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Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

18. 6. 2015 - 13:54

Protecting the planet "a moral duty"

Reality Check: The Pope and climate change, Global 2000 Fairness Run, Hungarian wall, the changes of a Grexit, Rachel Dolezal

Pope Francis and climate change

Pope Francis

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The Pope could be in dangerous territory with the many Catholic climate change deniers

In his latest encyclical, Pope Francis makes some controversial statements on climate change which are already making waves with conservative Republican Catholics in the United States.

Vatican correspondent, David Willey, reports from Rome on the Pope's message, and the impact it is likely to have.

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Fairness run

Global 2000 are holding a run in central Vienna today, to raise awareness of the need for better working conditions in the sportswear industry. Organiser, Jürgen Smrtz, explains why we need to keep an eye on where our sports kit comes from.

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Hungary asylum seekers

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Thousands of migrants have flooded into Hungary from Serbia since the beginning of the year

Hungarian wall

The Hungarian government is planning to erect a 175 Km fence along the border with Serbia to keep migrants out.

The proposal is being called a return the cold war, and is dividing Hungarian society.

The government is also talking about declaring its neighbouring countries "safe", so that it can refuse asylum.

Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

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Greece and a Grexit

As EU finance ministers meet in what is being called a last ditch attempt to strike a deal on Greece's debt problems, economist Philippe Legrain, explains why he believes the Greek government must not back down.

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Rachel Dolezal

Rachel Dolezal

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White as a child, black as an adult, Rachel Dolezal says she "identifies" as black

Rachel Dolezal has become a household name within a few days after her parents exposed that she is not black, as she has claimed for several years.

As the story has developed, it has emerged that she has lied about many other aspects of her life as well, and she has now resigned from her position as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Spokane, Washington.

Africana issues and civil rights expert, Chester Fontenot, discusses the controversy surrounding her fraudulent claim to be "black".

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