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Added on the 08/02/2024 03:30:54 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Artists in Beijing perform a dragon dance to celebrate Lunar New Year, as the country's Year of the Dragon kicks off this Saturday. IMAGES
A large crowd of stranded passengers fills St Pancras International station in London after Eurostar cancelled at least 14 trains due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for New Year travellers in the second major disruption in 10 days. The services were cancelled after tunnels near Ebbsfleet International station in Kent were flooded, with the Met Office issuing weather warnings for rain, snow and ice across large parts of the country. IMAGES
"And we too, we'll forced it through!": In Lyon, more than a hundred railway workers demonstrate at the Part-Dieu station to protest against the promulgation of the pension reform, raising the legal retirement age to 64. IMAGES
Crowds cheer Pope Francis as his motorcade passes through the streets of the capital. After the Democratic Republic of Congo, the pontiff begins his three-day visit to South Sudan to promote peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest country, riven by the scars of civil war and extreme poverty. The predominantly Christian nation gained independence from Muslim-dominated Sudan in 2011 after decades of conflict. IMAGES
A Taiwan temple strikes a drum on Lunar New Year's Day to welcome the Year of the Rabbit while worshippers walk under giant lanterns to pray for good fortune in the new year. The rabbit is the fourth animal in the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. IMAGES
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