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World Service,13 Oct 2021,49 mins

Worrying increase in global warming gas

Newsday

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Coal and oil use have increased dramatically over the past year, pushing CO2 levels to their second highest level since records began. What's behind it and how can that particular tide be turned? For years doctors have recommended a daily low-doses of aspirin to combat the risk of heart attacks or strokes, now a new report says the potential side effects outweigh the benefits. And the people willing to rent homes close to Chernobyl - the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster – they’re super cheap.

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