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"We are now at the closest we ever have been at reaching an agreement. We are very optimistic, we are very hopeful. But we are also very keen for this mediation to succeed in reaching a humanitarian truce" says Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari during a press conference in Doha. IMAGES
The representative for the Ethiopian government reads out a joint statement agreed upon between the two sides of the Ethiopian conflict. "We have also agreed on a detailed programme of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration for the TPLF combatants" he says, as part of a peace process that has seen the warring parties come to an agreement at talks facilitated by the African Union in Pretoria. SOUNDBITE
Cali/Bogota, May 10 (EFE).- Colombian trade unions and social organizations called for new protests Monday, after the National Unemployment Committee and President Iván Duque failed to reach an agreement after 13 consecutive days of demonstrations.The protests persisted throughout the country as people called for dialog to find a way out of the quagmire, and after tensions rose in the city of Cali on Sunday amid clashes."The government on the two central issues that were raised about the guarantees of the protests and about the cessation of the excessive action of the public force against the people (...) did not say anything concrete," Central Union of Workers (CUT) secretary general Diógenes Orjuela told EFE. (Camera: EDWIN RODRÍGUEZ/JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ).SHOT LIST: DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST DURING THE 13TH DAY OF PROTESTS IN CALI AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Vienna (Austria), Apr 20 (EFE) .- (Camera: Álex Giménez) Negotiations for Iran and the US to resume their commitments to the 2015 nuclear agreement have made some progress and will continue next week, although the EU, which coordinates contacts, has warned on Tuesday that there is much work to be done.FOOTAGE FROM THE HOTEL LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF VIENNA, WHERE THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT. SOUNDBITES FROM CHINA AMBASSADOR, WANG QUN
Surges of COVID-19 patients are threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the nation. CNN reports at least 123,639 people across the country were in the hospital with the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The COVID Tracking Project says that marks the 32nd consecutive day that the number of hospitalizations has exceeded 100,000. Cases skyrocketed after the Thanksgiving holiday. The fallout form Christmas and New Year's celebrations are still unfolding. Johns Hopkins University data reveals that as of Saturday, more than 20.4 million people have been infected with the virus in the US. At least 350,186 people have died from the illness.
Morocco is now the fourth Arab state this year to announce it would establish relations with Israel. According to CNN, it was another diplomatic win for the Trump administration. However, it may create some trouble for the incoming Biden administration. That's because the Trump administration agreed that the US would recognize the long-disputed Western Sahara region. The largely Sahrawi population has fought for self-determination for four decades under the banner of the Polisario Front. The UN and European Union describe Western Sahara as a 'non-self-governing territory.' Political and security risk consultant Geoff Porter says the US' abrupt reversal of its policy dramatically increases the likelihood of renewed regional conflict.