Climate activist Greta Thunberg shows support for Biden in rare political tweet


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  • Saturday, 10 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a Fridays For Future protest at the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm, Sweden October 9, 2020. Jessica Gow /TT News Agency/via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg on Saturday showed support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the U.S. presidential election.

The Swedish 17-year-old said in a tweet that she never engages in party politics, but that "the upcoming US elections is above and beyond all that".

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