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Singapore, Apr 24 (EFE / EPA) .- The holy month of Ramadan begins with closed down mosques in Singapore due to the coronavirus pandemic. The prosperous city-state, one of the first countries to detect COVID-19 outside of China - the epicenter of the pandemic - has so far reported more than 11,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus.(Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG)FOOTAGE SHOWS MOSQUES IN SINGAPORE.
Bangkok, Apr 24(EFE/EPA).- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Friday in Thailand, with mosques acorss the country closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Thailand has so far confirmed 2,854 cases of coronavirus and 50 deaths. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOTLIST: MUSLIMS AND CLOSED MOSQUES IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
On the quays of the Seine in Paris, the clock showing the countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games hits the symbolic 100 day mark. IMAGES
Images of several hundred demonstrators marching in Paris to denounce the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip almost six months after the start of the war. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 32,000 people have been killed in the territory during the months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. It added that more than 75,000 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. IMAGES
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the world's top tourist attractions, is closed after staff went on strike. The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, unions say. IMAGES