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Latest Round of Climate Change Protests Span the Globe

VOA News

   Thousands of people in cities across Europe and Asia joined a fresh
   round of global demonstrations on Friday urging more action to curb
   climate change.

   The rallies kicked off in Sydney, Australia, where protesters gathered
   outside the New South Wales Liberal Party headquarters to demand the
   government reject new coal, oil or gas projects. The Australian
   protests are taking place as the country's southeast has been
   devastated by hundreds of damaging bush fires in recent weeks, which
   many protesters see as the result of climate change.

   Activists also took to the streets in India, Germany, South Korea,
   Israel, Turkey, Italy, Spain and France.

   The climate campaign group Friday for Future said demonstrations were
   expected in 2,300 cities spanning 153 countries.

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