billion) and wants to see the return. Which doses have been produced, where and to whom have they been delivered?" she said. "The EU wants the prefinanced and preordered doses. Th...

Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3nIIp Leaving the EU means leaving all the restrictions and duties - and the benefits of being part of a greater whole. It means farewell to cross-border freedom of movement, straightforward trade, and hundreds of common rules covering everything from human rights to light bulb specifications. Correspondents Birgit Maass in London and Georg Matthes in Brussels have had front-row seats for the Brexit process from the outset. In addition to reporting from the endless ...