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China and US make climate change pledge

A review of the week with the latest news.

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)

23 minutes

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  • Sun 18 Apr 202107:06GMT