Tunisia's parliament on Tuesday approved a Cabinet reshuffle that deepened the conflict between the prime minister and the president, as hundreds protested outside the heavily barricaded parliament over social inequality and police abuses.
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - Director Goran Markovic was among those lining up outside exhibition halls in Belgrade on Tuesday to receive a shot against COVID-19, almost 40 years after making a hit Yugoslav film about the country’s fight against a terrifying smallpox epidemic.
People receive doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine as the country begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Belgrade, Serbia, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
“I got used to (being vaccinated) in my life,” said the 74-year-old.
“I’ve been getting vaccines against flu for decades now and I think it is a very useful thing to do.”
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Presented with a movie, meal, medicines and a $20 cash handout, Cambodia’s cyclo taxi drivers received a rare treat at the weekend, and a brief distraction from hard times as the coronavirus takes a toll on tourism.
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Hundreds of drivers who are struggling to make ends meet were seen sprawled out in their pedal-driven vehicles during the special screening on Saturday, when a makeshift movie theatre sprang up in a grassy yard in the capital Phnom Penh.
They were shown the new film “Fathers” by local director Huy Yaleng, about a cyclo driver’s daily battle to support his family.
A team of Nepali climbers that made the first winter summit of K2, the world’s second tallest peak, arrived back in the country to a heroes' welcome on Tuesday from crowds of well-wishers.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an age of social distancing, customer service may be the biggest challenge for companies seeking to create warm, fuzzy, long-lasting client relationships.
FILE PHOTO: A waiter sets a table inside a transparent pod offered for private Christmas meals with backdrop of the Kremlin and Red Square on the rooftop of Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow, Russia December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
That is quite possible, even with everyone masked up, said Antonia Hock, global head of the Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center. The arm of the hotel chain helps companies to apply its top-tier service experience to boost customer and employee relations.