Six In The Morning Tuesday December 4

David Attenborough: 'The collapse of our civilizations is on the horizon'

By Mark Tutton, CNN

Renowned nature broadcaster David Attenborough has told world leaders that climate change could lead to collapse of civilizations, and much of the natural world.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the COP24 UN climate conference, in Katowice, Poland, Attenborough called climate change "our greatest threat in thousands of years."

In the weeks leading up to the event, the UN asked people to send their thoughts on climate change. Attenborough was there to represent the public, by taking the "People's Seat" at the conference.

First women’s Ballon d’Or marred as winner Ada Hegerberg is asked to twerk

• Host DJ Martin Solveig has since apologised for his comment 
• Luka Modric won men’s award to break Ronaldo-Messi duopoly

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Luka Modric ended a decade of dominance by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or but the Croatian’s win was overshadowed when the inaugural winner of the women’s award, Ada Hegerberg, was asked to twerk live on stage by the host DJ, Martin Solveig.

Hegerberg, who helped Lyon to the French title and Champions League, scoring in the final, pipped Denmark’s Pernille Harder to the prize but appeared embarrassed when asked by Solveig if she wanted to dance in celebration and “knew how to twerk”.

The 23-year-old said “no” and seemed to attempt to leave the stage, before reluctantly agreeing to dance to another song with Ginola. Solveig tweeted shortly after the ceremony, saying he had apologised to Hegerberg for the remark.

France revolts against Emmanuel Macron and the 'elite'

Representatives of the "yellow vest" demonstrators have called off talks with the French government, though it was doubtful they would've ended the protests. The gap between the people and their government is deepening.

Still under the impression of Saturday's dramatic events, the prefect chose his words to the public with care. "There was the will of the protesters to kill people," said Yves Rousset, who represents the French state in the department of Haute-Loire.

This past weekend, angry "yellow vest" protesters burned down his workplace, the prefecture in the tranquil town of Le Puy-en-Velay. Demonstrators hurled bricks through the windows and lobbed Molotov cocktails into the building. People were shocked at the unbridled protests in a pilgrimage town that is seen as the heart of Catholic France. Usually, political shockwaves from the capital are not noticeable that far away, more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Paris.

AMLO launches probe into missing students as part of Mexico 'transformation'

Newly installed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched his "transformation" of Mexico Monday with a return to presidential press conferences and a commission to investigate the internationally condemned disappearance of 43 students in 2014.

The anti-establishment leftist known as AMLO, who assumed the presidency Saturday, got down to business with a 6:00 am meeting with his public-security team, followed by a 7:00 am press conference -- something his predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto, habitually avoided.

He then signed a decree creating an investigative commission to unravel the unsolved case of the missing students, a stain on Pena Nieto's legacy.

Lion Air 'ponders cancelling Boeing jets' in row over crash

Lion Air reviews Boeing airplane orders in wake of late October crash that killed 189 people, sources tell Reuters.

Indonesia's Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737 jetliner crash that killed 189 people in late October.

Co-founder Rusdi Kirana is furious over what he regards as attempts by Boeing to deflect attention from recent design changes and blame Lion Air for the crash, while the airline faces scrutiny over its maintenance record and pilots' actions.

Ghosn's legal woes highlight governance failings in Japan

By Yuri Kageyama

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the arrest of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn is over how he allegedly could have under reported his income by millions of dollars for years and why the company is going after the suspected wrongdoing now.

Ghosn, who headed the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Motors auto alliance, was arrested Nov 19 on suspicion he underreported his income by $44 million over five years, or about half of what he was really making. Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi have ousted him as chairman; the board of Renault SA of France says it's waiting for more evidence.

Nissan is among a growing list of top-name Japanese companies whose corporate governance has been found lacking in recent years.