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Added on the 08/12/2022 09:54:14 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Mandalay/Yangon, Mar 18 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar's military has added new corruption charges against the country's ousted civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for allegedly receiving bribes from a builder.In a video aired on military-owned Myawaddy TV Wednesday night, the owner of a construction company claimed he gave $550,000 to Suu Kyi in four installments between 2018 and 2020. (Camera: ARCHIVE). SHOT LIST: FILE FOOTAGE OF ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN MANDALAY AND YANGON, MYANMAR.
Bangkok, Feb 28 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Narong Sangnak) Thai police arrested at least a dozen protesters amid fresh anti-government demonstrations in Bagnkok on Sunday. Pro-democracy protests began last July to demand the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and the scaling down the military powers.FOOTAGE OF PROTESTS IN BANGKOK.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso attends his impeachment trial before the National Congress in Quito as supporters and opponents gather outside to watch the trial on a giant screen. The right-wing president is accused by his critics of wrongdoing in a state contract to transport crude oil. The motion will need at least 92 votes from the 137 MPs for the president to be removed from office. IMAGES
Anti-government protesters gather at Dos de Mayo Square in Peru's capital Lima, after President Dina Boluarte called for a "national truce" to end weeks of unrest that has left at least 46 people dead. IMAGES
Protesters chant at fresh demonstrations in Lima on Friday to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. Civil unrest since the ouster of Boluarte's predecessor, Pedro Castillo, in early December has left 45 people dead and prompted the government to impose a state of emergency in violence-hit areas. 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).