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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
Read full article: Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social mediaAustralia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.
Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate
Read full article: Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estateFour Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges.
In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough
Read full article: In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enoughSix years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, young people around the world staged fresh marches and said their protests are not being sufficiently acted upon.
Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The Hague
Read full article: Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The HagueClimate activist Greta Thunberg is among dozens of people who have been detained by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city.
A London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of refusing to leave oil industry conference
Read full article: A London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of refusing to leave oil industry conferenceA judge in London has acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of refusing to follow a police order to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to an oil and gas industry conference last year.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for blocking oil and gas conference
Read full article: Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London for blocking oil and gas conferenceClimate activist Greta Thunberg is on trial for protesting outside a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.
Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport's expansion for private planes
Read full article: Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport's expansion for private planesClimate activist Greta Thunberg has joined a march in southern England to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport.
Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election
Read full article: Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before electionClimate activist Greta Thunberg has been briefly interrupted by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.
Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds
Read full article: Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis findsClose to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt.
Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum
Read full article: Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forumGreta Thunberg has been detained by British police alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference.
Top warming talks official hopes for 'course correction' and praises small steps in climate efforts
Read full article: Top warming talks official hopes for 'course correction' and praises small steps in climate effortsA top official of upcoming international climate negotiations hopes to prove critics wrong and surprise them with a “course correction” for an ever-warming world.
Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up
Read full article: Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats upFrom Europe to Africa to southeast Asia, tens of thousands of climate activists around the world launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as Earth suffers from dramatic weather extremes.
Greta Thunberg defiant after Swedish court fines her for disobeying police during climate protest
Read full article: Greta Thunberg defiant after Swedish court fines her for disobeying police during climate protestHours after a Swedish court fined Greta Thunberg for disobeying police during an environmental protest at an oil facility last month, the climate activist once again attempted to block access to the facility and was removed by the police.
EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change
Read full article: EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate changeProtesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament in Strasbourg as the bloc faces a major vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive environmental change.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Greta Thunberg and others to address the war's effect on ecology
Read full article: Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Greta Thunberg and others to address the war's effect on ecologyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Thursday with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and prominent European figures who are forming a working group to address ecological damage from the 16-month-old Russian invasion.
Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climate
Read full article: Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climateHeads of state, finance leaders and activists are converging in Paris to seek ways to overhaul the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and help them weather a warmer and stormier world.
Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event
Read full article: Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos eventPower brokers have wrapped up the World Economic Forum’s annual conclave in the Swiss town of Davos as worries about the war in Ukraine, a warming planet and a cooling global economy dominated discussions about the world’s ills.
At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action
Read full article: At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate actionProminent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate are condemning corporate VIPs and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, for prioritizing short-term profits from fossil fuels over people affected by the climate crisis.
Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion
Read full article: Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansionThousands of people are demonstrating in persistent rain to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.
War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt
Read full article: War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in EgyptEach year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it doesn’t deliver another landmark pact like the one agreed 2015 in Paris.
Afraid and anxious, young protesters demand climate action
Read full article: Afraid and anxious, young protesters demand climate actionYoung activists have staged a coordinated “global climate strike” to highlight their fears about the effects of global warming and demand more aid for poor countries hit by wild weather.
Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
Read full article: Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate changeLatinos are leading the way in U.S. activism around climate change from grassroots organizing to global advocacy, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands and the experience of effects on their communities.
Greta Thunberg aims to drive change with ‘The Climate Book’
Read full article: Greta Thunberg aims to drive change with ‘The Climate Book’Climate activist Greta Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the world’s interconnected environmental crises, with contributions from leading scientists and writers.
Near-empty flights crisscross Europe to secure landing slots
Read full article: Near-empty flights crisscross Europe to secure landing slotsEurope's sky is filling up with near-empty flights that even airlines admit serve no purpose except securing valuable time slots at some of the world's biggest airports.
McConnell, Spears, Osaka: A look at 2021's notable quotes
Read full article: McConnell, Spears, Osaka: A look at 2021's notable quotesA line from a speech given from the U.S. Senate floor before rioters broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 tops a Yale Law School librarian’s list of the most notable quotes of 2021.
