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Lisbon (Portugal), Dec 10 (EFE).- Traditional businesses in Portugal claim authenticity to survive the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Mobility restrictions and the absence of tourists in the country, which has reported 325,000 Covid-19 cases and more than 5,100 deaths, have forced these businesses to reinvent themselves in a bid to survive.FOOTAGE OF TRADITIONAL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS IN LISBON, PORTUGAL.
Villahermosa, Mexico, Dec 4 (EFE- EPA).- Armando, 58, is the Santa Claus who every Christmas for the past seven years has plied the streets of Villahermosa, the capital of Mexico's southeastern Tabasco state in Rodolfo (his taxi) to receive letters from kids and distribute presents and smiles to them.(CAMERA: Manuel López)SOUNDBITES FROM ARMANDO, TAXIDRIVER AND FROM ALFREDO, USERARMANDO: "This initiative is born from the heart, it is not lucrative. Maybe it is the month that I have less income because I have to walk in the collection and they talk to me anywhere and I have to go in the taxi because that is the tradition. Where Santa Claus invites me there, and in payment, they give me toys and with that, we are making the number of children we want to reach "ALFREDO: "It is a magnificent gesture because at this point there are no people who do this with passion and love"
The legend of Santa Claus is based on a historical figure who gave gifts to poor people and firefighters from Guatemala are following in his footsteps. 70-year-old Senior Officer Hector Chacon donned the red and white suit and worked with other firefighters to set up a stunt that Guatemala City will not soon forget. He rappelled over 400 feet down the Las Vacas Bridge to meet with the poorest of the poor, who were living in a makeshift settlement under the bridge.
In Barcelona people are out and about on Christmas Eve as mask wearing outdoors becomes compulsory in a bid to curb a growing wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. IMAGES
A Christmas market in Vienna opens as a partial confinement, in place since last month due to soaring Covid cases, comes to an end. However, only the vaccinated will be able to regain their freedoms, those who have not received the required doses will have to remain at home. 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).
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