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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a family photo with leaders of countries attending the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) summit in Belem, in Northern Brazil. The eight countries have agreed to launch an alliance to fight deforestation in the Amazon, vowing to stop the world's biggest rainforest from reaching "a point of no return." IMAGES
Actors picket outside the HBO and Amazon headquarters in New York City, as the Screen Actors Guild begins to strike after negotiations to reach a new contract with production studios ended without an agreement. IMAGES
Israeli far-right supporters take part in the annual flag-waving march as they mark Jerusalem Day, commemorating the capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day war. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI33FG3RH_EN
Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third party seller data to improve its own sales, as announced by the bloc's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Vestager says that the Commission has "accepted commitments offered by Amazon" which address its concerns about "concerns about Amazon's practises and its e-commerce marketplace". SOUNDBITE
Demonstrators gather at the Place de la République in Paris, before the start of the May Day parade. Thousands of participants are expected to attend this highly political demonstration, taking place between the presidential and legislative elections. IMAGES