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A huge fire razed a whole area of traditional wooden houses in Japan's Wajima, following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 78 people and left tens of thousands without power or running water. IMAGES
Images show police and soldiers searching through debris following a strike on a residential area of Eastern Ukraine's Kramatorsk on Tuesday. The head of the Donetsk administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, wrote on Telegram that 'enemy fire' had hit the city wounding a young boy. He called on locals to evacuate. IMAGES
The EU presidency held by the Czech Republic faces tough talks as it sought to persuade EU partners to restrict travel by Russians following the invasion of Ukraine. Foreign ministers gather for the regular informal Gymnich meeting. IMAGES
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Boston, Oct 5 (EFE).- The general director of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, said on Tuesday that the "unnecessary" air transport restrictions that countries maintain would cost the the aviation sector this year $40 billion, and would also delay the recovery.During an interview with Efe at the end of the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Boston, Walsh pointed out that border closures are no longer justifiable at this time. (Camera: JULIO RIVAS). SHOT LIST: WILLIE WALSH, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE AT THE END OF THE 77TH IATA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM), IN BOSTON, US.SOUND BITES: WILLIE WALSH, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION.
Beijing, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- China has imposed mass domestic travel restrictions, as well as international travel restrictions for its residents, allowing Chinese people to leave the country only under certain conditions, in order to curb the new outbreak of Covid-19.The coronavirus outbreak, caused mainly by the Delta variant and what has now become China's worst outbreak in more than a year, was first detected on 20 July among airport cleaning staff in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and has already infected hundreds of people and spread to over two dozen cities including Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, and the capital Beijing. Since the Delta outbreak began spreading across China, the authorities have imposed lockdowns on some residential areas, Covid-19 mass testing, domestic and international travel restrictions. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS OUTSIDE THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BEIJING, CHINA.