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Rio de Janeiro's Mayor, Eduardo Paes, hands over the keys of the city to Rei Momo, the king of carnival, to mark start of the festivities. IMAGES
Rio de Janiero mayor, Eduardo Paes, hands over the key to the city to the Rei Momo (carnival king), Djeferson Mendes, to officially open festivities. The world's biggest carnival, which has in reality been under way for weeks with massive street parties, returns in a reembrace of samba spirit after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections. IMAGES
Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon visits the scene of the deadly stampede that killed more than 150 people in the South Korean capital as tens of thousands celebrated Halloween for the first time since the pandemic began. IMAGES
Mexico City, May 5 (EFE) .- A 13-year-old boy who died in the collapse of the Mexico City metro overpass was farewelled by family and friends in an emotional funeral on Wednesday.The wake took place inside the family home in the south of the capital, where the small white coffin was displayed along with white flowers and a photo of a smiling Giovanny.(Camera: ULISES ANDRADE)SHOT LIST: FUNERAL OF GIOVANNY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Mexico City, Apr 29 (EFE) .- Authorities and archaeologists said Thursday that the roof of the Templo Mayor of Mexico City which collapsed due to the hail rain protected the archaeological zone of major damage.A heavy rain of more than two hours that included hail falls on Wednesday night knocked down part of the roof that covers the Casa de las Águilas in the archaeological zone of the Templo Mayor, located in the central Zócalo square of Mexico City. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL ZONE OF THE TEMPLO MAYOR IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Steven A Henry via Getty Images Scott Stringer, an early front-runner for New York City mayor, pledged to completely phase out fossil fuels, drive private utility companies out of the nation’s largest metropolis, and “electrify everything” in a near total embrace of climate activists’ demands ahead of this year’s election. The 34-page proposal Stringer laid out Sunday would transform the five boroughs, glazing the rooftops with solar panels and battery units, prioritizing bike lanes and pedestrian walkways over highways, and providing new programs to make electricity cheaper and green jobs more plentiful for the city’s squeezed working class.