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Thousands greet Pope Francis as he arrives in Sri Lanka for a two-day trip, the first papal visit to the country since its civil war ended in 2009. Yiming Woo reports.
Pope Francis touches down in Sri Lanka to deliver a message of inter religious harmony that will resonate within the island nation recovering from years of ethnic conflict. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Images show people arriving to Kinshasa's Martyrs Stadium, as Pope Francis continues his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff is to meet youngsters at the 80,000-capacity stadium before meeting Jesuit leaders and priests on the front line of the church's work in the vast country, which has Africa's biggest Catholic contingent. IMAGES
Images show the motorcade of Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the airport in Colombo, as he returns to the country seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis. IMAGES
Colombo, Jul 12 (EFE/EPA).-Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps personnel began Monday to vaccinate all educational staffers with China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at the Army hospital in Colombo.The Indian Ocean island nation prepares for a full reopening of all schools, universities, and higher education institutes in an effort to avoid a slump in the education system in the country. Education institutions have been closed for nearly three months of strict restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus. Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of cases is increasing day by day.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: VACCINATION DRIVE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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