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Added on the 09/08/2020 18:24:46 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hundreds of people line up outside the Belarus embassy in Moscow as the country heads to the polls. Election officials in Belarus have accused the opposition of an "organised provocation" as long queues have formed outside polling stations. IMAGES
The massive IT outage, caused when systems running Microsoft Windows crashed, have disrupted air travel around the world including the United States. In Milawaukee, crowds of travelers stand in long lines as they wait to get flight information. IMAGES
Venezuelans vote in a primary election called by the opposition designed to select a rival to President Nicolas Maduro in a 2024 presidential vote. IMAGES
People march in Warsaw to mark a Day of Solidarity with Belarus that coincides with the third anniversary of mass protests in Minsk against Alexander Lukashenko's re-election. The fallout over the vote, which was widely believed to have been falsified by Lukashenko, in power since 1994, led to the biggest protests in recent Belarusian history and were put down with force. IMAGES
Long lines of people are seen waiting for Covid testing as Beijing tightens virus restrictions after seeing a rapidly spreading outbreak. China is the last major economy still committed to a zero-Covid strategy, stamping out new cases with a combination of targeted lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. IMAGES