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Festive Fracas in a Riot of Orange

TO MANY AMERICANS, CHRIST-mas trees are an important symbol of the festive period. For a U.S.-backed group of German climate activists, they provided a seasonal backdrop to their latest eco-protest.

Members of the Letzte Generation (Last Generation) sprayed jets of orange paint on trees in public spaces in seven German

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