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People dressed in black are seen at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the wake of assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Abe's body was moved from his family home to the Zojoji temple on Monday afternoon, where his wake is being held ahead of tomorrow's private funeral. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hails a global accord to speed up action against climate change as "truly historic" and "the beginning of the end for coal power". But he said his "delight at this progress" at the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow was "tinged with disappointment" because of a failure to secure the agreement of all countries to phase out hydrocarbons. SOUNDBITE
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world was still on the precipice of "catastrophe" after nations reached a global climate deal Saturday that fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous warming. SOUNDBITE
A tearful COP26 president Alok Sharma apologises for the "deep disappointment" over a global deal struck by nearly 200 countries to limit dangerous temperature rises. The deal came despite a last-gasp hitch from China and India seeking to water down language on fossil fuels in the summit's text. "I apologise for the way this process has unfolded," Sharma tells delegates. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE
COP26 President Alok Sharma urges delegates to accept a draft summit decision, saying the "balanced" deal at the UN climate talks "really moves things forward for everyone". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE
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.
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