The Latest: US envoy says climate aid goal to be met in 2022
Read full article: The Latest: US envoy says climate aid goal to be met in 2022U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says developed nations will start making good on their joint pledge of $100 billion in annual climate aid to developing nations next year.
What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explained
Read full article: What is COP? Key facts and terms at climate summit explainedThe U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming.
Protesters slam London banks on climate, fossil fuel support
Read full article: Protesters slam London banks on climate, fossil fuel supportProtesters took to the streets of London’s historic financial district to lobby against the use of fossil fuels ahead of the U.N. climate summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Campaigners stage climate protests across continents
Read full article: Campaigners stage climate protests across continentsEnvironmental campaigners have staged protests on several continents to press their demands for more government action to curb global warming ahead of the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Glasgow.
Climate activist Nakate seeks immediate action in Glasgow
Read full article: Climate activist Nakate seeks immediate action in GlasgowUgandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate said youth delegates at a gathering in Italy’s financial capital are struggling to get their voices through in an event that she and others complain has been heavily orchestrated.
Thunberg chides leaders for 'blah, blah, blah' on climate
Read full article: Thunberg chides leaders for 'blah, blah, blah' on climateYouth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to fight climate change and for delivering too much “blah blah blah’’ as climate change wreaks havoc around the world.
Young climate activists chide world leaders, demand more say
Read full article: Young climate activists chide world leaders, demand more sayYouth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to fight climate change and for delivering too much “blah blah blah’’ as climate change wreaks havoc around the world.
Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say
Read full article: Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more sayYouth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastized global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to help poor nations adapt to a warming Earth and for delivering too much “blah blah blah’’ as climate change wreaks havoc.
Thunberg joins climate rally in Germany ahead of election
Read full article: Thunberg joins climate rally in Germany ahead of electionTens of thousands of environmental activists have rallied outside Germany’s parliament two days before the country holds a national election and demanded that politicians take stronger action to curb climate change.
After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part
Read full article: After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their partDays after the alarming warning of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that there was a “code red for humanity,” with global warming threatening to choke the planet, individuals are seeking to play their part.
Leaders, activists alarmed, not surprised by climate report
Read full article: Leaders, activists alarmed, not surprised by climate reportA U.N.-appointed panel of experts says that Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past the most ambitious threshold set in the Paris accord.
The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrants
Read full article: The Latest: Mayors ask Biden for consult on climate migrantsThe mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York City and San Diego, are asking President Joe Biden to consult them as the administration studies how to identify and resettle people displaced by drought, rising seas and other effects of climate change.
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
Read full article: DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with BrazilDozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.
India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests
Read full article: India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protestsA vendor reaches out for a copy of The Caravan, Indias leading investigating magazine, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. At the heart of the allegations is the magazine’s coverage of the ongoing farmers’ protests that have gripped India for more than two months. Critics say it has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts. Hundreds of Indian Twitter accounts, including those of news websites, activists and a farmers’ union, were suspended on Monday. But similarly, Twitter’s reaction of suspending accounts has also “set a terrible precedent” for free speech and press, said Jose.
1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed
Read full article: 1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensedA person reads tweets by Indian celebrities, one of the many backing the Indian government, on his mobile in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. It took just one tweet from pop star Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, after she tweeted about the farmer protests that have gripped India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI – It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. The pop star linked a news article in a tweet drawing attention to the massive farmer protests that have gripped India for more than two months. AdTharoor in a tweet said Indian government getting “Indian celebrities to react to Western ones is embarrassing."
EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come aboutBelarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and two former White House senior advisers are among this years nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no shortage of causes or candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider for what arguably remains the world’s most prestigious prize. Here's a look at the Nobel nomination process:WHO CAN NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? The U.N. World Food Program won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. The peace prize and other Nobel awards are presented to the winners on Dec. 10, the anniversary of founder Alfred Nobel’s death.
