Outspoken and daring teenagers mean business


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 07 Jul 2019

Thunberg: Her powerful actions have inspired the young around the world. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: From the United States to Europe and Asia, young people are seeking a better future for themselves.

At only 16 years old, Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is the face of global youth climate change.The pig-tailed Swedish schoolgirl famously told a room full of European lawmakers and tycoons at the World Economic Forum that children are tired of being told to be hopeful.

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