COP29 summit warns 2024 almost certain to be hottest on record

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The COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan has opened with a warning from the United Nations that this year is almost certain to be the hottest on record.Also in the programme: is it time to rethink the war in Ukraine? And new information on the planet Uranus.(Picture: A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024.
Credit: Reuters/Murad Sezer)

11 Nov 4PM English United Kingdom News

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