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Bogota, May 1 (EFE).- The countries of Latin America commemorated International Labor Day on Saturday with restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic but with firm claims of a speedy economic recovery.Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Latin America in March 2020, the region has lowered its gross domestic product to 2010 levels, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.Colombia again witnessed demonstrations but, unlike the previous three days of protests against the tax reform proposed by the government, they took place calmly and without major incident on May Day in different cities, where better labor conditions were demanded. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ). SHOT LIST: MAY DAY PROTESTS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Madrid, Jun 30 (EFE) .- Hundreds of health workers from Latin American countries have given their best in the toughest moments of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain, one of the worst-hit countries in Europe. SOUNDBITES OF:1- VALENTINA (WHO DOESN'T WANT TO SAY HER SURNAME), COLOMBIAN NURSE:"The truth is that nobody could see that coming and everybody thought that it was something that wouldn't arrive here, it was happening in China and it wouldn't arrive. When we saw the first case in our unit, we thought: 'Ok, this is serious. It's here and we'll have to face it.""What I could see in those patients who I could interact with more -most of them were sedated, connected to a ventilator- was a feeling of impotence anxiety and uncertainty about what the next step will be."2- LEONARDO CASTILLO, VENEZUELAN ANAESTHETIST:"It was amazing. Many patients had their phones and were able to communicate with their relatives. When we make the tests that tell us the patient's condition was critical and if they need ventilator support... We saw patients saying goodbye to their relatives, telling them they will be intubated and that, from that moment, they will speak with the doctors." 3- GIOVANI PROVENCE, DOCTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY OF VENEZUELAN DOCTORS IN SPAIN:"In 2015, I had to come to Spain because I was part of the students' movement in Venezuela. We created a doctors' network and denounced the healthcare crisis, and the persecution and threats (we suffered).""Any doctor or healthcare professional is prepared to face a pandemic like this, and it has been a physical and psychological impact among the healthcare personnel."
On International Women's Day, women gather out the front of parliament calling on lawmakers to pass the long awaited bill to protect domestic workers. They hold colourful placards and posters, some printed with the face of parliament speaker Puan Maharani, and chant "long live Indonesian women". IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is greeted by Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero as he arrives ahead of a Latin America tour, visiting Argentina, then Chile, before heading to Brazil. All three countries are rich in natural resources and "very interesting partners" for Europe's top economy, a government source in Berlin said. IMAGES
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"Welcome to mandate America," "essential yesterday, unemployed today," "no vax mandate": Holding up signs and flags, employees in New York City prepare to march across the Brooklyn Bridge, heading to City Hall to protest the Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate applies to municipal workers, who now have less than a week to get their Covid-19 vaccines or go on unpaid leave IMAGES
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