COP26 live updates: Greta Thunberg to lead climate protests in Glasgow wapo.st/3BMMs0L
Trash collectors are engaged in a dispute over pay and working conditions with the Glasgow city council and have been out on strike since Nov. 1, taking advantage of the moment to get the world’s attention and put pressure on the city during COP. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Greta Thunberg is leading thousands of activists in Glasgow, marching from Kelingrove Park to George Square. Chants and signs underline the growing sense of urgency about action on climate change. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
The Post spoke with six activists from the Philippines, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Bangladesh and Argentina, five of whom belong to a Fridays for Future chapter, about how climate change is impacting their countries and how they would define success at COP26. wapo.st/305CJFT
Al Gore says satellites will serve as “neighborhood watch” to monitor compliance with emissions pledges wapo.st/3mLm0jS
Greta Thunberg headlined an afternoon of speeches from youth activists outside the United Nations climate summit.
Thunberg said #COP26 is a “failure,” “exclusionary” and “a global north green wash festival.” wapo.st/3k8vBzo
Activists have brought a small iceberg from Greenland to the global climate summit in Glasgow.
The little berg is quietly melting outside the sprawl of the Scottish Events Campus, where #COP26 is taking place. wapo.st/3wxEqIh
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President Donald Trump’s assault on American democracy began in the spring of 2020, when he issued a flurry of preemptive attacks on the integrity of voting systems.
The doubts he cultivated ultimately led to a rampage in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. wapo.st/3pTXK0M
As threats mounted after Election Day, Georgia state official Gabriel Sterling had had enough.
“Mr. President, it looks like you likely lost the state of Georgia,” he said on Dec. 1. “Stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence. Someone is going to get hurt.”
Donell Harvin, a D.C. intelligence official, saw signs of violence ahead of Jan. 6, but felt federal law enforcement agencies did not share his sense of urgency.
Forty-eight hours before the attack, he began pressing every alarm button that he could. wapo.st/3pTXK0M
Workers at a McDonald's in Bradford, Pa., walked off the job in early September — another worker rebellion in a season full of them.
Long accustomed to feeling scorned, ignored and invisible, low-wage workers are realizing they suddenly have some agency. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…
Dustin Snyder was tired of low wages and 60-hour workweeks. The McDonald’s assistant general manager drafted a petition: “We are all leaving and hope you find employees that want to work for $9.25 an hour.”
Dustin gathered his employees and explained he was leaving. “How many of you want to go with me?” he asked.
Initially, there was silence. Then seven of the nine employees tossed aside their headsets and abandoned their posts. “It’s a walkout!” one yelled. wapo.st/3kcovdm
Saturday is the big protest day at the COP26 climate summit.
Friday’s student protests brought about 25,000 people, but Saturday’s protests include a larger range of groups, and the city of Glasgow is expecting tens of thousands of demonstrators. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
More than 100,000 demonstrators flooded the streets for the COP26 climate justice march, according to organizers.
Social-distancing measures meant access to events was limited. This demonstration, protesters said, was their way of seizing the spotlight. wapo.st/3kxb5ZJ
Hong Kong’s double-decker buses are not just a form of transportation but a popular space for commuters to take short naps.
Now, a tour company has designed and launched a five-hour bus journey specifically for customers to sleep as much as they want. wapo.st/3mEhWBY
In a poll by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, almost 7 out of 10 respondents reported experiencing insomnia.
In this hectic city, most people live in tiny spaces in high-rise towers; construction noise is ubiquitous and often goes from dawn to dusk. wapo.st/3mEhWBY
Frankie Chow, the founder of Ulu Travel Agency, had an idea.
His company rented an air-conditioned double-decker bus and designed a 47-mile route — the longest in Hong Kong — to maximize the time for passengers to zonk out. wapo.st/3mEhWBY
British regulators approve pill for covid-19 treatment, the first authorization for the Merck drug molnupiravir in the world washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11…
Experts say that if widely authorized, molnupiravir could have huge potential: Pills are easier to take, manufacture and store, making them particularly useful in lower- to middle-income countries with weaker infrastructure and limited vaccine supplies. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11…
In a global clinical trial, the pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by nearly half among higher-risk adult coronavirus patients diagnosed with mild to moderate illness, according to Merck. wapo.st/2ZX4YGQ