COP25 Overnight Briefing: Protests take centre stage as climate talks trudge on

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Climate protestors banished from UN Summit venue Hundreds of people were thrown out of the UN climate summit in Madrid yesterday after occupying the main plenary hall to highlight the need to rapid action...

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