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'Worse than Voldemort' - Global students' strike targets climate change

By Tom Westbrook and Alex Fraser

Friday, 15 Mar 2019 | 2:15 PM MYT

A student holds a placard during a demonstration against climate change in New York, U.S., March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of school students around the world walked out of classes on Friday in a global strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.

"Climate change is worse than Voldemort," read a handmade sign carried by one student in Wellington, referring to the evil wizard in the hugely popular Harry Potter books and films.

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