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Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense after being arrested at a demonstration against an oil industry conference in London.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum

    Headline from WMUR ·

  2. Newest

    Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Police detain Greta Thunberg at London climate protest (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Swedish activist held at protest against the influence of the fossil fuel industry on UK and global climate politics.

  2. The Guardian

    Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil summit protest (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Climate activist taken away by Met police after protesters denounce meeting of fossil fuel executives and ministers

  3. Local News 8

    Greta Thunberg arrested at oil conference in London, eyewitnesses tell CNN (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Tom Foster and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Greta Thunberg was arrested at a protest outside an oil and gas conference – formerly known as the “Oil and Money” conference – at a luxury five-star hotel in London on Tuesday, eyewitnesses told CNN.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Greta Thunberg detained at London climate protest – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg and others were detained at a protest to disrupt a planned oil and gas executives' forum.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest disrupting major oil conference (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday was detained by police after joining hundreds of protesters to disrupt a major energy conference in London.

  6. Time

    Greta Thunberg Among Climate Activists Detained For Disrupting A Major Oil Conference (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    "The world is drowning in fossil fuels. Our hopes and dreams and lives are being washed away by a flood of greenwashing."

  7. New York Post

    Greta Thunberg smirks during arrest in London at oil protest (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “Behind these closed doors at the oil and money conference, spineless politicians are making deals and compromises with lobbyists from destructive industries, the fossil fuel industry,”…

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Greta Thunberg was detained by British police on Tuesday alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference.

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense after being arrested at a demonstration against an oil industry conference in London.

  10. Local News 8

    Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense following arrest at protest in London (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Caitlin Danaher, CNN London (CNN) — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offense following her arrest for protesting outside this year’s Energy Intelligence Forum in London, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement Wednesday.

  11. The Guardian

    Greta Thunberg charged with public order offence after London oil protest (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Environmental campaigner among 27 charged after protest at Energy Intelligence Forum in Mayfair

  12. UPI

    Greta Thunberg charged after arrest at London oil protest (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was charged with a public order offense Wednesday after she was arrested along with more than two dozen other protesters at a conference in London, officials said.

  13. Fox News

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested while protesting in London (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Greta Thunberg, a climate activist who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, was arrested in London while protesting outside a conference hosted by oil and gas executives.

  14. France 24

    UK police charge Greta Thunberg after climate protest arrest (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    UK police on Wednesday charged Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with a public order offence, following her detention at a protest outside an annual gathering of energy industry figures in London.

  15. RedState

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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