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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope for a positive outcome on a UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war after previous US vetoes. "We've been working this intensely," Blinken tells reporters. "I hope we can get to a good place." SOUNDBITE
Les cayes, Aug 21 (EFE).- Hope of finding people alive amid the rubble from the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that slammed southern Haiti a week ago dimmed on Saturday as desperation among those left homeless and hungry intensified.Authorities have not updated the casualty figures since Wednesday, when the death toll stood at 2,189 and the number of injured was 12,268.Los Topos (The Moles), a group of experienced rescuers from Mexico, attracted a crowd of hundreds of onlookers Saturday as they searched the wreckage of a house here in Les Cayes, the largest population center in the affected area. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: LOS TOPOS (THE MOLES) A TEAM OF EXPERIENCED RESCUERS FROM MEXICO, SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN THE RUBBLE OF A HOUSE IN LES CAYES, HAITI. SOUND BITES: LUIS ALBA, LEADER OF LOS TOPOS RESCUE TEAM FROM MEXICO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: This was demonstrated in the 2010 earthquake, when after more than a week, old people came out and students came out, teachers came out.
In a video statement, 72-year-old Judge Joseph Mecene Jean-Louis, says he "accept(s) the choice of the opposition and civil society, to serve (his) country as interim president for the transition" after Haitian opposition parties named the top judge as interim leader as the latest attempt to oust President Jovenel Moise, whose term they say has expired. SOUNDBITE
Bamako (Mali), Dec 5 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Hadama Diakite) Footage of the election of the president of the National Transitional Council (CNT) in Bamako, Mali. Mali's interim legislature elected Colonel Malick Diaw, a member of the military junta who overthrew president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020 as president of the Transitional Council.FOOTAGE OF THE ELECTION.
Cyber Monday is on November 30 this year. Due to the pandemic, many retailers aren't just doing in-store deals for Black Friday. Macy's, which is struggling amid pandemic shutdowns, is expected to offer Cyber Monday deals on accessories, clothing, home goods, and more. Macy's is making it extra easy for shoppers to get their purchases quickly. The company is going out of it's way to attract customers, offering curbside and in-store pickup, as well as same-day and next-day delivery.