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Barcelona, Oct 1 (EFE) .- Barcelona marked Friday the fourth anniversary of the Catalonia independence referendum with a pro-independence protest called by the Committees for the Defense of the Republic (CDRs).The demonstration began around 7.00 p.m. local time in Plaça Fransesc Macià in Barcelona and marched through the streets of the city without any major incident for the time being, although demonstrators were followed by several vans of the Mossos, the Catalonia police force, in case of possible quarrel. (Camera: EFE).SHOT LIST: HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH CATALONIAN BANNERS AND FLAGS DEMONSTRATE ON THE STREETS OF BARCELONA TO MARK THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM IN BARCELONA, SPAIN.
Britain marks the first anniversary of a deadly terror attack against a north London mosque, with Prime Minister Theresa May vowing that "vile extremism" will not divide the nation. IMAGES
United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden join crowds to observe a minute's silence marking the moment hijacked Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. New York will mark the anniversary of the events of 9/11 with walks, memorial ceremonies and bell ringing. IMAGES
New York, USA, Sep 11 (EFE).- (Camera: Will Oliver) The commemorations for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York began Saturday with a solemn ceremony at the site of the Twin Towers.It was attended by some of the relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims, as well as the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.FOOTAGE OF THE CEREMONY IN NY.
Clashes erupt between Lebanese protesters and security forces in downtown Beirut as the country marks the first anniversary of the port blast that ravaged the city and killed more than 200 people. Dozens were injured when Lebanese police clashed with protesters demanding accountability for last year's Beirut port explosion. IMAGES
Tunisia, Mar 25 (EFE) .- (Camera: Natalia Román Morte) A year after confirming its first case of Covid-19, Tunisia is facing a severe economic, political and social crisis that has pushed its precarious health system to the limit and weakened the most disadvantaged classes, forced to choose "between dying of hunger or dying of coronavirus" in the second country in Africa in the percentage of deaths associated with the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNISIA.SOUNDBITES IN FRENCH OF HECHMI LOUZIR GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE AND MEMBER OF THE TUNISIAN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE.TRANSLATION:- "There has been a lack of respect for preventive measures and lack of means because our system, already in normal conditions, the resuscitation and oxygen beds, were at the limit, we can say".- "We've never heard of this. Pharmaceutical companies ask and demand, even before distributing the vaccines, that there be specific legislation in the countries that are going to receive them that says that in case of side effects the Government takes over. For this it has been necessary to pass laws, we have approved two".- "Many have been invited (to be vaccinated) and have not shown up, let's hope they show up. We know that first-line doctors play a very important role as intermediaries and if they are convinced of the benefits of the vaccine and are better informed of the risks and advantages, etc. the message is more easily transmitted to the population".