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Ahuachapan, Oct 9 (EFE).- Hundreds of Salvadorans participated Saturday in a 'caravan for integration' during which they invited young people to stay in the Central American country and not to migrate illegally to the United States or other countries. The participants, mostly young, gathered on the border crossing of Las Chinamas - in the western department of Ahuachapan - bordering Guatemala. (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS). SHOT LIST: SALVADORAN CITIZENS DEMONSTRATE TO INVITE YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY AND NOT TO MIGRATE, IN AHUACHAPAN, EL SALVADOR.
Cuiabá (Brazil), Jun 26 (EFE) (cAMERA: Sebastião Moreira) .- Walking for more than twelve hours with children in arms, enduring hunger or facing the corruption of the border mafias. These are the stories told by the thousands of Venezuelans who arrive with the illusion of finding a life with "dignity" in a Brazil plagued by the pandemic and unemployment.FOOTAGE OF THE SITUATION IN THE STREETS OF CUIABÁ, BRAZIL
La Paz (Bolivia), Mar 24 (EFE), (Camera: Claudio Ábrego).- Armando, a 19-year-old with mental disability, offers hugs in the streets of La Paz wearing a Mickey Mouse costume. This is the way he tries to survive after years of living in different orphanages.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF ARMANDO:"I had a Mickey Mouse toy when I was a kid and I really liked it. And that was my dream, to be like Mickey Mouse.""What I need is somebody who helps me to find a place to sleep, where I can rest. I do not want to be on the streets.""Yes, I would like to have a family. I always wanted to have a family."
Tehran, March 20 (EFE) .- (Camera: Marina Villén) Iran welcomed on Saturday a new century, the year 1400 of the Persian calendar, but the celebrations of this historic moment were clouded by the pandemic, the economic crisis derived from sanctions and political uncertainty.FOOTAGE OF CELEBRATIONS.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF:1. Rahim Rahmaní, merchant"People are not satisfied with the prices. Sometimes we feel ashamed because the price of our products is high and we see that many families are forced to buy at the insistence of their children"2. Maryam Daemí, housewife"We are forced to be at home, we do not go on trips or family visits, there is no other choice if we want to protect our loved ones"
Caracas, Feb 19 (EFE).- Carmen Hurtado's hopes rise every time a potential customer approaches the makeshift stand in the Venezuelan capital where she sells puppets, as each sale brings her closer to her dream of having a home of her own, a seemingly impossible goal in an oil-rich nation where someone earning the minimum wage would have to work 4,000 to amass enough money to buy a house.(CAMERA: Jackdwin Sáez - Ron González)
Lima (Peru), Jan 22 (EFE), (Camera: Mikhail Huacán).- Sidewalks performers and street musicians face more uncertainty than ever since the coronavirus pandemic started. In a country where 70% of the population works in informal sectors, the crisis has forced many to work in the streets. FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE STREETS OF LIMA.