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Climate activists stage a demonstration warning of "polluted" profits outside Unilever's HQ in London on eve of the company's annual earnings announcement. IMAGES
French unions call for mass protests and strike after French retail group Casino announced to be in financial difficulty, saying it is ready to sell stores to competitors. At the group's headquarters in Saint-Etienne, in east-central France, employees are demonstrating the potential dismantling of their store. IMAGES
Employees at French retailer Casino are demonstrating outside the group's headquarters in Vitry-sur-Seine, south of Paris. Unions called for the protest as thefood retail group has declared itself to be in financial difficulty, saying it is ready to sell stores to competitors. The group owns several supermarket chains such as Monoprix, Franprix, Exito, Pao de Acucar... 200,000 employees work for the Casino group worldwide including 50,000 in France. IMAGES
Barcelona (Spain), ??Sep 28. (EFE) .- Hundreds of taxi drivers took part on Tuesday in a protest in Barcelona against ride-hailing apps and companies such as Freenow, which they accuse of maintaining an alliance with Uber.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Bangkok, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of taxi drivers on Tuesday called on the Thai government to provide assistance after the impact of the COVID-19 situation affected more than 20,000 taxi drivers who do not have access to government assistance.Thailand on Tuesday reported more than 14,000 coronavirus infections and nearly 120 deaths due to the virus as pressure on hospitals intensifies amid the country's worst so far Covid-19 outbreak.Authorities have sounded an alert that hospitals in Bangkok were at a critical point with 100 percent occupancy. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: TAXI DRIVERS PROTEST AMID THE SURGE OF COVID-19 CASES, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.