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      Climate activists participate in a demonstration

      Surging Weather Extremes Fuel Fresh Demands for Biden to Declare Climate Emergency

      One campaignersaid political leaders must "use every tool in their power to abate the emergency that's no longer at our doorstep anymore, but that has a foot in the door and is already affecting people right now."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jul 10, 2023

      As record temperatures, deadly flooding, and other extreme weather driven by human-caused global heating hammer at least millions of people around the world, activists this week are once again imploring U.S. President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency.

      Over the past week, the planet endured record-breaking average global temperatures, prompting United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to declare that "climate change is out of control."

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      President of Brazil Visits Downing Street

      Brazilian President Lula da Silva Calls For Freedom For Julian Assange

      'The press, which defends freedom of the press, does nothing to free this citizen.'

      Common Dreams Staff
      May 07, 2023

      Brazil's President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has called for freedom for Julian Assange and denounced the lack of concerted efforts to free the journalist.

      Lula spoke to a group of reporters in London Saturday while in town to attend the coronation of King Charles III.

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      'Incredibly Alarming': Peaceful Protests Not Fit For a King

      'We're now living in a dystopian nightmare'

      Common Dreams Staff
      May 06, 2023

      Thousands of King Charles III's subjects protested against the monarchy Saturday in London — and heavy-handed police detained many of them for "suspicion of breaching the peace."

      Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Police tweeted that they would have an “extremely low tolerance” of those seeking to “undermine” King Charles III's coronation day.

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