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Rami Al-KubatiProliferation of "SLAW" Amidst Devastating Conflict and COVID19 in Yemen
Sana'a, Yemen • Investigative Reporting • 08 Dec 2020
This story will highlight the illicit arms trade and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Yemen. In Yemen, most of crimes, including the killing of children, rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence are the factors of SLAW. They have also played a negative role... Read more
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Bala ChambersMaradona
Buenos Aires, Argentina • Current Affairs, Sports, Social, Cultural • 09 Dec 2020
Any editors seeking any reaction, colour and reflexions from Argentina about Maradona's passing, please feel free to get in touch. Read more
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Komeil SoheiliZagros Under Fire: From a birthplace of wine to a land of smoke and flames
Khorramabad, Iran • Climate Change • 10 Dec 2020
Two hundred seventy thousand oak trees burned in western Iran in the last few months, and one volunteer died in an attempt to stop the fire. The 1000 words article about this issue is ready, please contact me asap if you are interested: komeil.soheili@gmail.com Read more
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Begging for Yemen to Fill up their Pockets : International Organizations Accused of Corruption
Sana'a, Yemen • Investigative Reporting • 10 Dec 2020
Here’s the pitch to consider: Almost every Yemeni is talking about the role of international organizations - stressing the race of organizations to make money no less and no more. The international organizations that have been working in the humanitarian field for years have practiced theft and... Read more
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Gold seekers - In search of ancient treasures
Iranshahr, Iran • Research • 16 Dec 2020
Gold seekers - In search of ancient treasures One of the six great treasures discovered in the world has found in Iran. Among thousands of historical things they found untouched for over two thousand years, just about 100 of them survived from smugglers. This is just one of the dirty smuggling... Read more
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Ruwaida AmerIsrael attacks farmers in the Gaza Strip and destroys their agricultural lands
Palestine • Politics • 16 Dec 2020
The Israeli bulldozers attack the agricultural lands in the south of the Gaza Strip and cause many losses to farmers without knowing the reason for that. The suffering of farmers increased after the return of the occupation’s policy of leveling lands, and this will increase the losses of farmers... Read more
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Rami Al-Kubati
How 6-Year of War Impacted People's Lives and Hopes in Yemen
Sana'a, Yemen • Investigative Reporting • 20 Dec 2020
Dear New Statesman Editorial Team , Wanna know more about war changed people's lives in Yemen? I believe this one would help with editing help in English! In this story, I will visualize how war has changed Yemeni's lives by exposing crucial stories through interviews in the Yemeni city,... Read more
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Kassim Mwalimu AdinasiCovid-19 versus FGM culture in Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya • Current Affairs, Cultural • 29 Dec 2020
As the people who contact the Covid-19 increase everyday, the cultural practice of mutilating girls threatens to worsen the situation in Kuria region, Kenya. The region is located at the Kenya-Tanzania border, as regulations are observed in Kenya the neighboring country of Tanzania has relaxed... Read more
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Núria VilcomCoverage Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo-Tuzla-Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) • Current Affairs • 30 Dec 2020
Good morning, I'm a freelance journalist based in Barcelona. During march I will be in Bosnia and Herzegovina to write some reportages -also with video and photos. -I will go to the Bosnian-Croatian border to see the situation of migrants trapped at EU gates. Specifically, Croatia's returns to... Read more
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CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, KENYAN CHILDREN LIVING WITH DISABILITY IN RURAL KENYA ABANDONED BY PARENTS AS THINGS GET WORSE
Siaya, Kenya • Current Affairs • 30 Dec 2020
For a very long time children born with disability were considered bad omen and curse to the society and in most cases they were killed. As Covid-19 continue to ravage the country Kenya, there are some places that, due to hitting economy, children living with disability have been abandoned in... Read more
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Mohammed SulemanPoor Infrastructures in Our Basic Schools
Ayensuano,Ghana • Social • 30 Dec 2020
The Yaw Donkor D/A Basic school in Yaw Donkokrom within bepoase, an electoral area in Ayensuano district has a population of 160 pupils with a three unit classroom block. The three unit classroom is shared among the primary and junior high level creating unconducive environment for teaching and... Read more
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People and School children Get Stranded due to Absence of a Footbridge on the River
Ayensuano,Ghana • Social • 30 Dec 2020
People of Agyei Krom suffers to reach other communities as the log serving as a footbridge on the Ayensu River can cause a havoc if not rehabilitated.The only route to the communities educational facility hence when it rains,pupils have to either swim through the river or stays at home for... Read more
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Jackie Guigui-StolbergGermany's Stagecoach Inns
Munich, Germany • Food & Drink • 31 Dec 2020
