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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the world is racing toward a climate change disaster and dismissed the global response as woefully inadequate. He says current climate policies are taking the world to a 2.8-degree temperature rise by the end of the century. "That spells catastrophe. Yet the collective response remains pitiful," Guterres tells a news conference. SOUNDBITE
Actress Penelope Cruz, singer Dua Lipa and tennis champ Roger Federer arrive for fashion's party of the year -- the Met Gala. All three are among the event's co-chairs. IMAGES
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that the US and it's European allies are prepared to take "united, swift and severe action" against Russia if they pursue aggressive action against Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Spotify has released its annual list of the world's top podcasts, artists, albums, songs, and playlists. "2020 Wrapped" features the artist Bad Bunny in the #1 spot as the most-streamed artist of the year. Bad Bunny ended the year with more than 8.3 billion streams on the app, followed next by Drake and J Balvin. CNN reports that the late rapper Juice WRLD and The Weeknd came in behind the top 3. Billie Eilish was Spotify's most-streamed female artist for the second year in a row. Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande took the second and third spots behind Eilish.