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Madrid (Spain), Dec 22 (EFE), (Camera: Leo Redondo).- Dozens of people waited for hours on Tuesday to get tested for coronavirus in Madrid ahead of the holiday season. FOOTAGE OF QUEUES OUTSIDE A PRIVATE LABORATORY IN MADRID.
French Transportation Minister Clément Beaune says national railway strikes during the Christmas holiday season aren’t "inevitable," as employees of rail operator SNCF are on strike this weekend. SOUNDBITE
Shiite Muslim pilgrims march with flags en route to the holy city of Karbala from Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna, ahead of the holiday of Arbaeen. Each year, pilgrims converge in large numbers to the Iraqi shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala ahead of Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after Ashura. IMAGES
It's a sea of bodies and suitcases at Paris's Gare de Lyon on what is the busiest day of the summer for the SNCF (French national rail network, Eds.). A million passengers, some leaving for, others returning from their holidays, are expected to travel by train over the weekend. IMAGES
People wait in line at a food bank in Chelsea, Massachusetts, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, as the US grapples with supply chain challenges and increased prices caused by a surge in inflation. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).