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Images show Berlin's Brandenburg Gate splattered with orange paint after activists from the "Last Generation" ("Letzte Generation") environmental collective spray-painted the six pillars of the emblematic monument to warn of the urgency of global warming and demand a change in the German government's policy. The movement is calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest. Police arrested around ten activists near the gate, some of whom were still sitting on the ground, handcuffed. IMAGES
Cop27 president Sameh Shoukry gives his speech opening the 10th meeting of the parties. He urges delegates, "I call upon all of you to view these draft decisions, not nearly as words on paper, but as our collective message to the world." SOUNDBITE
Humanity must "cooperate or perish" in the face of accelerating climate change impacts, UN chief Antonio Guterres tells world leaders at talks in Egypt on curbing global warming. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel are welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the COP 27 summit. IMAGES
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arabic Emirates President arrives at the COP27 World Leaders Summit and is welcomed by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at the COP27 World Leaders Summit. COP27 kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters. IMAGES
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