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Supporters of Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido protest in Caracas as a devastating blackout, that has left millions without power, enters its fifth day. IMAGES
Venezuelan workers, including active and retired public administration workers, rally in Caracas to demand an increase and the dollarisation of their wages, pulverised by rampant inflation, on International Labour Day. IMAGES
Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, deplores the Taliban decision to shut secondary girls schools in Afghanistan, just hours after they reopened, calling it "a profoundly disturbing setback" and "an arbitrary decision" outside the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York. SOUNDBITE
Caracas, Oct 12 (EFE).-The celebration that was supposed to commemorate the "indigenous resistance" in Caracas was turned Tuesday into an electoral campaign ahead of Venezuela’s regional and local elections on Nov 21. "Let my people vote for Carmen Meléndez," was how the lyrics of the song played during the celebration went, while the official candidate for Mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, and her supporters of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) celebrated the pre-electoral event, claiming to promote the recognization of minority ethnic groups. (Camera: IVAN CARDENAS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE JOIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA.
Members of President Nicolas Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela gather in Caracas with flags and banners for a march to mark Indigenous Resistance Day. IMAGES
Sanaa (Yemen), September 9 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yahya Arhab) The International Day to Protect Education from Attacks is celebrated annually on September 9 to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for students and educators and the need to keep education at the top of the public agenda.FOOTAGE OF THE SCHOOL DESTROYED BY AN ATTACK AND OF STUDENTS WHO WERE DISPLACED TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.SOUNDBITES BY MOHAMMAD SALEH, PRINCIPAL OF THE SANÁ AL-HUSSEIN SCHOOL.TRANSLATION1- "Going to schools and education is a violation of the rights of the child. A child's right to education has expired. These rights are guaranteed by law and the constitution. They must be protected from multiple forms of exploitation. Boys become child laborers and girls are forced into early marriage. This deprives them of education and everything. It is a conspiracy to make children illiterate and keep them away from education. Instead of supporting them, their school it is being beaten. It is a disaster. For a student, when his school is affected, his future is destroyed. Where are the rights of the child? Where is his right to learn. "
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