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The Story \\ #MALTA protest outside Malta's House of Parliament in Valletta, Malta, 26 November 2019 following the T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Demonstrators resignations of Minister Konrad Mizzi and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's Head of Staff Keith Schembri and Minister Chris Cardona suspending himself from any activities of his party (Partit Laburista) as Malta police investigations into the murder of late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 continue. EPA-EFE/DOMENIC AQUILINA

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society in Malta held two protests in front of the country's Prime Minister's office calling for T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Civil justice and resignations in the wake of the week's developments related to the investigations in theÂ assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Photo : Paul Borg Olivier

The Story \\ #ITALY gathering of the 'Sardines', an anti-populist left-wing movement with the fish as symbol of protest, in Naples, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â The Italy, 30 November 2019. Italy's Anti-Salvini 'Sardines' movement takes to the streets to express its opposition to populist forces. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO

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The Story \\ #FRANCE women's rights activists gather at the Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower to take part at a T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Bilndfolded dance inspired by women of Chile to denounce femicide and gender-based violence against women, in Paris, France, 29 November 2019. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

The Story \\ #GERMANY participate in a Fridays For Future demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 29 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â People November 2019. About 50,000 people attend a mass march to demand action from the world leaders on climate issues ahead of the World Climate Summit in Spain. EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON

The Story \\ #GEORGIA opposition supporters take part in a protest rally in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 28 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Georgian November 2019. The Georgian Opposition is calling for extraordinary parliamentary elections on a proportional basis to be held in the country. EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

The Story \\ #HUNGARY attend the teachers' demonstration in front of the Parliament building at Kossuth square, downtown T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Participants Budapest, Hungary, 30 November 2019. The Union of Teachers PSZ) called for the protest after negotiations with the government on wage increases and teacher discharge were in vain. EPA-EFE/Marton Monus HUNGARY OUT

The Story \\ #LEBANON Christians and Shiite carry placards against sectarianism and shout slogans against the civil war, during an T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Lebanese anti-government protest in the line area between Achrafyeh and Khandaq Al-Ghamiq areas in Beirut, Lebanon, 30 November 2019. The protesters gathered in the two area for reconciliation and to show unity among the protesters after a quarrel between the supporters of the Shiite Amal movement and the Christian residents of the Achrafieh and Tabaris neighborhood. EPA-EFE/Nabil Mounzer

The Story \\ #NETHERLANDS of the Kick Out Zwarte Piet (Kick Out Black Pete) movement demonstrate during the 'Pete Parade' in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Members Den Bosch, the Netherlands, 30 November 2019. The character of the Zwarte Piet ('Black Pete'), usually portrayed by white people in black face paint wearing frizzy wigs and prominent red lipstick, has provoked intense discussion, and sometimes violent clashes, in recent years. EPA-EFE/ROBIN UTRECHT collapse

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The Story \\ #IRAQ protesters carry the Iraqi national flag and shout slogans shortly after the resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Iraqi Adel Abdel-Mahdi, as they take part in the ongoing protests at the Al Tahrir square in central Baghdad, Iraq, 29 November 2019. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi said 29 November 2019 he will present his resignation to parliament after a day of particularly deadly violent protests. According to reports, at least 46 anti-government protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in the past 24-hour in the southern city of Nasiriyah and Najaf. EPA-EFE/MURTAJA LATEEF

The Story \\ #INDIA activists hold candles as they stand during a silent protest campaign against the rape protest of two minor T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Indian girl in Kolkata, Eastern India, 30 November 2019.Two minor girls, who begged outside the Kalighat temple in Kolkata, were allegedly abducted and gang-raped on the banks of Adi Ganga by three teenage boys, media reported. Two of the three accused have been arrested following a complaint lodged by the girls at the Kalighat police station. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY

The Story \\ #COLOMBIA of people march in protest against the government of the president of Colombia, Ivan Duque, in the T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Hundreds historic center of Cartagena, Colombia, 28 November 2019. EPA-EFE/RICARDO MALDONADO ROZO

The Story \\ #CHILE participate in demonstrations at Italy Square during a new day of protests in Santiago, Chile, 29 November T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â People 2019. The protests in Chile, which began in response to an increase in metro fares, morphed into a broad movement demanding greater redistribution of wealth and government provision of free basic services. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALES

The Story \\ #AUSTRALIA activist poses for a portrait during a 'Solidarity Sit-down' protest outside of the office of the Liberal Party T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Aofstudent Australia in Sydney, Australia, 29 November 2019. EPA-EFE/STEVEN SAPHORE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

The Story \\ #SOUTH KOREA take part in a protest against the government of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in Seoul, South T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Activists Korea, 30 November 2019. EPA-EFE/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT

The Story \\ #SPAIN young woman holds a banner that reads The Oceans are Rising and so are We' during a 'Fridays for Future' rally in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Afront of the Congress of Deputies, in Madrid, Spain, 29 November 2019. The movement is a continuation of the Global Climate Strike led by Greta Thunberg and to call on world leaders who will attend the United Nations climate change conference in Madrid, Spain from 02 to 12 December. EPA-EFE/Javier Lizon

The Story \\ #TURKEY in costumes take part in a demonstration 'Annihilation outbreak creation' against Black Friday sales in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Protesters front of a Shopping Mall as a part of Climate Change demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey, 29 November 2019. EPAEFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

The Story \\ #PAKISTAN students shout slogans during a protest to demand the government a rollback of education budget cuts T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Pakistani and the reinstatement of student elections, in Karachi, Pakistan, 29 November 2019. Students in different Pakistani cities protested on 29 November against alleged government interference in colleges, fee hike, budget cuts and lack of student housing. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER

The Story \\ #CHINA protesters hold placards during a lunch time anti-government rally in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Pro-democracy China, 26 November 2019. Hong Kong's pro-democracy candidates rose to a landslide victory in the district council elections in a record voter turnout, sending a strong message to the government and its allies. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

The Story \\ #D. REPUBLIC group of women participates in the rally A rapist in your path', popularized by Chilean feminist movement Las T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â ATesis, to denounce the abuses and violence suffered by women, during a rally held outside the Supreme Court of Justice in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 29 November 2019. EPA-EFE/Orlando Barria

The Story \\ #LEBANON light up their phone and shout slogans during a demonstration at the Al-Amin Mosque in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Protesters Beirut, Lebanon, 22 November 2019. Lebanon celebrates the 76th anniversary of its independence with protesters marking the day by holding various events for their revindication to obtain political changes. EPA-EFE/ANDRE PAIN

The Story \\ #PROTEST of people of the opposition participate in a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, 21 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Thousands November 2019. Supporters and opponents of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, began to gather on 21 November in two points of Caracas under a climate of tension as both camps are expected to finish their respective demonstrations at the same location, the Fuerte Tiuna, the main barracks of the capital. EPA-EFE/Miguel Gutierrez

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