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Added on the 25/08/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Pampanga, Jul 16 (EFE / EPA) .-Thousands of students from the Philippines, who were unable to return to the classroom due to Covid-19 restrictions, attend their graduation ceremonies online. The country, immersed in a new spike of infections has recorded a total of 1,490,665 infections and 26,314 deaths from the disease to date. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO)SHOT LIST: GRADUATION CEREMONY CARRIED OUT ONLINE IN PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES.
Panama City, Feb 17 (EFE).- Dancers and artists on Wednesday performed on one of the main avenues of Panama City to demand formal recognition of the work of dance, the importance of which they say is historically relegated and even more so in the pandemic.Men and women wearing brightly colored clothes performed for half an hour on Via España avenue, near the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, the focus of the peaceful protest called by the Union of Dance Artists (Sadanpa).The dancers claim that they are in "legal limbo" – lacking legal basis for their work, which has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, making it difficult to generate income. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: DANCERS AND ARTISTS GATHER TO PERFORM IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, TO DEMAND FORMAL RECOGNITION OF THEIR WORK.SOUND BITE: A LATIN RHYTHM DANCER, JORGE RIVAS (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: I have talked with several artists and they're experiencing the same thing. This is quite difficult for people in the artistic world. We are trying to reinvent ourselves in the sense of holding virtual performances, but it is not the same. It is contact with people that we need.
The Hague (The Netherlands), 16 Feb (EFE).- (Camera: Imane Rachidi).- Child sexual abuse and the distribution of pedophilic material on the internet has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic by over 50% in some European countries, Europol director Catherine de Bolle told Efe in an interview. The spike is a result of a greater online presence of both criminals and victims. Amid coronavirus restrictions, children are forced to spend more time online to socialize and study. FOOTAGE OF INTERVIEW WITH EUROPOL DIRECTOR CATHERINE DE BOLLE
Seoul, Dec 25 (EFE/EPA).- Parishoners attended Friday an online Christmas mass at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul.The governments of Seoul and neighboring Gyeonggi Province and Incheon announced a ban on gatherings of five or more people in the greater Seoul area from December 23 through January 3 in an attempt to fight coronavirus contagion. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: AN ONLINE MASS AT THE YOIDO FULL GOSPEL CHURCH IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Yangon, Dec 16 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar on Wednesday resumed domestic air travel after flights were grounded due to pandemic, while international flights are scheduled to resume on Jan 1, 2021. (Camera: LYNN BO BO / NYEIN CHAN NAING).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS TAKE SWAB SAMPLES FROM CITIZENS IN DOWNTOWN AREA OF YANGON, MYANMAR AND B-ROLL OF YANGON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN YANGON, MYANMAR.