Hundreds of workers from Google, Amazon and other technology companies on Friday joined climate-change marches in San Francisco and Seattle, saying their employers had been too slow to tackle global warming and needed to take more drastic action.
The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses had asked Swift not to perform at the Melbourne Cup. She hasn't commented on the reason for her cancellation.
French police fired tear gas and made over a hundred arrests in Paris on Saturday as they dispersed "yellow vest" protesters attempting unauthorized rallies and black-masked demonstrators who disrupted a climate march.
Friday’s global climate protests put the gap between activists and many of the world leaders preparing to meet in New York City next week into stark focus.
