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Kuta, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia celebrated its 76th anniversary of independence from the Netherlands on Tuesday, a milestone marked with official celebrations that have been downsized due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The day was celebrated across the country with Indonesians coming together in various places to hoist the national flag. (Camera: MADE NAGI). SHOT LIST: HEALTHCARE WORKERS RAISE AN INDONESIAN FLAG DURING A CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE INDONESIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY AT A COVID-19 TREATMENT FACILITY IN KUTA, BALI, INDONESIA.
Manila, Jun 12 (EFE/EPA).- Philippines marked Saturday the 123rd Independence Day with protests in the capital to denounce China's continued presence and activities inside Philippine territory in the disputed South China sea. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S PRESENCE IN THE DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA, IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Malaysia celebrates National Day by holding a parade in Kuala Lumpur, after tens of thousands gathered for anti-government rallies over the weekend. Yiming Woo reports.
NATO forces cross the Vistula River at Korzeniewo in Poland as part of the US-led defence alliance's Exercise Dragon 24, involving around 4,500 soldiers and almost 1,000 vehicles. Dragon 24 is itself part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, which is designed to test its defences in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says "the United Nations-centered system is enduring a profound crisis" as he presides over a Security Council meeting in New York amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, attends a ceremony to mark 43 years of independence in the southern African nation. The celebrations were held in the small town of Mount Darwin, around 155 kilometres northeast of the capital Harare. IMAGES