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As countries like Greece, Macedonia and other Balkan states limit their borders to the human masses of migrants with more and more refugees stranded in limbo. Mana Rabiee reports.
Gaza, Dec 15 (EFE/EPA).- A Palestinian family in Gaza has been making face masks with Palestinian heritage patterns for export to Europe. (Camera: MOHAMMED SABER).SHOT LIST: PALESTINIAN IM RAMZI HIRZALLAH AND HER FAMILY MAKE FACE MASKS WITH PALESTINIAN PATTERNS IN GAZA CITY, PALESTINE.
As if dealing with the drama of the US general election wasn't challenging enough, US citizens who live in Mexico--and want to vote--have it even worse. According to Business Insider, those Americans must endure hours-long waits at the border before they reach the ballot box. On Election Day, thousands of US citizens living in Mexico crowded the international bridges to El Paso, Texas, just to cast their vote. Most waited over two hours. The international bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso was also completely full. Even with COVID-related restrictions in place, the line stretched out for nearly a mile. But voters whose lives straddle the border say it's a small price to participate in an election that will have a profound impact on both countries. All this extreme border vigilance, the paranoia, and the hate speech toward us, Latinos, is exactly why we needed to vote today. Joaquín Almanza US Citizen, Juarez resident
Colombo, July 23 (EFE/EPA).- Tharindu Ravisha, who had been working at a resort in Dubai, has now been stranded in the United Arab Emirates for four months, waiting endlessly to return home in Sri Lanka.The 22-year-old housekeeper at Cove Rotana Resort in Ras Al Khaimah has repeatedly contacted the Sri Lankan embassy in Dubai seeking repatriation.He has exhausted almost all his savings to survive during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: FAMILY MEMBERS OF SRI LANKAN MIGRANT WORKERS STUCK IN WEST ASIAN COUNTRIES, A "WOMEN'S MOVEMENT FOR FREEDOM" MARCH HELD ON JULY 8 2020 IN FRONT OF THE LABOUR SECRETARIAT IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, SOUNDBITES: HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER AND REPRESENTATIVE OF FRONTLINE SOCIALIST PARTY IN SRI LANKA, NUWAN BOPAGE (IN ENGLISH)
Harare (Zimbabwe), 11 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Aaron Ufumeli).- Fuel shortages and precautions taken in the wake of the coronavirus crisis are forcing Zimbabwean workers to wait long periods in the hope of finding alternative transport to their jobs.INCLUDES RESOURCES OF PEOPLE WAITING IN ZIMBABWE TO SHARE TRANSPORT TO GET TO WORK.
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