epa07439142 Thousands of students demonstrate during a 'Climate strike' protest in Lausanne, Switzerland, 15 March 2019. Students across the world are taking part in a massive global student strike movement called #FridayForFuture which was sparked by Greta Thunberg of Sweden, a sixteen year old climate activist who has been protesting outside the Swedish parliament every Friday since August 2018. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
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Tens of thousands of young people skipped school across the globe on Friday to march through the streets for an international day of student protests aimed at pushing world leaders into action on climate change. Classrooms in capitals from Bangkok to Berlin, Lagos to London emptied as ambitious organisers of the student strike hoped to stage 1,000 demos in more than 100 countries.