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Added on the 20/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Bogota, Apr 10 (EFE).- The major cities of Colombia Saturday began the first weekend of strict lockdowns in a bid to reduce the spread of the third wave of the coronavirus following several days of more than 10,000 daily infections.Bogotá, Medellín, and Barranquilla woke up with lower-than-usual traffic and public transportation.Authorities imposed a night curfew in Cali and Cartagena, which also closed the beaches in the afternoon. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LOPEZ). SHOT LIST: ALMOST EMPTY BOLIVAR SQUARE AND AN ALMOST EMPTY JIMENEZ AVENUE IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Seoul, Jun 12 (EFE/EPA).- The benchmark South Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) on Friday plummeted 44.48 points, or 2.04 percent, to close at 2,132.30. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN DEALERS WORK IN FRONT OF MONITORS AT THE HANA BANK IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Colombo, Sep 15 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka continued Wednesday under the state of food emergency with a shortage of essential food items across the country amid tight COVID-19 lockdown.The Sri Lankan government imposed emergency regulations under the Public Security Ordinance on Aug. 31 to curtail sky rocketing prices of essential food items.The Island’s Consumer Affairs Authority launched raids on black market retailers and acquired some food stocks by traders and food importers. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE AWAIT THEIR TURN TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS IN SHORT SUPPLY INCLUDING RICE AND SUGAR FROM THE STATE-RUN RETAIL SALES OUTLET IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA AND OFFICIALS FROM SRI LANKA’S CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY (CAA) INSPECTS SAMPLE OF RICE AND SUGAR AT WHOLESALE CENTER AND WAREHOUSE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Bali, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).-The Indonesian economy came out of recession in the second quarter of the year with a year-on-year growth of over 7 percent despite facing, since June, its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic, whose negative impact is likely to be more noticeable in the coming quarters.The country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 7.07 percent year-on-year between April and June and increased by 3.31 percent over the first quarter of the year, which is the first GDP growth in five quarters, the country's statistics bureau, Statistics Indonesia, locally known as BPS, announced on Thursday.(cAmera: MADE NAGI)SHOT LIST: EMPTY BEACHES IN BALI, INDONESIA.
Dhaka, Aug 2 (EFE/EPA).- Bangladeshi authorities continued Monday under a 14-day nationwide lockdown since Jul. 23 amid increasing coronavirus infections and coronavirus related deaths in the country. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF DHAKA, BANGLADESH, DURING THE ELEVENTH DAY OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
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