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Regarding it as a fad of problem, mark carne gave a speech in 2015 when he talked about the tragedy of the horizon, he was talking about the horizon, he was talking about the fact that bankers in particular when they led money to certain companies do not look at the long—term impacts of those companys behaviour in relation to climate change in the same tragedy on the horizon can be applied to governments who are not looking at the long—term impacts of decisions theyre making on the planet. i...

A few months ago, there l was the argument that no - country should be vaccinating youths, vaccinating children or teenagers until adults . were vaccinated, and now that has shifted to there shouldntl be any booster shots, - and there isnt much more objection being made to younger people getting vaccinated. - the us, ithink, says. it is stepping up, it has delivered about 100 million| doses to over 60 countries, and biden has said there i will be a pledge ofi billion. today you heard china sayin...

Certainly you do have an uneven distribution around _ the world of vaccines. right now the who says of the doses administered so far, _ 80% of them have been in countries that are home to less than half- of the population and they tend to be wealthier countries - like britain and the us. so that is absolutely the case and you have the who chief. shifting his red lines. because if you remember, a few months ago, there l was the argument that no country should be vaccinating youths, - vaccinating ...

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You, if youve been able to approach that in an innovative way or a way that might be -- might give lessons and help to other parts of the country that are struggling with that? >> one thing that weve seen is the power of local leaders stepping up, validating and normalizing this idea of vaccination. one of the things that we know is a core value in our community here in illinois is respecting data, respecting science. we have a community filled with people who are educated, who vaccinate their k...

Cut to overseas aid have stepped up their campaign to force a vote on the issue. the share of national income earmarked for aid is being cut from 0.7% to 0.5%. ministers argue that the money is needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic at home. there was cross party concern about cuts. over the last two years, there have been considerable and brutal reductions in overseas development aid at a time of unprecedented global needs. when other nations across the globe are stepping up, the uk seems to ...

The crowd is smaller and all those attending have had to have a negative covid test. our correspondent luxmy gopal reports. they seem like scenes from pre—pandemic times, rather than just this weekend. no masks and no keeping two metres apart. after all, you cant do social distancing in a mosh pit. the download festival pilot is a huge stepping up of the governments testing of live events. three days long, with capacity for 10,000 happy campers. to be back here isjust... its incredible. i will...

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"into the long grass". figures from the office of national statistics suggest the proportion of people working from home more than doubled last year compared to 2019. last year, covid restrictions wiped out the uks summer festival season. this year, despite many events being delayed or cancelled, some are going ahead. download festival, at donington park near derby, is one of them. its taking place this weekend as part of the governments live event pilot scheme. the crowd is smaller and all thos...

Act—macro pilot te5t event5. up to 10,000 people are camping for three days, with no social distancing and no ma5k5 required. and it also hosts the first illegal mo5h pit since the pandemic began in what is possibly the closest return to normality yet. they seem like scenes from pre—pandemic time5, rather than just this weekend. no masks and no keeping two metres apart. after all, you cant do social distancing in a mo5h pit. the download festival pilot is a huge stepping up of the government...