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peru's president, dina boluartay, has called for a national truce, after clashes between police and protesters led to 50 deaths. now on bbc news, it's time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm on one of the city's beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lanka's stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions — heatwaves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we're asking — is sri lanka so...

the bbc chairman's appointment. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party — and country — to chris hipkins. the uk business secretary urges energy suppliers to stop moving vulnerable customers onto more expensive prepayment metres. millions around the world gather to celebrate the lunar new year. in china the tradition of giving remains strong. you're watching bbc news. now its time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm on one of the city's beautiful wate...

environmental challenges. and for copp 27 agreement, help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe. that is global questions sri lanka, surviving climate change. as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have a panel from here and sri lanka were going to be answering questions from my audience here. i've got a panel from here in sri lanka who are going to be asking questions from my audience here. let me tell you who's in the hot seat for this edition of global questions. ruwan wijewardene is deputy leader of the united national party, and is the president...

he lost to spain's roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time playing at the tournament. you're watching bbc news. now its�* time for global questions — climate change: a turning point? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm on one of the city's beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lanka's stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions — heatwaves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. s...

I think it's a region of $16 billion of investments on this. so there are various projects like this, and we actually put forward our country prosperity plan in the cop27 — that was the president wickremesinghe himself put forward the prosperity plan. and in the prosperity plan, we have so many projects that are from renewable energy to agriculture to irrigation, everything — it's pretty much like a green pathway to the economic recovery of this island. all right. so the answer is, yes, sri lanka is preparing. absolutely, yes. ok, hemantha, do you agree with that? i actually feel if you re...