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Added on the 30/04/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
A nationwide strike call by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the deadly violence on Saturday disrupts normal life in parts of the capital Dhaka. Many markets remain shuttered in the capital city and public transport is running thin in the bustling city following fresh incidents of arson, with riot police on high alert for signs of further violence. At least two people were killed on Saturday during the street demonstration by opposition parties to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow an interim government to oversee elections due by the end of January. IMAGES
Beirut, Jul 24 (EFE / EPA) .- Lebanese artist Giovanni Basil tries to win the Guinness record for the largest chalk drawing of the world. To achieve this, he paints the Lebanese flag on an area that is 20 meters long by 10 meters wide on Matyr Square in downtown Beirut, in front of the Al-Amin Mosque. The work is scheduled to finish tomorrow, Sunday.(Camera: NABIL MOUNZER) .SHOT LIST: LEBANESE ARTIST GIOVANNI BASIL DRAWING OF THE ARTIST DRAWING ON MATYR SQUARE IN DOWNTOW BEIRUT, LEBANON. SOUND BITES: GIOVANNI BASIL (IN ENGLISH)
Johannesburg (South Africa), Jul 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) At least 45 people died and 757 were arrested until Tuesday in South Africa due to the violent riots that occurred in recent days in various parts of the country, it was reported by the authorities.FOOTAGE OF THE LOOTING OF STORES, THE BURNING OF AUTOMOBILES AND THE BLOCKING OF STREETS IN THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS IMAGES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORCES ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE SITUATION AND ARRESTING LOOTERS IN JOHANNESBURG
Beirut, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Lebanese people Sunday gathered to protest in Beirut against the power cuts, the high cost of living, and the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound as the country's severe economic and financial crisis were ranked as one of the worst the world has seen in more than 150 years, according to a World Bank report. (Camera: WAEL HAMZEH). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT IN BEIRUT, LEBANON.
Beirut (Lebanon), March 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Wael Hamzeh).- Dozens of parents of Lebanese students who live abroad gathered Monday outside the Parliament in Beirut to demand the application of the so-called Student Dollar Law, which will force banks operating in the country to release ten thousand dollars for university students abroad during the academic year 2020-2021.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN BEIRUT.