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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the world is racing toward a climate change disaster and dismissed the global response as woefully inadequate. He says current climate policies are taking the world to a 2.8-degree temperature rise by the end of the century. "That spells catastrophe. Yet the collective response remains pitiful," Guterres tells a news conference. SOUNDBITE
"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
During a speech at the London School of Economics (LSE) ahead of the COP26 climate conference, US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry emphasises the importance of accelerating efforts to combat climate change 'now', highlighting that 'mathematics and physics' and not 'ideology' should be driving the push. SOUNDBITE
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the Covid-19 pandemic will be over when "the world chooses to end it", adding "we have all the tools we need, but the world has not used those tools well". SOUNDBITE
The world has passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths, says the World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that the true toll is likely higher. IMAGES of a WHO press conference
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.