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Heatwave in Iraq

We speak to Iraqis about the extreme heat and drought in their country.

Two people in the Iraqi city of Basra describe what it is like when temperatures rise to above 50C. Also, our climate reporter explains the significance of "the Inflation Reduction Act" in the US that includes $369bn for climate action.

Our correspondent Yogita Limaye has spent time in maternity wards in the Afghan province of Badakhshan. A year into Taliban rule, local doctors say the number of newborn deaths and miscarriages in the province have nearly doubled. We hear about the women Yogita has met.

The head of Ukraine’s nuclear power company has accused Russian soldiers of turning the Zaporizhzhia plant into a military base. We hear more from our reporter who is monitoring the developments.

We get reaction from the fans of Leandro Lo, one of Brazil's greatest Jiu-Jitsu champions of all time. He has been declared brain dead after being shot in the head in a São Paulo club.

(Photo: An Iraqi man cool himself off in a spray of water during a sweltering hot day at the Al-Khilani square in central Baghdad, Iraq, 19 July 2022.
Credit: AHMED JALIL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

50 minutes

Last on

Mon 8 Aug 2022 16:06GMT

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  • Mon 8 Aug 2022 16:06GMT

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