The easiest way to find an excellent and atmospheric restaurant in Germany is to look for the main church in old town and village squares. Next to the church you will often find a large old building bearing the name "Gasthof zur Post." After the fifteenth-century founding of postal routes along the... Read more
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Andy Roesgen"Tiny Homes" neighborhoods a big way to fight poverty/homelessness
Chicago, United States of America • Current Affairs • 31 Dec 2020
A pastor in Detroit, Rev. Faith Fowler, dreamed up a neighborhood that would be comprised of tiny homes, as a ticket out of poverty -- and today it's thriving. All the materials are donated -- pop star Jon Bon Jovi even donated $100,00 00 -- and Fowler is getting calls from neighborhood planners... Read more
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Andréa MagalhãesAdventures of a ninety-year-old lady on a ship
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Travel • 31 Dec 2020
My name is Andréa Magalhães. I am a Brazilian journalist based in Rio de Janeiro city and have been writing my stories for more than 25 years, to magazines and newspapers in the US, UK, Brazil and Italy. It is my passion! Pitch: tell the story of a fantastic family cruise (8 people) in the... Read more
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Arabella SeebaluckClimate, Social Movement, Conservation, Racial Tensions and more from the Indian Subcon
New Delhi, India • Politics, Current Affairs, Science & Environment, Natural Disasters, Film & Theatre, Entertainment & Celebrity, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Paranormal, Investigative Reporting, Social, Cultural, Breaking News, Travel, Climate Change • 31 Dec 2020
I have 20 years of experience writing stories about all walks of life and specialise in opinion pieces. I am from Mauritius and have lived in India for the past 6 years. I can therefore contribute to your needs on what's happening locally. Read more
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Cloth fit for a King
Bavaria, Germany • Cultural • 31 Dec 2020
Volker Illimann was born into a family of textile manufacturers and is one of Europe's leading experts on historical fabrics. His expertise has made cloth reconstruction possible for exquisite furniture in many castles and palaces in Germany: in Potsdam, Würzburg, Munich... Not only does he know... Read more
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Threats to the Sitatunga in Yala Swamp with changing Climate
Nairobi, Kenya • Climate Change • 31 Dec 2020
Reclamation Yala Swamp, for agricultural purposes, has hitherto threatened the existence of Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) in the region. Being a swamp-dwelling antelope, clearing of the swamp for Agricultural purpose will pose a great threat to the few species that are remaining. As we speak the... Read more
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Harold EMERTBased in Rio de Janeiro,the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 80th birthday.It hasa long colorful history
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Music • 31 Dec 2020
The Brazilian Symphony celebrating its 80th birthday has a colorful history including such conductors or soloists as Leonard Bernstein ,Stravinsky to pianists Martha Argevich and flautist Jean Pierre Rampal.It has toured Europe and the USA,made innumerous recordings promoting such Brazilian... Read more
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tissier louisworld music, a vector of tolerance
Olargues, France • Music • 31 Dec 2020
The world music is a vector of encounter between the peoples. Many festivals in France and northern Africa present talented artists of the world. Music is a weapon against intolerance, racism and extremism. I present these artists in my video packages and extracts of their performance. Read more
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Meteorite catchers invade northern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Current Affairs • 31 Dec 2020
Meorites are falling from the skies in northern Brazil attracting fortune hunters from all over the world. Read more
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Pennies from Heaven or Rather Meotorites from Heaven enriching poor Brazilian town
Recife, Brazil • Current Affairs • 31 Dec 2020
The story of meteorites falling from the skies to enrich a poor Brazilian town has made Mail online and other media vehicles but there is more to the story as get-rich prospectors from abroad arrive in Brazil Read more
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All Around the Chiemsee: The Bavarian Sea (travel story, Germany)
München, Germany • Cultural • 31 Dec 2020
Article proposal: All Around the Chiemsee: the Bavarian Sea (An article could be about the Chiemsee (Chiem Lake) as a whole, or about only one aspect of it or particular site, as you prefer.) The Chiemsee is Germany’s third largest lake with over 60 kilometers of shoreline and is located less... Read more
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Home, home on the Alm (about cowherds in the Alps)
München, Germany • Cultural • 31 Dec 2020
Home, home on the Alm (Article idea - cultural/travel story) I’d love to write an article about the traditional job of Senner or a Sennerin, that is a person who spends several summer months (usually from May to September) living in a hut and taking care of cows at an Alm, a pasture in the Alps.... Read more
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PRAKHAR JAINMaking isolation beds out of cardboard for the Covid patients
Mumbai, India • Current Affairs, Health & Fitness, Medical, Climate Change • 31 Dec 2020
Summary The story is about Rhea, who has designed recyclable cardboard isolation beds for COVID patients. In the initial days of the Pandemic there was a huge shortage of isolation beds for the massive population in India. Rhea came up with the idea due to her family's paper business. After two... Read more
