environmental movement in 1970. it s a chance to focus on some of the biggest challenges, and possible solutions, for addressing environmental issues. it s been marked in different ways across the globe. in peru, shamans from all over the country gathered to make an offering to mother earth, in preparation on friday. the ancestral rituals, whose origins lie in the indigenous cultures there, are made to thank the earth and to build an awareness of the planet. there were also protests in cities around the globe. in southern france, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of toulouse today to denounce plans to build a new 30 mile highway they say will cause pollution, worsen global warming and threaten biodiversity. and here s the scene in london where thousands of climate activists gathered at a rally organised by the extinction rebellion group, to draw attention to the climate crisis and encourage more people to act. in the us capital, washington, dc, climate activists
is used in more than half of all abortions in the us. this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad acces to this pill. and a victory for the biden administration. president biden has responded: our correspondent jess parker has more. with me is our correspondentjess parker. jess what does this ruling say? it means nothing changes for an hour on women s access to mifepristone. kawann uses a two drug regiment in more than half of abortions across america so thatis of abortions across america so that is highly significant. what had happened, as you were just mentioning, a judge in texas had halted potential approval of mifepristone so we could not be available but that decision was stayed for seven days and an appeals court said, no, we will restrict it, lower the amount of time women can take it to when they are pregnant down from ten weeks to seven weeks and you will not be able to order it by mail either. the supreme court has said none of tha
this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad access to this pill and for the biden administration. president biden has responded: with me is our correspondent, jess parker. this ruling essentially keeps access to mifepristone as it was, open access to mifepristone. what happens now? it is a status quo ruling for now. as you say, access to mifepristone as it was remains, that means women can use it to ten weeks of pregnancy. a lower court ruling had looked at reducing that to seven and women will continue to be able to use medicines, three consultations get the drug order by mail. it is a drug thatis order by mail. it is a drug that is used by many women in the us and over half of abortions. it is seen as a very significant decision by the supreme court stopped but it is a temporary decision by the supreme court. picking it back to a lower court will now hear it over the coming months and it over the coming months and it could end up back with
thailand s temperatures in the capital city bangkok reached 45 degrees celcius, or 113 degrees fahrenheit, for the first time in history last weekend. people were warned to avoid going outdoors because of the heat. temperatures have exceeded a0 degrees celsius for much of the month. this is happening across south east asia in recent days. laos recorded 42.7 degrees celcius, nearly 109 degrees fahrenheit, believed to be the highest. six cities in north and east india saw temps above 44 degrees celcisus, that s111 degrees fahrenheit, the bangladeshi capital dhaka soared above 40 degrees celcisus, 104 degrees fahrenheit, the hottest day there in 58 years. the bbc sjoao da silva has more. in recent days we have been seeing scorching heat in parts of china as well as many parts of south and southeast asia. april and may are usually
off 2005 levels for emissions, our promise to the paris agreement is a 50% 52%, you have seen since the ira passed, you have seen the biden administration proposed new vehicle efficiency rules designed to push efficiency into electrify the us vehicle fleet, transportation is our largest sector of emissions that will help us get to 50% so we will keep adding and adding and chipping away at that 50%, but we re getting closer all the time. that s at least a positive message to close our conversation on. thank you very much both forjoining us on our programme tonight. it s being called the worst april heatwave in asian history. countries like india, china, laos, and thailand are sweltering, with many experiencing record breaking temperatures. these are pictures from thailand where temperatures in the capital city bangkok reached 45 degrees celsius, or 113 degrees fahrenheit, for the first time in history last weekend.