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Bolivia's President Luis Arce receives his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Santa Cruz, a day after the two leaders attended the Mercosur summit in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, where Arce formalised his country's entry into the regional bloc. IMAGES
On a surprise visit to Finland to participate in a summit gathering the leaders of the five Nordic nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he believes "that this year will be decisive for us, for Ukraine, for Europe, decisive for victory". Zelensky's remarks come at a press conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, whose country became NATO's newest member in April in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Flags are flown at half-mast at the town hall of Chamalières, the historic stronghold of the former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who died at the age of 94 Thursday following complications due to the Covid-19 virus. IMAGES
President Donald Trump fires back angrily at his predecessor Barack Obama after being branded an unserious president who had put US democracy in danger. Trump tells reporters Obama was an "ineffective" and "terrible" leader. SOUNDBITE
Around twenty thousand people take part in the 8th edition of the Santa Claus 'Papa Noel' rally in Turin. The charity event is for the Regina Margherita Children Hospital. IMAGES
Alliant les problématiques d'un microcosme local à la crise mondiale du pétrole, ce documentaire rassemble les témoignages et les histoires de personnes qui se trouvent au premier rang de l'un des plus grands projets industriels de l'histoire de l'humanité: les sables bitumineux du Canada. H2 Oil tente de rendre compte d'un côté du besoin urgent de protéger et de préserver les ressources en eau et de l'autre, de la demande toujours plus grande en pétrole. Quel est le plus important: l'eau ou le pétrole? La quête du profit fera-t-elle oublier les efforts faits pour protéger la santé publique et l'environnement dans la région la plus riche du Canada?