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Sanaa, May 5 (EFE), (Camera: Yahya Arhab).- COVID-19 continues to spread in war-torn Yemen as nine new cases have been detected in the government-held areas, while the Houthis reported the first positive for coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF SEVERAL SHOPS AND FACTORY MANUFACTURING FACE MASKS IN SANAA, YEMEN.
The first scheduled commercial American flight to Cuba in 55 years, flown by low-cost airline JetBlue, landed in Abel Santamaria Airport in Santa Clara on Wednesday after departing from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport earlier in the day. US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, along with other passengers of the inaugural flight were greeted with applause as they touched down for the historic occasion. The flight marks the beginning of what will soon be a maximum of 110 daily flights to Cuba from the US, operated by various carriers alongside JetBlue, including American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest and Silver Airways. This development is part of a recent 'thaw' in Cuban-American relations that happened on the initiative of President Obama after over 5 decades of strained relations caused by the Cold War.
Tens of thousands of Yemenis take to the streets of Sanaa in a massive show of support for the Houthi-led bloc that retains control of the capital and several major towns and cities across the country, in one of the biggest demonstrations in Yemen since 2011 protests that forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Thousands of Huthi supporters chant slogans against Israel and the United States during a mass rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day. The Jerusalem Day, an initiative started by the late founder of the Islamic republic in Iran, is held annually on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in support of the Palestinian people. IMAGES
Israelis gather in Tel Aviv calling for the release of hostages. Hamas said that it was delaying the release of a second group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners until Israel complies with a truce agreement, in a bitter blow to relatives. IMAGES
People blow shofars -- traditional Jewish instruments made from a ram's horn -- during a demonstration in support of Israel outside the country's embassy in the Colombian capital Bogota, following a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has left hundreds of people dead. IMAGES
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