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Added on the 08/11/2023 11:54:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
French President Emmanuel Macron opens a global summit in Paris to produce more vaccines in Africa, attended by a number of African leaders, donors and pharmaceutical groups. IMAGES
An International Workers' Day rally in Paris sets off from the Place de la Republique, with participants calling for workers' rights, wage increases and peace. IMAGES
Poles take to the streets of Warsaw on International Women's Day to demand free access to contraceptives. Although pro-Western parties managed to oust the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government in October 2023 elections, women are voicing anger and frustration over delays in changing the laws on women's reproductive rights. The PiS's eight-year rule saw access to abortion, in-vitro fertilisation and emergency contraception tightened. IMAGES
A summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) opens in Kingstown, on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with speeches from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Honduran President Xiomara Castro, and local officials. IMAGES
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen tours the Paris International Agricultural Show, taking selfies and sampling the produce on display. A few cries of "Marine Présidente" ("Marine President") punctuated her visit. IMAGES