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A Greenpeace activist hangs from the building hosting the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, organised by the IAEA, holding a sign that reads "Nuclear Fairytale." Promoting nuclear energy has been a taboo in Brussels, but the summit is designed to send out the message that it is key to fighting climate change. IMAGES
Members of the United Auto Workers' (UAW) union picket and hold signs outside a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, on the first day of a historic strike that is ordering simultaneous stoppages at Detroit's "Big Three" for the first time. The dramatic walkout -- marked outside a Detroit-area Ford plant with rowdy honking and cheers at the arrival of the United Auto Workers' leader -- came after a last-minute push by General Motors, Ford and Stellantis failed to produce an agreement before a contract's expiration. IMAGES
A small group of protesters gather near the Fukushima Daiichi power plant as the release of the wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is set to begin. IMAGES
Iranians burn a portrait of Donald Trump and a US flag chanting "down with USA" during an anti-US demonstration after Friday prayers to protest against Trump's decision to pull America out of the nuclear deal. IMAGES
Police and hundreds of youths clash on the streets of central Nairobi, in an anti-government "Occupy Everything" protest called by activists. Riot-police firing tear gas to disperse the crowds are pelted with stones and debris. Protests have continued despite President William Ruto reversing his stance on raising taxes that set off weeks of deadly protests. IMAGES
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