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Zimbabwe's central bank launches a new currency backed by gold, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country's long-floundering economy. The ZiG, short for Zimbabwe Gold, will replace the Zimbabwean dollar which has tumbled in value over the past year, pushing inflation through the roof, Reserve Bank governor John Mushayavanhu says. IMAGES
Harare, Aug 10 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Aaron Ufumeli) Zimbabwe celebrated on Tuesday the 41st Defense Forces Day with a ceremony in Harare in which the main members of the high military command of the African country took part.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT.
Buenos Aires, Jun 1 (EFE) .- (Camera: EFE) Around 60% of Argentine children began the second wave of covid-19 sunk into poverty, according to official data. A difficult situation to reverse in which high inflation and the restrictions that condition the country's economic rebound are key, after the worsening in 2020, due to the pandemic, of a recession that has lasted for three years.FOOTAGE OF CHILDREN IN THE STREETS OF BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
Mandalay, Mar 20 (EFE/EPA).- The occupation of education facilities by Myanmar security forces is a “serious violation of children’s rights” that will worsen the learning crisis for millions of students in the country, Unicef said in a statementThe UN's children agency said the military had occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses in 13 states and regions of the military-ruled country until Friday.A joint statement by Unicef, Save the Children, and Unesco said Myanmar security forces reportedly beat two teachers s they entered the premises and left several others injured. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: A PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Sanaa (Yemen), Feb 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yahya Arhab) The small Yemeni village of Bani al Qallam experienced better years before war broke out in 2014 causing the greatest humanitarian catastrophe on the planet, according to the UN. Its 2,500 residents, on the brink of starvation, are forced to eat vine leaves to survive.FOOTAGE OF A FAMILY GETTING AND COOKING GHULAF LEAVES IN BANI AL QALLAM.FOOTAGE OF A RATIONS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN BANI AL QALLAM.SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH OF FATIK AL-RUDANIN (FROM MONA RELIEF); IN ARAB OF NASSER AHMAD AL-QALLAM (60-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT); HUSSEIN AHMAD AL-QALLAM (45-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT); AND OF SADDAM AL-SUWAIDI (NURSE). Translations in order of appearance:Nasser Ahmad al-Qallam, 60:- “Only God knows that we have got nothing but our day livelihood; (we eat) only in the mornings and evenings."- "We were better off with the livestock and then the livestock starved to death, and now the situation is difficult. No organization has reached us with food support."Hussein Ahmad al-Qallam, 45: - “Since our salaries were cut off, we have not been able to buy neither corn nor wheat [PAUSE] We have turned to this plant to eat its leaves."Saddam Al-Suwaidi, nurse:-“People's economic conditions are difficult, and this is reflected in the family’s health.............."- “We asked the organizations and the health bureau to provide us with soy nutrition for the women, but so far we have not received anything."- “Most of the children, 70 per cent, need supplementary food to treat the moderate acute malnutrition they suffer from."
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