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Rome's outdoor workers face extreme heat as melting-ice protest demands action
Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union staged a dramatic protest outside Rome's Colosseum on Wednesday, melting ice statues to highlight the dangers heatwaves pose to outdoor workers and call for faster fossil fuel phase-out.
Davide Ruspoli · 408 words
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