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EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2481608\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1000\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2481608\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12652584.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"648\" /> A visitor smells marijuana plants during the Asia International Hemp Expo and Forum 2024 (AIHE) in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 November 2024. The exhibition will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) from 27 to 30 November. AIHE is a trade exhibition for the hemp industry showcasing the latest innovations, technologies, and products from cannabis and hemp-related industries. In 2022 Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis for medical purposes. 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A participant covers her face for shade during the South African Friends Of Israel protest against renaming of Sandton Drive outside Johannesburg Council Chambers on November 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This comes after City of Johannesburg announced its decision to rename Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive, a powerful gesture of solidarity with the people of Palestine. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
A participant holds a "Free Gaza from Hamas" placard during the South African Friends Of Israel protest against renaming of Sandton Drive outside Johannesburg Council Chambers on November 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This comes after City of Johannesburg announced its decision to rename Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive, a powerful gesture of solidarity with the people of Palestine. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
Former JHB Mayor Mpho Phalatse at the South African Friends Of Israel protest against renaming of Sandton Drive outside Johannesburg Council Chambers on November 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This comes after City of Johannesburg announced its decision to rename Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive, a powerful gesture of solidarity with the people of Palestine. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
Julius Sello Malema ( leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) during a picket over Phala Phala case outside Constitutional Court on November 26, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) is challenging Parliaments decision not to pursue an impeachment investigation into President Cyril Ramaphosas alleged involvement in the Phala Phala farm scandal. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
EFF members and leaders during a picket over Phala Phala case outside Constitutional Court on November 26, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) is challenging Parliaments decision not to pursue an impeachment investigation into President Cyril Ramaphosas alleged involvement in the Phala Phala farm scandal. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
A demonstrator blows a whistle during a protest organized by Venancio Mondlane supporters against the electoral process in Maputo, Mozambique, 27 November 2024. Exiled former presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has called on the people of Mozambique to abandon their cars in the streets for three days, from 8am until they return from work, to protest against the electoral process after the October 2024 general election. EPA-EFE/LUISA NHANTUMBO
A Mercy For Animals activist dressed in white, wearing chicken mask, performs near the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, Eastern India, 27 November 2024. Mercy For Animals India staged the performance to show the grim conditions hens face at factory farms. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
People hold placards as they take part in a protest against rising pollution in Delhi near Parliament House in New Delhi,India, 27 November 2024. A new survey by LocalCircles highlights the severe impact of air pollution in Delhi and national capital region revealing that 75 percent of families in the region have at least one member suffering from respiratory issues like sore throat or cough as pollution levels remain dangerously high, hospitals and doctors are reporting a sharp rise in lung-related illnesses. In response, Delhi's Environment Minister has ordered the formation of a special task force at Lok Nayak Hospital to manage the growing number of pollution-related medical emergencies. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA
Lebanese people celebrate on a street after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect, in the Dahieh district in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 27 November 2024. On the evening of 26 November the US president confirmed that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah - brokered by the United States and France - had been approved by Israel's cabinet and would come into effect at 02:00 GMT on 27 November. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH
Lebanese people wave Hezbollah flags as they celebrate after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect, in the Dahieh district in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 27 November 2024. On the evening of 26 November the US president confirmed that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah - brokered by the United States and France - had been approved by Israel's cabinet and would come into effect at 02:00 GMT on 27 November. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH
Fans clash during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester City and Feyenoord in Manchester, Britain, 26 November 2024. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
People use alternate routes to leave the city after highways and moterways are blocked following opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan protest, demanding release of Khan, in Lahoree, Pakistan, 26 November 2024. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently imprisoned, called on his supporters to participate in a 'peaceful protest' in Islamabad, on 24 November, emphasizing the need to oppose what he termed the 'illegal' nature of his imprisonment. EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR
The Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu plays music by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Philip Glass with a projection of Brazilian Sebastiao Salgado's work during the presentation of the extraordinary concert Amazonia by Sebastiao Salgado as part of a broader project by the Brazilian photographer at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain, 26 November 2024. EPA-EFE/ENRIC FONTCUBERTA
Outgoing Rear Admiral Musawenkosi Nkomonde at the South African Navy Fleet Change of Command Parade at Martello Sports Field on November 26, 2024 in Simon's Town, South Africa. The ceremony honours the service of Rear Admiral Nkomonde and also celebrates the promise of innovation and excellence in the SA Navy under Rear Admiral Mats ane's command. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach).
People take part in the cleaning works in Massanassa, Valencia province, Spain, 27 November 2024. Floods triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, devastating Valencia and neighboring provinces and leaving at least 229 people dead. EPA-EFE/JOSE MANUEL VIDAL
Pedestrians walk past the posters promoting the Assisted Dying bill at Westminster Underground station in London, Britain, 27 November 2024. The Assisted Dying bill is to allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards, to be assisted to end their own life. British MPs will vote on the assisted dying bill on 29 November 2024. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
A visitor smells marijuana plants during the Asia International Hemp Expo and Forum 2024 (AIHE) in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 November 2024. The exhibition will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) from 27 to 30 November. AIHE is a trade exhibition for the hemp industry showcasing the latest innovations, technologies, and products from cannabis and hemp-related industries. In 2022 Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis for medical purposes. EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Tourists wearing Korean traditional Hanbok dresses take pictures amid snowfall at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, 27 November 2024. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
A layer of air pollution covers Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 27 November 2024. According to the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of North Macedonia, the average daily concentrations of suspended particles with dimensions up to 10 micrometers are above the limits of the value in Skopje and other locations. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI
Two Iberian pond turtles are seen at the Animal Recovery Center El Saler in Valencia, Spain, 27 November 2024. More than 120 Iberian pond turtles have been rescued following the floods in Valencia after they were carried away by the current from their original habitat, appearing in towns like Paiporta and Catarroja where, almost a month later, neighbors continue finding them buried in the mud. Floods triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, devastating Valencia and neighboring provinces and leaving at least 229 people dead. EPA-EFE/JOSE MANUEL VIDAL
A hummingbird is seen feeding on a flower in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 26 November 2024. EPA-EFE/GUSTAVO AMADOR
The sun rises over Bondi Beach on November 27, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Australians are at risk of enduring rolling blackouts this week, amid a heatwave sweeping through NSW and unexpected coal outages across the state. A severe heatwave warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for parts of eastern NSW over the next few days – with the mercury tipped to soar into the high 30s in some regions. Some areas reached a maximum temperature of 37C on Monday, with Richmond and Perth in Sydney's west also clocking in at 35C. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
A member of the French Republican Guard performs during the lighting up of the traditional Christmas decorations and lights of Rue Faubourg Saint-Honore in Paris, France, 26 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA. DM