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For the first time, China has set a target for reducing its carbon emissions, a key part of the fight against climate change. Speaking in a video address to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that greenhouse gasses would be reduced by between 7 and 10 percent in the next decade. He said that all parts of the economy would shift away from fossil fuels. China is the world's biggest source of planet-warming gasses.

Syria's interim president has told the UN General Assembly that his country has reclaimed its "rightful place" on the world stage. Ahmed al-Sharaa is the first Syrian leader to address the assembly since nineteen-sixty-seven.

And a landmark deal to significantly reduce the cost of a key HIV drug. Lenacapavir has been shown to be nearly 100% effective in preventing HIV infection in clinical trials but until now, has cost up to $28,000 a year per patient. However, a new deal unveiled by the former US President Bill Clinton and global health partners has made the life-saving injection available for as little as $40 a year in 120 low and middle income countries.

Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga.

(Photo:Solar panels are seen in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. Stringer/Reuters)