Extinction Rebellion targets financial sector ahead of 'closing ceremony'

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Having confirmed they are to bring the latest wave of actions to an end, Christian activists this morning staged a protests at Canary Wharf warning 'business as usual = death'

Ahead of this evening's closure of its London camps, Extinction Rebellion (XR) this morning launched a final wave of protests across the capital's financial sector. Members of the Christian Climate...

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