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So, were asking — is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? thats global question sri lanka: surviving climate change. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. ive got a panel from here in sri la...

Instruments to give us our best ever view of the moons and to assess whether they could be habitable. now on bbc news, global questions. welcome to global questions from sri lankas capital, colombo. i am on one of the beautiful waterfront along the indian ocean stop sri lankas stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions. heat waves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we are asking, is ...

He lost to spains roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time playing at the tournament. youre watching bbc news. now its�* time for global questions — climate change: a turning point? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lankas capital, colombo. im on one of the citys beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lankas stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme w...

Three connected judgments handed down in mid-October relate to some of the biggest insurance claims for business interruption caused by Covid-19 to come to trial. The judgments, on preliminary issues, were delivered by Justice Butcher at the High Court of England and Wales, with the overlapping claims brought by policyholders Stonegate Pub Company, Greggs and Various Eateries. Stonegate claimed against insurers Amlin, Liberty Mutual and Zurich; Greggs against Zurich; and Various Eateries agains...

Alike, theyre not on the fringes of the far left or the far right on this issue. >> well, some republicans argue abortion is what actually galvanized the votes against them, we have a test case, another one in virginia, this week, a state senate special election, where abortion was front and center. and we just got the results. so give you everything you need to know on this, let us bring in our panel, nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. political contributor jake sherman. and "washi...

Tonight's moon will be full, so here is a timely question. Many unrelated animals tune their behavior by the lunar cycle. How do they do it, given that sunlight overpowers moonlight? Researchers in Austria think they have found a clue: a...

By eliminating the opportunity to have an example shown to you of somebody who is doing really well. right? when you say oh, you know, thieves are -- it gives you a goal to achieve. it is especially disturbing that so many of these students are asian students trying to slip their certificate on their desk. take this home and dont show it to anybody. you need to have role models and goals and kids who are succeeding in places that maybe you are not in order to give you a motivation. >> dana: also...

As a woman to have bodily autonomy. and i think they actually put it together until the end, though. when i think that they wound up in this position of, wait, where the american position here. >> right. and i think liberty, freedom, and democracy, which are the most cliché things to run on, ends up being a huge part of what democrats did run on. which, again, and you can vote and your vote matters. >> in some ways, florida is kind of a test case because -- somewhat -- the one thing ron desanti...

Time the supreme court has taken away a fundamental right that is recognized for decades. and weve actually been watching this march forward and other cases since dobbs. >> go ahead. >> maya, the thing -- there being more coming is something that id tie to a larger conversation around the securing of democracy. i think its very interesting for as much conversation as we had during midterms this year about how important it was to secure democracy, one of the things that we neglected to tie into t...

Him, and his voters, and it obvious to anyone watching kevin kathy is a test case that >> thats interesting reportin right, theyre about those phone calls they are beholde to which is my next question, i two or three months ago, i think we did a monologue sayin that if you elected republican, house youre electing donald trumps shadow speaker. i think that still true to a certain extent, but i wonder how long it will be true honestly, and i think that wil be one of the big question marks, i one o...