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Sri Lanka’s Parliament to vote for new president
Whoever is elected will have a mandate to serve until November 2024
Sri Lankan parliamentarians are voting to elect a new president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country after months of protests sparked by a crippling economic crisis.
The UN's climate chief has warned that heatwaves such as the one currently gripping western Europe are becoming more frequent.
And US President Joe Biden considers declaring a climate emergency in the United States.
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