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The first woman to have ever served as House Speaker in the US Congress is to continue her role for another term. Business Insider reports Congress voted to re-elect Nancy Pelosi on Sunday to another term as speaker of the House of Representatives. Meeting for its first session of the year, the 117th Congress re-elected Pelosi to the position, securing the majority of the total votes cast. Business Insider reports Pelosi has been in the role since January 2019, when Democrats elected her after regaining majority control of the House. Republican representatives generally voted for Kevin McCarthy, currently the House minority leader.
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
Glasgow (UK), May 7 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Robert Perry) Glasgow police expelled four members of the Scottish Liberal Party, including candidate Derek Jackson, from the vote count in the Scottish city for performing apparent Nazi salutes.STATEMENTS BY DEREK JACKSON, CANDIDATE OF THE LIBERAL PARTY in GLASGOW.
Amritsar, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- Members and supporters of the District Congress Committee on Thursday staged a protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the rise in fuel and domestic gas prices in northern India. (Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE DISTRICT CONGRESS COMMITTEE PROTEST AGAISNT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN AMRITSAR, INDIA
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 9 (EFE/EPA).- Members of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) in Malaysia gathered Tuesday to present a memorandum to Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur.They were, however, denied to submit the document.Myanmar's military seized power and declared a state of emergency for one year after arresting State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's president and other political figures in an early morning raid on Feb 1. (Camera: AHMAD YUSNI).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE NLD PARTY GATHER TO PRESENT THE MEMORANDUM OUTSIDE THE MYANMAR EMBASSY IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
Hanoi, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the Vietnamese Communist Party on Friday underwent the COVID-19 swab tests at the 13th National Congress in Hanoi, in which members choose the party's new leadership. Vietnam detected Thursday 82 community Covid-19 infections after 55 days without local transmission. (Camera: LINH LUONG THAI).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM IN HANOI, VIETNAM.