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Added on the 10/02/2022 12:02:03 - Copyright : Euronews EN
In the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, shops are closed, vehicles have been set on fire and roads are covered in debris. It comes a week after the start of the protest movement over compulsory vaccination for health care workers. IMAGES
The chief of the UN's nuclear watchdog says there is no immeidate risk to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after damage to a major dam some 150 km away in occupied Ukraine caused floods. Whilst the IAEA is aware of reports of damage at the Kakhovka dam, Director General Rafael Grossi says the watchdog's "current assessment is that there is no immediate risk to the safety of the (Zaporizhzhia) plant." SOUNDBITE
Vehicles were torched and protesters clashed with police in a night of violence outside the Sri Lankan president's home on Thursday as anger built against a dire economic crisis. IMAGES
Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell says the operation to clear protesters from the Canadian capital is "not over," telling downtown Ottawa residents that officers "are not going anywhere until we have your streets back." SOUNDBITE
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defends his use of emergency powers to try to dislodge a trucker-led occupation of the capital in opposition to Covid-19 health rules, saying it is not "peaceful." SOUNDBITE
The premier of Ontario announces that he will lift vaccine passport requirements in the Canadian province, the epicenter of protests against Covid-19 health measures for more than two weeks now. SOUNDBITE