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Climate activists in Rome turn Trevi fountain's water black in protest against fossil fuel subsidies

Climate activists in Rome have turned the famous Trevi fountain's water black to protest against subsidies for fossil fuel companies.

Seven protesters from the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group waded into the fountain and poured diluted charcoal into the water.

The group held banners saying: "We won't pay for fossil [fuels]" and chanted: "Our country is dying."

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