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Seoul, Aug 15 (EFE).- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday offered to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "face to face" to resolve the dispute between the two countries over the compensation for Koreans forced into slave labor under the Japanese occupation during World War II.Moon made the proposal during a speech on Saturday to mark the National Liberation Day, also being commemorated in Japan as the 75th anniversary of the end of the War.(Camera: JEONE HEON-KYUN)FOOTAGE SHOWS MEMBERS OF SOUTH KOREA'S CONSERVATIVE GROUP MARCHING TOWARDS THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE TO DEMAND PRESIDENT MOON JAE IN TO STEP DOWN, IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in an attempt to tackle the severe electricity crisis that stalling daily life and the economy of the continent’s largest industrial power. IMAGES
Several dozen demonstrators try to get on the stage where President Cyril Ramaphosa was to make his annual speech on the state of the country, they are intercepted by the security forces present there. Before that, the demonstrators disrupted the ceremony and asked for the resignation of the South African president, as well as the end of power cuts in the country. This comes amid an acute electricity crisis, which has left 60 million South Africans without electricity for hours a day. IMAGES
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, visits Kew Gardens in London as part of his official visit to the UK. Ramaphosa is greeted by UK Environment minister, Therese Coffey, and discusses biodiversity a day after he urged rich nations to help protect vulnerable ones from climate change. The South African leader's state visit is the first of King Charles III's reign. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Westminster Abbey in London on the first day of his visit to the United Kingdom and lays a wreath of flowers next to the grave of the Unknown Warrior. The two-day visit sees King Charles III presiding over proceedings after decades playing a supporting role to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September. IMAGES
King Charles III welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa for a state visit in a ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in which the King and President inspect the troops. The visit is the first such event hosted by Charles III since he ascended the throne. IMAGES