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Added on the 08/10/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
New Delhi, Oct 16 (EE/EPA).- Sales of bicycles in India almost doubled over the past five months as more people tend to use bicycles as a low-cost mean of transport amid health concerns over the coronavirus covid-19 pandemic. (Camera: JAIPAL SINGH).B-ROLL OF BICYCLE SHOP IN JAMMU, INDIA.
Tejutla, Sep 2 (EFE).- In San Marcos, Guatemala, on the border with Mexico, several young farmers have seen an exponential increase in their sales of organically grown crops over the past five years and the coronavirus pandemic has not been an obstacle to their plans to keep innovating with online sales. (Camera: ESTEBAN BIBA).B-ROLL OF GUATEMALAN FARMERS WORKING IN THE FARM IN GUATEMALA.SOUND BITE: MAYLEIN CHUN GOMEZ, A 32-YEAR-OLD FARMER (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: With the ongoing pandemic, we couldn't distribute a lot of our products (to schools). However, we have been using new strategies in order to help us sell more, especially selling through social media, doing home delivery, selling them at the local market. This way we won’t lose that much.
Guangzhou, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- As the coronavirus outbreak forced businesses across China to close its physical stores, retailers have now resorted to online live streaming to stay connected with their clients and keep their sales afloat.The online retail market is one of the few sectors that has not suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. (Camera: ALEKSANDAR PLAVEVSKI).FOOTAGE SHOWS A CHINESE CLOTHING STORE, GONOY, LIVESTREAMING ITS PRODUCTS FOR ONLINE SALES.
Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Shiite Muslims in Kolkata marked Friday the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar.The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival which is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: SHIITE MUSLIMS MARK ASHURA DAY IN KOLKATAA, INDIA.
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