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Polling stations open in Caracas as Venezuela presses ahead with a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighbouring Guyana. Caracas contends that the Essequibo River to the east of the region is the natural border between the two countries, as declared in 1777 under Spanish rule, and that the United Kingdom wrongly appropriated Venezuelan lands in the 19th century. Guyana, however, asserts that the border was set in the British colonial era and was confirmed in 1899 by a court of arbitration. It says the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's top judicial body, has validated this finding. IMAGES
Migrants entering the US without documents as pandemic-era controls lift Thursday face long-term bans and possible prosecution, a top official warns. "Our borders are not open," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says, hours before the United States implements a tough new immigration policy. SOUNDBITE
Chaman, Aug 27 (EFE/EPA).- The United Nations refugee agency Friday urged Pakistan to open its borders for refugees fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan.“We call upon the government to open its border for vulnerable Afghans whose life is at risk in Afghanistan,” the UNHCR spokesperson Qaiser Khan Afridi told EFE.Afridi said that the Pakistan government was not allowing Afghans to enter the country without a visa. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: AFGHAN PEOPLE WAIT TO CROSS THE BORDER AT CHAMAN BORDER POINT, IN PAKISTAN.
San Francisco, Aug 23 (EFE/EPA).- San Francisco is the first major city to require proof of full vaccination, rather that just partial vaccination for indoor dining, indoor bars or large events indoors. This mandate is citywide to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO)SHOT LIST: PROOF OF VACCINATION SIGNS OUTSIDE STORES IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US.
Tourists exit Barcelona airport on the day Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
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