for people struggling to cope. the government has said it s providing a package of measures to help with rising costs. that s it from me. which will be here at the top of the hour. rich will be here. now on bbc news, it s time for unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? or is itjust. well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look a
hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world, the programme where bbc experts give straight answers to the big questions of the moment. are we actually making any progress whatever in combating climate change? well, hot air? there is also the possibility that we could use our ingenuity and our unique abilities as human beings, as homo sapiens, to get out of this. what s russia got up its sleeve for the parts of eastern ukraine that it s captured? there are further efforts taking place to amalgamate those parts into russia. and who said this? ukraine today could be east asia tomorrow. it was, in fact, the japanese prime minister. we ll take a look at how he s stepping up cooperation with nato. they re drawing a direct connection between what s taking place in ukraine, a desire to change the status quo there through force, and what china might be contemplating in taiwan. another big international conference on climate chang
all right. breaking news overnight in ukraine, where a devastating months long battle in the key port city of mariupol, ukraine, has officially ceded control on russia. we ll have more on the deal that is right now allowing the city s final defenders to safely evacuate that steel plant. we ll also go live to buffalo this morning as president biden prepares to visit the grieving city in the wake of saturday s deadly mass shooting. it comes amid new reports about the suspect s alleged plan to turn the massacre into a spree. we will talk to a top member of the white house national security council on that. and it is primary day in pennsylvania. the senate race there has been rocked by twists and turns in the key final days. for the democrats, the leading candidate, john fetterman, is recovering from a stroke. on the republican side, an unexpected surge on the far right from kathy barnette. we ll be watching to see how trump-backed dr. oz performs tonight. good morning
A Big Mac burger in Ukraine costs 110 UAH ($2.91 USD) compared to $5.69 in the United States, meaning Ukrainian hryvnia is undervalued by 48.4 percent against the U.S. dollar as of January 2024, according to a study by The Economist.
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