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On the streets of Karachi, people hope the vote in the United States will bring down the price of fuel. In Islamabad, the people in power are worried about something else.

The Swedish activist said the talks could decide the fate of countless people. She also said decades of summits have not stopped emissions from going up.

The United Nations chief opened two days of leaders’ speeches with a stark warning. But several big economies have sent no top leader, and the United States is staying away.

Students, teachers, rail staff and hospital workers joined marches in about 260 towns and cities. About 70,000 police were deployed after riots last month caught authorities off guard.

In an interview with DRM News, the Pakistani organiser makes a case for economic change while his answers on China and Ukraine expose difficult questions about power.

On the streets of Karachi, people hope the vote in the United States will bring down the price of fuel. In Islamabad, the people in power are worried about something else.

The Swedish activist said the talks could decide the fate of countless people. She also said decades of summits have not stopped emissions from going up.

The United Nations chief opened two days of leaders’ speeches with a stark warning. But several big economies have sent no top leader, and the United States is staying away.