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While world leaders prepare to meet on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly for a summit on the global refugee crisis, a U.S.-based nonprofit is trying to help young refugees integrate on the soccer field.
Moscow (Russia), May 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Maxim Shipenkov) Dozens of children and young people have posed next to the official UEFA Euro 2020 trophy in Moscow's Gorky Park. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE POSING WITH THE EURO 2020 IN THE GORKY PARK OF MOSCOW.
Gaza, March 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohammed Saber) The Red Cross organizes a tournament within the framework of the Soccer League for young Palestinian amputees, who lost some of their limbs during the armed conflicts between Israel and Palestine.Gaza has about 1,600 amputees out of a population of 2 million people. According to the Health Ministry, 136 people have lost limbs since violence escalated in border areas a year ago. Of the 80 soccer players amputated, 20 lost their limbs after being injured in the border violence.FOOTAGE OF TRAINING AND TOURNAMENT IN GAZA.
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Aleppo as Syrian troops, backed by Russian air force, close in the city. Most of these refugees arrive to the Syrian-Turkish border where they live in tents awaiting to be admitted into Turkey.
L'histoire vraie de la première femme à avoir traversé la Manche à la nage: Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle, en 1926. Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle était une nageuse de compétition originaire de Manhattan, qui a remporté la médaille d'or aux Jeux olympiques de 1924. Elle avait décidé de se lancer dans la course pour traverser la Manche face à d'autres femmes, et financé son projet en vendant son histoire à deux journaux. Avant elle, seulement cinq hommes avaient réussi cet exploit. De retour à New-York, victorieuse, elle avait été accueillie en héroïne par deux millions de personnes.
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).