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Added on the 17/07/2019 00:00:30 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People in Tokyo watch the longest partial lunar eclipse in 600 years from the rooftop of a highrise building. IMAGES
United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden join crowds to observe a minute's silence marking the moment hijacked Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. New York will mark the anniversary of the events of 9/11 with walks, memorial ceremonies and bell ringing. IMAGES
According to the the Britain's Royal Astronomical Society, today's eclipse should see around 60 percent of the Moon's visible surface obscured by the Earth's shadow. IMAGES
Hundreds gather on the Edge Observation Deck in Manhattan, New York, to watch the partial solar eclipse. IMAGES
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva marks the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital last year with a ceremony in Congress declaring "democracy unbowed." IMAGES