Death threat against 11-year-old activist sends outrage
Read full article: Death threat against 11-year-old activist sends outrageFrancisco Vera, 11, who is well-known in Colombia for his environmental campaigns and defense of children's rights, gives an interview in Villeta, Colombia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. The 11-year old activist who received a death threat over Twitter, says that he will continue to lead campaigns and urged other young people to use social media to support causes they believe in. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)VILLETA – A social media death threat aimed at an 11-year-old environmental activist has roused outrage in Colombia, a nation where attacks on social leaders are common and threats are taken seriously. Colombian officials said they are investigating the death threat against Francisco Vera and President Ivan Duque recently promised in a television appearance that his government would find “the bandits” behind the Twitter message. She said a town official suggested shutting down her son’s social media account, but she prefers to let him decide whether to stop campaigning.
Climate activist Thunberg to appear on Swedish postal stamp
Read full article: Climate activist Thunberg to appear on Swedish postal stampSwedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg appears on a postal stamp in her native Sweden that is part of a series focusing on the environment, as seen through a magnifying glass, in Stockholm, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. One of the stamps features teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg in her trademark yellow raincoat with her braid blowing in the wind and standing a top a hill. (AP Photo/David Keyton)STOCKHOLM – Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear on a postal stamp that will be issued Thursday in her native Sweden and is part of a series focusing on the environment. Thunberg, who just turned 18, rose to prominence for weekly solo protests outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm that she started on Aug. 20, 2018. Appearing on a stamp “means that a person is doing something extraordinary,” said Kristina Olofsdotter, managing director for stamps at the postal company.
Five years on, signs that Paris climate accord is working
Read full article: Five years on, signs that Paris climate accord is workingFive years after a historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase their efforts to fight global warming. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)The forecast for global warming is looking a little less bleak in the long term, but not so rosy in the short term. With numerous countries pledging to clean up their act and projected temperature rises now smaller than they once were, scientists and diplomats say the outlook for mid-to-late century is not as gloomy as it was when the historic 2015 Paris climate accord was signed. On Saturday, exactly five years after the Paris climate agreement was struck, world leaders will gather virtually to both celebrate progress and chart the next steps. More than 100 countries — and even more companies, states and cities — have pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century.
Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'
Read full article: Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'LONE TREE, Colo. – A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has been named Time Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year." Rao told The Associated Press in a Zoom interview from her home Friday that the prize is "nothing that I could have ever imagined. Rao has partnered with rural schools; museums; science, technology, engineering and mathematics organizations; and other institutions to run innovation workshops for thousands of other students. Science and technology are being employed as never before to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, global warming and a host of other issues, she noted. “Anybody can do science.”Time was planning a Kid of the Year broadcast special at 7:30 p.m. EST (5:30 p.m. MST) on Nickelodeon.
Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullying
Read full article: Bangladeshi wins children's prize for fighting cyberbullyingTHE HAGUE – A 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Friday for his work combating cyberbullying in his country, and he vowed to keep fighting online abuse until it is eradicated. The award is accompanied by a fund of 100,000 euros ($118,225), which is invested by the KidsRights Foundation in projects that are closely linked to the winner’s work. After Yousafzai won the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2013, she went on to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize a year later for campaigning for girls to have a universal right to education even after she survived being shot by Taliban militants. Addressing Friday's award ceremony via a video link, Yousafzai praised Rahman's work for contributing to internet safety. “Cyberbullying is a violation of that right.”
Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame
Read full article: Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fameThis image released by Hulu shows activist Greta Thunberg, center, in a scene from the documentary "I Am Greta." (Hulu via AP)NEW YORK – In the first days of Greta Thunberg’s solitary sidewalk protest outside Swedish Parliament in August 2018, most walk right past her. I think: Oh, I was so young and naive back then — which is quite funny,” says Thunberg, recalling her first days of protest in an interview. “I don’t really like the title of the film, ‘I Am Greta.’ It makes it seem like I take myself very seriously,” says Thunberg. Asked how she felt watching news clips of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin deriding her in the film, Thunberg laughs.
