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The Chinese embassy in the UK has targetted the head of Britain secret intelligence service, accusing Richard Moore of peddling fake news after the MI6 chie
Jubilee Debt Campaign has found that lower-income countries spend approximately five times more on debt than they spend coping with the effects of climate change and reducing carbon emissions. The charity's figures show that 34 of the world's poorest countries spend $29.4 billion a year on debt repayments, compared with $5.4 billion (£3.9 billion) spent on climate change measures.
Climate change will increase the risk of disease and hunger and poor countries that are slow to adapt to its impacts will be particularly vulnerable, finds a new study
Merck has taken a step to make its antiviral pill available in poor nations, but many obstacles remain for broad access to coronavirus drugs.
World Bank calls for comprehensive approach