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18/04/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, China and US make climate change pledge

The US and China have announced actions to fight climate change after meetings in Shanghai

China and the United States have promised to work together to combat climate change -- despite tensions over a range of other issues. A joint statement issued after a visit to China by the US climate envoy John Kerry said they would address the crisis with the seriousness and urgency it demands.

Also in this hour: We reflect on the life of the late Hubert Faure, one of the members of a French commando team that was involved in the D-Day landings; and a neuroscientist explains to us the science behind the feel-good effect of hugging.

(Picture: Tiananmen Square, Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)

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