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MEPs in Brussels give a standing ovation following their vote in favour of granting candidate status to Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. IMAGES
US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities. Facing a Republican blockade, the ruling Democrats were unable to push through two major bills already passed by the House of Representatives, or trigger the "nuclear option" of doing away with the 60-vote threshold required to advance legislation in the 100-member chamber. SOUNDBITE
Tbilisi, Oct 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Zurab Kurtsikidze) Georgians began voting in municipal elections on Saturday in a climate of tension between the government and the opposition, after the arrest of former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili and the crisis that the country has been experiencing since the 2020 parliamentary elections, plagued by allegations of fraud and protests.FOOTAGE OF VOTING IN TBILISI.
Washington DC, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets here and in other cities across the United States for events in favor of voting rights to mark Saturday's 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.Here in Washington, a crowd estimated by local media outlets at around 50,000 joined a festive procession to the National Mall, the expanse stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO MARCH IN FAVOR OF VOTING RIGHTS IN WASHINGTON, DC, US.
Miami, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Miami and in other cities across the United States for events in favor of voting rights to mark Saturday's 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA).SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS PARTICIPATE IN MARCH ON MIAMI FOR VOTING RIGHTS, IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, US.
Atlanta, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp spoke on Monday about the ongoing COVID-19 infection rises in the state. Kemp, to Republican, gave state workers an additional day off on Work Day weekend to get the COVID-19 vaccine and said have would not intervene with local school authorities enacting mask mandates. (Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SPEAKS ABOUT THE ONGOING COVID-19 INFECTION ARISES IN THE STATE, AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US.