EU scientists say 2024 was the warmest year on record, and the first to exceed the 1.5C global warming limit. Also: Los Angeles residents return to their burnt-out homes, and is time running out for TikTok?
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I'm Janet Jalil and at 14 Hours GMT on Friday the 10th of January, these are our main stories. 2024 is deemed to be the world's hottest year on record by scientists, with temperatures rising above an internationally recognised climate target for the first time. This comes as firefighters continue to battle wildfires in Los Angeles, where at least 10 deaths have been confirmed.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term despite a global outcry over alleged vote rigging in last year's elections.
Also in this podcast is time running out for TikTok in the US and... They basically told me that anything that goes into the household scrap bin is compressed and buried. I just wish I could go back in time.
A man who lost Bitcoin worth as much as a billion dollars also loses his legal case to search the dump where it's thought to be buried. For the past few days, the world has witnessed apocalyptic images of fires sweeping through Los Angeles. Now, even as the fires continue to rage, it's been confirmed that last year was the hottest on record.
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