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Added on the 05/11/2017 13:34:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Several thousand demonstrators converge on Bonn ahead of UN climate negotiations demanding that governments step up action to halt global warming, starting with a rapid phase-out of coal-burning power plants. IMAGES
Several hundred protesters temporarily take control of a coal mine in Welzow, Germany to protest against the use and production of 'dirtier' lignite coal. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
Firefighters rescue a miner from a coal mine where at least 11 people died and ten remain trapped following an explosion in central Colombia. The accident in the municipality of Sutatausa occurred due to an accumulation of gases that exploded after a worker's tool caused a spark, Governor Nicolas Garcia told Blu Radio. IMAGES
German police officers begin removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures after they embarked on an operation to evacuate a protest camp that has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels. Luetzerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia state, has been turned over to around 2,000 anti-coal activists who are trying to prevent the site from being dug up for coal. IMAGES
Protesters take to the streets of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar for a fifth day after the arrests of officials allegedly tied to a coal industry embezzlement scandal that has sparked public outrage. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).