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The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above 20,000 points at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time Wednesday morning, setting a new record on Wall Street. The second-oldest stock market index in the US nearly reached this landmark on two previous occasions before reaching the once evasive mark at the opening bell. At the trading day's closing bell, the index had set a record high of 20,068. The DJIA, also known as the Dow 30, measures the performance of the 30 largest publicly owned companies trading in the US. Apple, Goldman Sachs and ExxonMobil are among some of those companies.
Pakistani soldiers patrol the streets of Lahore on the eve of a national vote marred by violence, security issues and allegations of pre-poll rigging. More than half a million security officers are deploying ahead of the 8 February election, with authorities distributing ballot papers to more than 90,000 polling stations. IMAGES
Passers-by gather in an alleyway in a market in the western part of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where at least 26 people were electrocuted when a high voltage cable fell into a gutter. IMAGES
Madrid, Oct 8 (EFE) .- (Camera: Archive) Spain has been at low risk of covid transmission since Thursday, for the first time since the end of July 2020, with a cumulative incidence of 48.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days.A situation that has been achieved thanks to the vaccination campaign (77.6% of the population already has the complete schedule) and the restrictions imposed by the communities, as well as the individual protection measures in recent months.ARCHIVE VIDEO OF THE SITUATION IN SPAIN
Bangkok, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- Thai National Health Security Office (NHSO) on Thursday began to distribute 8.5 million free COVID-19 antigen test kits to high-risk citizens as the country is facing the worst wave of pandemic. Members of the public will be able to register via the Paotang Application to assess the risks first before qualifying for a free COVID-19 antigen test kit at more than 300 local pharmacies. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: LOCAL PHARMACY DISTRIBUTES FREE COVID-19 ANTIGEN TEST KITS TO HIGH-RISK CITIZENS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.