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Climate activists stage a demonstration warning of "polluted" profits outside Unilever's HQ in London on eve of the company's annual earnings announcement. IMAGES
Hundreds of people march down Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, demanding justice and equality for Indigenous peoples, on the anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas. IMAGES
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends at a Fridays for Future demonstration in Davos on the final day of the World Economic Forum meeting. She and other activists have launched an online petition demanding that energy firms stop any new oil, gas or coal extraction projects -- or face possible legal action. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets in central Paris during a protest to demand legislation and funds to fight violence against women. Calling for two billion euros per year, demonstrators carried placards reading "0.6% of rapists convicted" or "0.1% of GDP, it's too much to ask?". IMAGES
Sri Lankan demonstrators gather outside the president's office in capital Colombo to mark Vesak, the anniversary of Buddha's birth, as weeks of anti-government demonstrations over the country's crippling economic crisis continue. IMAGES