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Montparnasse train station in Paris, as France faces huge disruption with transport blockages, mass strikes and demonstrations hitting the country for the second time in a month to protest a planned reform to raise the retirement age. IMAGES
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left the country, says the head of the Afghan peace process, Abdullah Abdullah, in a facebook post hours after the Taliban ordered its fighters to wait on the outskirts of the capital following an astonishing rout of government forces. SOUNDBITE
Chennai, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- A reptile park, home to several endangered and unique species like iguanas and cobras, in southern India, is on the verge of a shut down due to an ongoing financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.Its keepers say that over the last one year or so, it has become a challenging task to keep afloat the park, a go-to spot to get close with threatened reptile species, situated inside the Guindy National Park in Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state."The park faces a serious financial crisis due to a prolonged closure that resulted in completely draining the revenues over the past more than 16 months," its executive chairman S. Paulraj told EFE. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED). B-ROLL OF A REPTILE PARK IN CHENNAI, INDIA.
Budapest (Hungary), Feb 14 (EFE), (Camera: Marcelo Nagy).- The independent radio station Klubrádió, one of the latest critical voices of Viktor Orbán's ultra-nationalist government, will be heard only on the internet from Monday after its broadcasting license was withdrawn.FOOTAGE OF THE LAST PROGRAM OF KLUBRÁDIÓ.
At the behest of mayors from the Haute-Tarentaise valley, a hundred or so people gather in Bourg-Saint-Maurice - a winter ski hot spot in France - to protest the closure of ski lifts over the festive season, a decision announced by the French government last week in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus. The lift closures mean no tourists, a heavy blow for the economy of thousands who depend on them coming over the winter season. IMAGES
Lashkargah, Nov 12 (EFE/EPA).- An Afghan radio journalist was killed when a bomb attached to his vehicle exploded on Thursday, officials said, days after a similar explosion murdered a former TV presenter in Kabul. (Camera: WATAN YAR)SHOT LIST: AFGHAN SECURITY OFFICIALS INSPECT THE SCENE OF THE BLAST IN LASHKARGAH, PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF HELMAND, AFGHANISTAN.