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Images of the warring parties in the Ethiopian conflict signing a truce deal. Following the signing, the various African leaders involved in the truce negotiations pose for photographs. The deal was unveiled following marathon talks in South Africa almost two years to the day since the start of a war that has claimed many thousands of lives and unleashed a desperate humanitarian crisis. IMAGES
Russia vetoes a nine-month extension of a key Syria aid route at the UN Security Council, a day after the vital mechanism providing life-saving support to millions of people expired. While many council members including the United States and Britain have called for a full year extension, Russia has insisted on just six months and rejected the nine-month compromise proposed by Switzerland and Brazil. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters that US President Biden welcomes the extension of a truce between Yemen's warring parties, which he adds "has brought an unprecedented calm in Yemen." The agreement to extend a four-month long truce for a further two months was reached just hours before it was due to expire, the United Nations announced. SOUNDBITE
Les Cayes, Aug 22 (EFE).- The main armed gangs in Haiti said Sunday they have accepted a truce to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid to the thousands affected by the earthquake last week, which caused at least 2,207 deaths and more than 12,000 injured. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS) SHOT LIST: A HALF-BUILT CHURCH AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE AND THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AID IN LES CAYES, HAITI.
Sanaa, Aug 15 (EFE / EPA) .- Thousands of Yemeni students wearing protective masks took their final school exams Saturday, after five months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.About 480,000 Yemeni students from the Houthi-controlled northern provinces of Yemen have started their annual high school exams in the 2019-2020 academic year amid the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic that causes the COVID-19 disease. (Camera: YAHYA ARHAB)FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF STUDENTS IN SANAA, YEMEN.
Sanaa (Yemen), Apr 14 (EFE / EPA) .- Some areas of the Yemeni capital have been severely affected by the torrential rains that hit the country since March.(CAMERA: Yahya Arhab)