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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2019 5:09:31 GMT
Greta Thunberg's U.N. address became the speech heard 'round the world this week. Thunberg addressed hundreds of global leaders and while one, President Trump, seemed unimpressed by the 16-year-old climate activist, another U.S. politician wants to help her.
Thunberg said this week that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger offered to lend her his electric car. In clip from the Scandinavian talk show "Skavlan," Thunberg reveals the governator's offer.
In the teaser clip, Thunberg speaks in her native Swedish and tells host Fredrik Skavlan that many people have offered to help her. "One of the funniest offers I've received is that Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered me to lend his electric car if I want to," Thunberg said, according to a press release from "Skavlan" about the interview.
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2019 18:08:58 GMT
Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin said he did not share "the common excitement" about Thunberg, adding, however, that he is "sure that Greta is a kind and very sincere girl."
Thunberg then took to Twitter to mock the Russian president, changing her bio to read: "A kind but poorly informed teenager."
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Post by Admin on Nov 18, 2019 21:11:52 GMT
Harry, 35, met young Youth Zone attendees and award nominees, then delivered a short speech before presenting the OnSide Health and Wellbeing Award.
“I’ve been to lots of events in this building, but the energy here tonight is truly something special and of course I feel privileged to be part of this community, so thanks for having me! All of this tonight would not be possible without the incredible network of like-minded organizations, who are united in showing young people a positive future,” he said. “It is with real pleasure that I can tonight announce the newest member of the OnSide family – the schools’ mental health charity Place2Be. Through a collaboration brought together by the City of London, Place2Be’s mental health services will become available in Youth Zones, starting with Future Youth Zone in London later this month. This, of course, is fantastic news as sometimes a lack of mental fitness can be the biggest blocker to our own ability to succeed.”
Harry added, “By understanding our own mental health as much as we do our physical health, by knowing what makes us thrive rather than just survive, we’ll be unlocking such incredible potential for ourselves and more young people up and down the country. So, for everyone involved in making this happen, thank you.”
Awards were presented to those who have made a real difference in their community, have a breakthrough talent or have overcome challenging circumstances. Over 2,500 young people will travel from across the U.K. for the event, which will also feature performances from popular artists such as John Newman, The Script and Ms. Banks as well as OnSide’s very own talented young stars.
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Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2019 3:32:30 GMT
Conspiracy theorists are at it again over a 120-year-old photo depicting a girl who bears an uncanny resemblance to teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg. The photo, unearthed from archives at the University of Washington, shows three children working at a gold mine in Canada, including a girl wearing Thunberg’s signature braid and stoic expression. Thunberg, 16, took the world by storm when she arrived at the UN Climate Action Summit from her native Sweden this year via sailboat — having sworn off airplanes because of their environmental impact. She spoke bluntly to US policymakers at the summit for not having stricter emissions standards. “How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,” she said at the time.
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2019 18:42:24 GMT
A British yacht skipper's flight to the US to help Greta Thunberg sail to Portugal has produced the same amount of carbon emissions the voyage hoped to save. Nikki Henderson, 26, flew to the US from Britain to sail 48-foot catamaran the La Vagabonde. The vessel is carrying Miss Thunberg and her father Svante 3,000 miles to Portugal where she will go onto attend the COP 25 climate change talks in Madrid. Ms Henderson was a skipper in three ARC Trans Atlantic races. In two of them, she was the youngest competitor. She also skippered the Caribbean 600 and has raced in three Caribbean seasons. Ms Henderson tweeted: 'I decided to help @sailing_LaVaga and support Greta because she is changing the world - simply by standing up for what she believes is right and staying true to her values.
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