The Latest on climate protests around a coal mine in western Germany (all times local):2:20 p.m. Hundreds of climate activists have ended their protest inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines after police repeatedly ordered them to leave and authorities pulled some protesters out. The Garzweiler lignite coal mine has been the focus of environmental protests in Germany's Rhineland region since Friday. Hundreds of climate activists are keeping up their protest inside one of Germany's biggest open-pit mines despite police orders to leave the place immediately, citing life-threatening danger. Other protesters blocked railroad tracks used to transport coal, a day after thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully near the mine.

Source: ABC News June 23, 2019 12:22 UTC