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Several thousand demonstrators converge on Bonn ahead of UN climate negotiations demanding that governments step up action to halt global warming, starting with a rapid phase-out of coal-burning power plants. IMAGES
German police officers begin removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures after they embarked on an operation to evacuate a protest camp that has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels. Luetzerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia state, has been turned over to around 2,000 anti-coal activists who are trying to prevent the site from being dug up for coal. IMAGES
Protesters take to the streets of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar for a fifth day after the arrests of officials allegedly tied to a coal industry embezzlement scandal that has sparked public outrage. IMAGES
People in Gramoteino lay flowers at a memorial dedicated to rescuers killed in a previous mine accident in 2000. The Siberian mining region of Kemerovo begins three days of mourning on Friday after 52 people died in a coal mine accident and a rescue effort ended in tragedy. IMAGES
Emergency services arrive at the site of a fatal accident in a Siberian coal mine, though rescue efforts have been forced to stop due to the risk of explosion. Eleven miners have died and dozens more are believed to be trapped. IMAGES
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