“Groups of demonstrators took to the streets in cities around the world on Friday to both lament and celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president.
“About 200 members of activist groups gathered at nine different bridges along the River Thames in London in the morning to drop banners with messages including “Build bridges not walls,” and “United against Islamophobia”.
“In Manila, hundreds of protesters led by left-wing activists marched to the US embassy to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to be wary of Trump and to maintain an independent foreign policy in relation to the US.
“Chanting “Dump Trump,” the protesters burned a US flag near the embassy and also demanded the pull-out of US troops and facilities in the Philippines.”
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