three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in brazil and a landmark summit to protect the amazon rainforest. the leaders of eight south american countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belem. scientists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible tipping point. brazil s president lula da silva is hoping for a co ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging as well as other environmental crimes. our reporter azadeh moshiri looks at what s at stake in the summit. the amazon is, of course, beautiful, but it s also hugely important in the fight against climate change. and that s because it stores so much carbon dioxide, which drives the climate crisis we re currently facing. and yet the forest is under threat of deforestation. now, 60% of it is located in brazil, which is why the country is taking the lead in hosting eight other countries in south ameri
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of the global economy given so many countries do so much trade with china. chinese government data shows that the value of exports fell 14.5% compared to the same month a year ago. that suggests the rest of the world is buying less stuff. the value of imports also fell by more than expected, down 12.4% onjuly a year ago. but that partly reflects a fall in the price of commodities such as crude oil. the figures will concern china s government, who are grappling with economic growth. the quarterly growth figure was just 0.8% in the april tojune period, as the country continued its post covid recovery. and last month, china s struggles were cited as a key concern for the global economy when the international monetary fund updated its global growth forecast for this year to 3%. david woo is a former imf economist and wall street strategist and has been telling me what he makes of the numbers. you know, like some people are going to say, well, this is just basically a reflection
gathered on the streets of the seaside town of bray to pay their respects to the singer and also to the activist, sinead o connor. fix, the activist, sinead o connor. a huge shock for many when she died last month at the age of 56. what we can see here is herfuneral cartridgejust can see here is herfuneral cartridge just proceeding along the seafront in bray. people have been leaving flowers, throwing flowers as well. very sombre in bray, thousands have gathered. sinead o connor best known for her single nothing compares two u, that was a big hit backin compares two u, that was a big hit back in 1990, lived in this town which is just back in 1990, lived in this town which isjust outside dublin, for the past 15 years and was loved by many as we can see by the crowds that have shown up. to watch the funeral cortege go past. sombre scenes in bray and we will return live later in the programme. we are going to turn out to a major political emergency unfolding in west africa. dip
antony blinken, has voiced his concern that niger sjunta might turn to the russian mercenary group wagnerfor help. the group is active in neighbouring countries and its leader has welcomed the takeover. the coup leaders are currently standing firm against calls to restore democratic rule. here s what mr blinken had to say about wagner. for sure, we have concerns when we see something like the wagner group possibly manifesting itself in different parts of the sahel. and here is why we are concerned. because every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. insecurity has gone up, not down. it has not been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. i think what happened and what continues to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner but to the extent that they try to take advantage of it and we see a repeat of what has happened in other countries where they ve brought not