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Two protesters wearing masks of US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold signs reading "Mr President First, Mrs Earth Last" (L) and "Mutti (Mom, meaning Merkel) didn't make it, Youth must fix it" during the "Fridays for Future" demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during a protest for climate action on September 20, 2019, part of a global climate action day. — Two protesters wearing masks of US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold signs reading "Mr President First, Mrs Earth Last" (L) and "Mutti (Mom, meaning Merkel) didn't make it, Youth must fix it" during the "Fridays for Future" demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during a protest for climate action on September 20, 2019, part of a global climate action day.Foto: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix

Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

Published 23 September 2019, 10:16Updated 24 September 2019, 07:28