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Chonburi, Oct 1 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand celebrated its annual Chonburi Buffalo Racing Festival on Thursday with around 300 buffaloes thundering down the track to roaring cheers from the crowd.Divided into categories according to size, the buffaloes raced throughout the day, with some jockeys taking a spill.The festival is held every October by farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of the Buddhist Lent, according to an epa-efe reporter.It dates back more than 140 years and is thought to be the only one of its kind in the world.The colorful festival also includes a decorated buffalo beauty contest, horse parade, wagon parade and music and food.The seaside city of the province of the same name is located about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Bangkok. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: THE ANNUAL WATER BUFFALO RACES IN CHONBURI PROVINCE, THAILAND.
Hundreds of people flocked to Chonburi, near Bangkok to watch and take part in the annual Chonburi Buffalo Race. The festival highlight is the buffalo race on the final two days, which sees racers compete in a 100-metre sprint. Among the festival's other events are 'the most beautiful buffalo wear' contest, as well as parades.
Johannesburg, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Johannesburg held Saturday the Brixton Burn event, in which participants could join wearing costumes and watched the burning of event's artworks at the end of the night. The annual event is run by members of the 'Afrikaburn' community, which is a regional event organizer of the 'Burning Man' in the United States. (Camera: KIM LUDBROOK). B-ROLL OF THE BRIXTON BURN EVENT IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Doral, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) hosted on Tuesday its annual South America Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) at its Doral headquarters, with defense leaders from six South American nations attending in person and five participating virtually. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: US SOUTHERN COMMAND'S COMMANDER, NAVY ADMIRAL CRAIG FALLE, SPEAKS AT ANNUAL SOUTH AMERICA DEFENSE CONFERENCE (SOUTHDEC) AT THE US SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS IN DORAL, FLORIDA, US.SOUND BITES: US SOUTHERN COMMAND'S COMMANDER, NAVY ADMIRAL CRAIG FALLE.
Bangkok, Nov 2 (EFE).- Bangkok Arts Biennale, a Thai capital's bi-annual art festival, returned for the second time this year, featuring 82 artists with over 200 artworks exhibited at ten different venues across the city.Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Japanese conceptual artist Yoko Ono, British sculptor Anish Kapoor and filmmaker John Akomfrah are among the artists who showcase their works at the event, which is scheduled to run until Jan. 31, 2021. (Camera: OCTAVIO GUZMAN). B-ROLL OF THE BANGKOK ART BIENNALE EVENT HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS BANGKOK, THAILAND, INCLUDING BANGKOK ART AND CULTURE CENTER, BAB BOX, MUSEUM SIAM, RIVER CITY MUSEUM, WAT ARUN AND WAT PHO.
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