Thousands participate in climate rally ahead of Germany election

Tens of thousands of environmental activists – including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg – staged a rally outside Germany’s parliament Friday, two days before the country holds a national election, to demand that politicians take stronger action to curb climate change. The protest outside the Reichstag in Berlin was part of a string of rallies around the world, from Japan and Italy to India and Britain – amid warnings the planet faces dangerous temperature rises unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut sharply in the coming years.