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Pilgrims gather in Lisbon for a huge open-air Mass with Pope Francis for World Youth Day. The service will take place at the Parque Tejo on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital, with many people having slept overnight in the park, which was built for the occasion on a former landfill site. The weather is a concern with temperatures expected to soar to 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit). IMAGES
Pilgrims begin arriving for the start of World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. The week-long event is the world's largest Catholic gathering, with around 300,000 people expected to attend this year. World Youth Day kicks off on Tuesday and Pope Francis will attend on Wednesday, his first trip overseas since undergoing surgery. IMAGES
Seoul, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean health workers on Thursday gathered to demand guarantee of labor rights after the country's capital region reported its highest number of Covid-19 infections Wednesday.The figures are worrying as Saturday marks one of the main holiday periods of the country called Chuseok, a festival to celebrate the harvest and honor ancestors in which a large number of people travel from the capital region, where more than half of the national population lives, to other areas of the country. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN WORKERS GATHER TO DEMAND LABOR RIGHTS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Barcelona, Sep 10 (EFE).- Crowds gathered to drink Friday night in the streets of Barcelona amid pandemic before being dispersed by police.Although the Spanish community of Catalonia remains at medium risk of Covid surge, it is still the second community that has the most pressure on the ICUs, with 23.1 percent of beds with admitted patients.B-ROLL OF PEOPLE GATHERING TO DRINK IN THE STREETS OF BARCELONA, CATALONIA, SPAIN.
Kuta, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia celebrated its 76th anniversary of independence from the Netherlands on Tuesday, a milestone marked with official celebrations that have been downsized due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The day was celebrated across the country with Indonesians coming together in various places to hoist the national flag. (Camera: MADE NAGI). SHOT LIST: HEALTHCARE WORKERS RAISE AN INDONESIAN FLAG DURING A CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE INDONESIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY AT A COVID-19 TREATMENT FACILITY IN KUTA, BALI, INDONESIA.
Kathmandu, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Nepalese gathered Thursday to celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival despite the government's request of no gatherings of more than 25 persons due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially among the Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival, devotees will carry a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each other's faces. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHILE SMEARING VERMILION COLOUR POWDER DURING THE 'SINDOOR JATRA' FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL IN THIMI, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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