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Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug 19 (EFE / EPA).- Despite fear of the Taliban — remembered for the brutality of their previous regime between 1996-2001 —, civilians in different parts of the country came together to oppose the replacement of the national flag with the white flag of the Taliban.FOOTAGE OF THE AFGHANISTAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS IN KABUL.
Kathmandu, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- The worsening Covid-19 crisis has driven Nepal's weak health infrastructure to the brink of collapse as hospitals and crematoria are overwhelmed by record numbers of daily infections and deaths.The Himalayan nation on Thursday recorded 8,227 coronavirus infections and 190 deaths as it battles a virulent second wave of the pandemic.The new numbers brought the overall caseload to 488,645, while the death toll increased to 5,847 in a country with fewer than 30 million people. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: EMPTY STREETS OF THAMEL, A MAJOR TOURIST HUB IN KATHMANDU, DURING A COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Los Angeles, Dec 2 (EFE/EPA).- More than 26 million Americans have experienced food insecurity in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: EUGENE GARCIA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE AT A SUPERMARKET IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.
The health system in the Gaza Strip is "on its knees," the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns the United Nations Security Council. SOUNDBITE
Images of the situation in El Paso, Texas, near the US-Mexico border, where migrants wait on the streets as the United States is girding for the arrival of thousands of migrants this week, with the lapse of pandemic-era rules that have made claiming asylum at the border all but impossible. IMAGES
During a briefing in Kyiv, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization Europe regional director, warns of a "life-threatening" winter to come for millions of Ukrainians after a series of devastating Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructures. This winter will be "a formidable test for the Ukraine health system and the Ukraine people," he adds. SOUNDBITE