New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA Awards
Read full article: New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA AwardsThis image released by Hulu shows activist Greta Thunberg, center, in a scene from the documentary "I Am Greta" the story of Thunberg, the teenage Swedish schoolgirl who is leading the global school strike for action on climate change. The film premieres Friday on Hulu. (Hulu via AP)
New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA Awards
Read full article: New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA AwardsThis image released by Hulu shows activist Greta Thunberg, center, in a scene from the documentary "I Am Greta" the story of Thunberg, the teenage Swedish schoolgirl who is leading the global school strike for action on climate change. (Hulu via AP)Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— When Greta Thunberg began protesting outside Swedish Parliament two years ago, it only took days for director Nathan Grossman to start trailing her in her mission to prod government leaders on the climate crisis. “I Am Greta,” which premieres Friday on Hulu, documents the enormous movement fueled by Thunberg’s one-person school strike, and a few very surreal years for the Swedish teenager. — After releasing two chart-topping albums in 2017, superstar country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton is back with a new collection of songs coming out Friday.
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus pens support for Day of the Girl Child
Read full article: ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus pens support for Day of the Girl ChildFILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017 file photo, Bjorn Ulvaeus poses for photographers in a recreation of the Polar recording studio in London. ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus talks exclusively to AP on UNICEF's International Day of the Girl Child about the challenges girls face and promoting girl's empowerment. “I’ve been surrounded by women, strong women for a long time,” Ulvaeus said, speaking about the need to empower female voices ahead of Sunday’s International Day of the Girl Child. With few exceptions their powers rest on cultures, religions and ideologies that suppress women.”Ulvaeus said he was inspired to write about the need to support International Day of the Girl Child. In 2011, the United Nations declared Oct. 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to promote girls’ rights and address the challenges girls face around the world.
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
Read full article: World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fightFILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015 file photo, a child carries a parcel from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Mwenezi, Zimbabwe. The WFP has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. The announcement was made Friday Oct. 9, 2020 in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee. “The World Food Program works at the intersection of those two problems (and) it's going to face an increasing workload in the coming years." Some, however, noted that the World Food Program’s top donors are also major food exporters and often involved in the sale of arms to conflict zones where the agency works, from Afghanistan to Yemen.
Nobel Peace Prize awaited as ray of hope after a tough year
Read full article: Nobel Peace Prize awaited as ray of hope after a tough yearFILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, a national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Norwegian Nobel committee will announce the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday Oct. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)In a year of the coronavirus pandemic, military conflicts, democratic backsliding and accelerating climate change, Friday’s announcement of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is being awaited as a chance to impart hope to a world in turmoil. From climate activists to political dissidents to international organizations, there is no shortage of causes or candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider for what arguably remains the world’s most prestigious prize. The U.S. president has also been suggested for next year's prize for brokering a Middle East peace deal.
Belarus activist shares ‘Alternative Nobel’ with 3 others
Read full article: Belarus activist shares ‘Alternative Nobel’ with 3 othersFILE - In this Saturday, June 21, 2014 file photo, Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski is welcomed by his supporters at a railway terminal in Minsk, Belarus. The prominent Belarus opposition figure Ales Bialiatski and leading imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh have been awarded the 2020 Swedish Right Livelihood Award, sometimes referred to as the Alternative Nobel, along with activists from Nicaragua and the United States. (AP Photo/Dmitry Brushko, File)STOCKHOLM – A prominent Belarus opposition figure and an imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer on Thursday were awarded the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes referred to as the “Alternative Nobel,” together with activists from Nicaragua and the United States. Created in 1980, the annual Right Livelihood Award honors efforts that the prize founder, Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull, felt were being ignored by the Nobel prizes. Earlier recipients of the Right Livelihood Award include Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return
Read full article: Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a returnSeveral groups like 'Friday for Future' or 'Ende Gelaende' started actions for climate justice in the coming days throughout Germany. She joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish Parliament on Friday to kick off a day of socially distanced global climate protests. The coronavirus outbreak has prevented the Fridays for Future movement that Thunberg inspired from holding its mass rallies in recent months, lowering its public profile. Thunberg started her solo protests outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm on Aug. 20, 2018. Thousands of primarily young protesters took to the streets of cities across Germany as part of the Friday for Future protests demanding for more to be done to fight climate change.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Read full article: NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week(AP) – A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. Will the hypocritical lefties still support her, or is this now a call to arms?” asked one Facebook post containing the video. “No story would ever be published by @LeedsNews without full verification,” Sheridan said on Twitter, referencing the Post’s Twitter handle. The video goes on to show people dressed as Krampus striking people running down the street with bundles of birch branches. One Facebook post alone had over 15,000 shares.