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Climate activists demonstrate during Extinction Rebellion protests in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, US, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Climate change activists in London block access to various government departments as they start a two week protest. Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images
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Protesters block one of the roads around the Victory Column (Siegessaeule) to mark the beginning of the Extinction Rebellion protests in Berlin, on October 7, 2019. AFP / dpa / Christoph Soeder
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Extinction Rebellion protesters rally in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 7, 2019. EPA/VICKIE FLOR
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Protesters hold signs depicting bees during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 at the Place du Chatelet in Paris. AFP
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An Extinction Rebellion protester sits with a bike lock around his neck inside a funeral hearse during a rally in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 7, 2019. EPA/VICKIE FLORES
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Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion block the road with a banner that calls on the government to act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to halt biodiversity loss and suggests the creation of citizen's assemblies on Whitehall outside Downing Street in central London, on October 7, 2019 during the group's global climate protests. AFP / ISABEL INFANTES
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Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement demonstrate outside the New York Stock Exchange, and the Defiant Girl statue, Monday, October 7, 2019, kicking off a wide-ranging series of worldwide protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change. AP Photo/Richard Drew
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Climate activists demonstrate during Extinction Rebellion protests in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, US, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Climate activists demonstrate during Extinction Rebellion protests in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, US, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Climate change activists in London block access to various government departments as they start a two week protest. Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images
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Protesters block one of the roads around the Victory Column (Siegessaeule) to mark the beginning of the Extinction Rebellion protests in Berlin, on October 7, 2019. AFP / dpa / Christoph Soeder
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Extinction Rebellion protesters rally in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 7, 2019. EPA/VICKIE FLOR
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Protesters hold signs depicting bees during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, on October 7, 2019 at the Place du Chatelet in Paris. AFP
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An Extinction Rebellion protester sits with a bike lock around his neck inside a funeral hearse during a rally in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 7, 2019. EPA/VICKIE FLORES
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Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion block the road with a banner that calls on the government to act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to halt biodiversity loss and suggests the creation of citizen's assemblies on Whitehall outside Downing Street in central London, on October 7, 2019 during the group's global climate protests. AFP / ISABEL INFANTES
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Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement demonstrate outside the New York Stock Exchange, and the Defiant Girl statue, Monday, October 7, 2019, kicking off a wide-ranging series of worldwide protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change. AP Photo/Richard Drew
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Climate activists demonstrate during Extinction Rebellion protests in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, US, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Climate activists demonstrate during Extinction Rebellion protests in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, US, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Climate protesters block streets around the world
In London, police arrested 276 activists from Extinction Rebellion as they blocked bridges and roads in city centre
Reuters
07 October, 2019
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