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The lights go out at the Colosseum in Rome for Earth Hour. The annual event calls for action on climate change and the environment, and this year, organisers say they want to highlight the link between the destruction of the natural world and the increasing incidence of diseases -- such as Covid-19 -- making the leap from animals to humans. IMAGES
Sydney Opera house goes dark in support of the Earth Hour initiative that aims to raise awareness about our impact on the planet. Several other landmarks in capital cities throughout the world will also switch off their lights symbolically today. IMAGES
The lights go out at Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro for Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19. IMAGES
The Eiffel Tower plunges into darkness to join the symbolic initiative launched 15 years ago by the WWF association to raise awareness of the environmental cause. IMAGES
Christ the Redeemer, the emblematic monument of Rio de Janeiro, plunges into darkness for an hour on Saturday as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet's vanishing plant and animal life. IMAGES.