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G20 summit: World leaders arrive in India's capital – BBC News
Presidents and prime ministers are arriving in India’s capital Delhi, ahead of the annual G20 leaders’ summit from 9-10 September. The main theme for the meeting is sustainable development, but the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is also expected to be discussed. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Delhi #G20 #BBCNews
Rugby World Cup 'greenwashing' row erupts – BBC News
Fuel companies are using sport to “greenwash their image” and should not be allowed to sponsor World Cups, says former Australia captain David Pocock. French oil company TotalEnergies is one of the main sponsors of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which begins on Friday in Paris. Pocock told the BBC he believed the message should be “you can’t sponsor us unless you have a legitimate…
Spain’s World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda sacked as kiss row continues – BBC News
The head coach of Spain’s Women’s World Cup winning side, Jorge Vilda has been sacked, as the Luis Rubiales kiss scandal continues. Spain’s win was overshadowed by their football federation president Rubiales kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after the final – which she said was not consensual – and Rubiales’s refusal to resign led to most of Vilda’s coaching staff resigning, and 81 players refusing to…
As China's economy stumbles, should the rest of the world worry? | Counting the Cost
China has been described as the world’s factory and the engine of global growth. Its economic rise was once seen as unstoppable. Then came COVID. Slowed by three years of strict lockdowns, the Chinese economy was expected to roar back in 2023; instead, factories are slowing down, consumer prices are falling, real estate is in crisis and exports are in a slump. The grim data…
Up to 75% of the world could be facing drought by 2050 – BBC News
Levels of water scarcity in major economies such as the US and China are soaring, with world annual water use rising by billions of cubic metres over the last century. The British Standards Institution says that without action, 75% of the world’s population could be facing drought by 2050. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Drought #ClimateChange #BBCNews