‘The time for change is now’: demonstrators around the world demand action on climate crisis
by Libby Brooks, Nina Lakhani, Jonathan Watts, Matthe from on (#5RK37)
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People on almost every continent were gathering for marches and rallies on Saturday to mark a Global Day for Climate Justice, halfway through the Glasgow climate change summit.
Activists in the Philippines, eight hours ahead of the UK, had already finished their rally as protesters gathered in Scotland. There were also rallies in South Korea, Indonesia, the Netherlands and France. The Belgian arm of Extinction Rebellion occupied a street in Brussels.
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