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French fishermen are launching a blockade of ports, such as Saint Malo, and the Channel Tunnel freight access on the French side amid demands for a settlement of post-Brexit fishing disputes with the UK. IMAGES
Rome (Italy), Aug 27 (EFE) .- (Camera: Antonello Nusca) Italians and foreigners who cannot access the vaccine through the national health system find "refuge" in an old hospital in the central Roman neighborhood of Trastevere, where they receive protection against the coronavirus thanks to the delivery of the volunteers of the Community of San Egidio.FOOTAGE OF THE SAIT EGIDIO COMMUNITY IN ROME WHERE ITALIANS AND FOREIGNERS WHO CANNOT ACCESS THE VACCINE THROUGH THE ITALIAN NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, ARE BEING VACCINATED. SOUNDBITES FROM PAOLA SCARCELLA, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR (ITALIAN) AND GLENDA KATYA ALVARADO, VOLUNTEER (SPANISH).SCARCELLA"We are all volunteers: doctors, nurses, other health workers, administrative personnel ... It is the characteristic of all the initiatives and services of the Community: everything is free and everything is done voluntarily"."The initiative came from the Italian Government commissioner for the coronavirus emergency, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, who proposed to the Catholic association the opening of the center, aware of the commitment that the Community has always had with the most fragile people.""The numbers are going up: we started on July 6 with 100 appointments a week; today we have 398. They are growing exponentially.""We are very satisfied because many people are being vaccinated who could hardly have done it.""This center is an answer. It is a way to overcome all these difficulties. There has been attention for those people who cannot book through the classic channels."ALVARADOThank God they saved my life, I found maximum protection. We continue to support this great labor of saving so many lives through vaccination
Barcelona (Spain), Jun 27 (EFE) .- (Camera: EFE) The Mobile World Congress (MWC) will return to the scene on Monday two years after its last edition with some 30,000 attendees, less than a third of those in 2019, and the absence of numerous companies, but with the ambition to symbolize the post-covid economic recovery in anticipation of better times. FOOTAGE OF THE LOCATION WHERE THE CONGRESS WILL TAKE PLACE IN BARCELONA, SPAIN
The European Commission has approved Greece's recovery plan, which will be financed by the bloc's multi-billion-euro coronavirus rescue fund to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces in Athens. Von der Leyen says "there is no doubt that it will deeply transform Greece's economy which will embrace the twin green and digital transition." SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts African leaders and global financial institutions for a summit seeking to provide Africa with critical financing after the Covid-19 pandemic depleted the continent's coffers. IMAGES
20,000 football fans make their way to Wembley Stadium to watch the FA Cup final between Leicester City and Chelsea in the largest post-Covid test event. IMAGES