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Twelve women bringing light to the fight against climate change • Mar. 7, 2025, 5:33 AM ET (Reuters)
Greta Thunberg and PYM protest Maersk for shipping weapons to Israel • Mar. 3, 2025, 5:46 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Innes FitzGerald, ‘Greta Thunberg of sport’, in first senior athletics squad • Feb. 26, 2025, 11:08 AM ET (The Guardian)
Sweden’s top court rejects Greta Thunberg’s lawsuit on climate action • Feb. 19, 2025, 2:08 AM ET (NBC)
Vance: If US survived Greta Thunberg, Europe ‘can survive a few months of Elon Musk’ • Feb. 14, 2025, 5:04 AM ET (The Hill)

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Also Known As Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg
Born January 3, 2003 (age 22) • Stockholm • Sweden
Founder Fridays for Future
Subjects Of Study “I Am Greta”

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