Amazon fires: Macron warns 'our house is burning' ahead of G7
French President Emmanuel Macron says the Amazon rainforest is an "international crisis".
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest is an "international crisis" that needs to top the agenda at this weekend's G7 summit.
Also in the programme: A single daily pill has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes, and we speak to an air guitarist ahead of the world air guitar world championships today.
(Picture: A fire burns part of the 500 thousand hectares of the Tapajos National forest in northern Brazil. Credit: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images)
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