Amizmiz (Morocco) (AFP) – Rescue workers search for people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Morocco after the country was hit by its strongest-ever recorded earthquake, killing at least 2,000 people.
Santiago (AFP) – Chilean protesters and police clash in the capital Santiago the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
Domingos Martins (Brazil) (AFP) – In Brazil, the proverbial goose that lays the golden egg is in reality something closer to a pheasant that excretes coffee beans. Once viewed as a pest, the Jacu bird has revolutionised one coffee plantation in Brazil, which makes coffee using beans which have passed through the bird. The product costs 1,118 reais (US$228) per kilo in Brazil, and even more overseas.
Moulay Brahim (Morocco) (AFP) – “We thought it was the apocalypse” remembers a resident of Morocco’s village of Moulay Brahim, as he describes the terrifying moment a powerful earthquake struck the country, killing over a thousand people. His village is located in Al-Haouz province, the epicentre of the nation’s deadliest earthquake in decades.
Mexico City (AFP) – “Before, it was for men” : plumber Berenice Aparicio is among a wave of women in Mexico taking on male roles in a country trying to shake off what some see as a traditional machismo. Two of the presidential candidates in next year’s election are women and one of them is likely to become the country’s first female president. Sexism is still a common experience for many women, despite positive steps like the recent decriminalization of abortion. “It’s like during Pride month” says Mallory Knox, a carpenter who isn’t totally sold on Mexico’s seeming feminist direction.
Marrakesh (Morocco) (AFP) – Residents evacuate their homes amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Marrakesh after a powerful earthquake shook Morocco late Friday, killing more than 800 people and injuring hundreds of individuals. TO COMPLETE VIDI33UG96F_EN
Marrakesh (Morocco) (AFP) – People are seen sleeping and waiting in the streets after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco and killed nearly 300 people, according to a preliminary government count. IMAGES
Marrakesh (Morocco) (AFP) – People inspect damage after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco Friday night and killed nearly 300 people, according to a preliminary government count, with terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. IMAGES
Cali (Colombia) (AFP) – Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro welcomes Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss security and integration issues, prior to the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs. IMAGES
Washington (AFP) – In the US capital Washington, deer overpopulation threatens the future of parks such as Rock Creek Park which stretches across 1,754 acres, offering residents the opportunity to find refuge from the daily bustle. White-tailed deer have consumed native species essential to local biodiversity, and prevented seedlings from growing into the next generation of trees. In response to the threat, National Parks Service biologists now conduct annual deer culls.
Riyadh (AFP) – NBA superstar LeBron James attends a basketball clinic with young Saudi players while on a visit to Riyadh.
Washington (AFP) – Putting failure front and center, an exhibition has opened in Washington D.C that showcases products and inventions from around the world that have flopped. The Museum of Failure puts more than 150 products on display, including flavoured water for cats, pens marketed at women and a whole range of merchandise released by a pre-presidential Donald Trump. “We learn a lot from failure” says the exhibition’s organizer.
