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COP26: World leaders address delegates

More than 120 leaders are in Glasgow to outline their climate commitments

President Biden has told the UN climate conference that the battle against global warming is a moral imperative but also offers incredible opportunities for world economies. We'll get highlights of the speeches and hear reaction from around the world.

We鈥檒l also explain what is happening in global climate negotiations like COP26 and what鈥檚 expected from this gathering.

Rescuers in Nigeria are searching for survivors in the rubble of a high-rise building that has collapsed in the commercial capital, Lagos. We speak to our reporter and an eyewitness.

Researchers say the number of people who have died of Covid-19 has now surpassed five million. We鈥檒l discuss that and other today鈥檚 Covid stories with our regular coronavirus expert, Professor Manfred Green, a medical doctor and professor of epidemiology in the school of public health at the University of Haifa in Israel.

(Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021.Credit: Evan Vucci/ Pool via REUTERS)

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Mon 1 Nov 2021 17:06GMT

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  • Mon 1 Nov 2021 17:06GMT

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