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Added on the 08/10/2021 17:29:13 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Images of cancelled flights and long queues at Frankfurt airport where German national carrier Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights because of a planned strike by ground crew. More than 1,000 flights will be scrapped, affecting around 134,000 passengers. The strike is scheduled to last from 0145 GMT on Wednesday until 0400 GMT on Thursday and comes as ground workers seek a higher pay rise than the one offered by Lufthansa so far. IMAGES
The European Commission has launched legal action against the conservative governments of EU members Hungary and Poland in response to measures seen as discriminating against LGBTQ citizens. SOUNDBITE
Beirut, March 18 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Hundreds of Lebanese pharmacists throughout Lebanon closed their doors on March 18, protesting the collapse of the Lebanese pound and the consequent shortage of stocks and high operating costs. Participants claim that the situation has caused huge losses for the pharmaceutical sector.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Yangon, March 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Lynn BoBo) A general strike seeks since Monday to "stop the economy" of Myanmar as a measure of pressure against the military junta, while the brutal repression on pro-democracy protests continues.FOOTAGE OF PROTESTS IN YANGON.
Women in Poland walk off the job and hit the streets, the seventh straight day of mass protests over a court ruling to impose a near-total abortion ban in Poland. IMAGES
Several thousand demonstrators, including railway workers, teachers and lawyers, took to the streets of Paris to march against pension reform. The government wants to fuse France's 42 different retirement schemes into a single points-based system but opponents fear a drastic decline in pension levels. IMAGES