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Bangkok, Jan 25 (EFE/EPA).- Pro-democracy protest leader Parit 'Penguin' Chiwarakin and pro-democracy activist Bencha Apan led a protest Monday outside the Siam Bioscience offices, producer of a COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with AstraZeneca, to demand transparency in the production and distribution of the vaccine in Thailand. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL)SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE SIAM BIOSCIENCE OFFICES IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that the US-led defence alliance's European members are making "real progress" on their defence spending, with 2024 set to be the first year their spending amounts to "two percent of their combined GDP". Stoltenberg's comments come after Donald Trump rattled the alliance by saying he would "encourage" Russia to attack members who were not meeting the two percent obligation. SOUNDBITE
The COP28 president says that the climate summit is making progress but "not fast enough" as he urges all countries to set aside narrow self-interest. "The window is closing to close the gaps. We are making progress, but not fast enough and not satisfying enough," Sultan Al Jaber the Emirati oil boss who is leading the summit in Dubai, tells a late-night session. SOUNDBITE
The UN nuclear watchdog is "making progress" inspecting several areas of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, after claims it had been mined, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Friday. "I think we are making progress," he said in Tokyo, explaining officials had visited sites including cooling pools, but had not yet been given access to the roof, where Ukraine claims possible explosive devices have been placed. SOUNDBITE
Activists target TotalEnergies headquarters in Paris's business district of La Défense, pouring paint on the entrance to denounce the group's record results and "climate-damaging" activities. In a year marked by major fuel price increases, the group posted a record $20.5 billion net profit. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).