100 Days - 69
Day 69
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23 August 2019
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way. In 1989, linking hands in solidarity, approximately two million people formed a 600km long human chain across the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - drawing global attention to their desire for independence from the Soviet Union.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, says he is deeply concerned by the raging fires in the Amazon and that in the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world's oxygen.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, says he is deeply concerned by the raging fires in the Amazon and that in the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world's oxygen.