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Al Emid CALCUTTA RESCUE
Toronto, Canada • Medical • 29 Sep 2017
Calcutta Rescue is a story about a group of doctors who take medicine and medical treatment to the streets of Calcultta. It ha smany different locations including the Sealdah Clinic is located within the grounds of the Loretto School. Here, destitute persons come to get a medical examination, are... Read more
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Jonathan Mitchell Climate change behind massive decline in North Atlantic sardine stocks
Peniche, Portugal • Business, Politics, Current Affairs, Science & Environment • 29 Sep 2017
Since the mid-1980s, the sardine stock - along with the Portuguese quota - has dropped by tens of thousands of tonnes. Scientists say a huge decline in sardine stocks is due to climate change and it's effect upon the oceans - which in the case of the sardines, scientists say, is due to a lack of... Read more
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Raymond Yao 5 Best Shops in Paris for Men's Fashion
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 30 Sep 2017
I would like to include a few luxury fashion shops that are only available or originated in France, such as Éditions M.R, Ami, Balibaris, Jimmy Fairly. Their aesthetics are truly French and I think a lot of people would like to know them. Read more
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Raymond Yao Interview with London Ethnic
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 30 Sep 2017
London Ethnic is a fashion house dedicated to promoting sustainable fashion. I think it'd be interesting to do an interview with them and discuss how they support emerging designers and their 'made in England' approach. Read more
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Raymond Yao Where to Buy Sustainable Fashion in London
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 30 Sep 2017
I would like to include a few brands offering sustainable designs and information on where to find them in London. Brands to include could be: Stella McCartney with its famous faux leather, Melissa Joy Manning with its hand-made jewelry etc. Read more
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Raymond Yao How These Brands Are Promoting Androgyny
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 30 Sep 2017
More and more brands are jumping on the bandwagon of androgynous designs so it'd be interesting to know some pioneers in this field. Equipment is famous for their menswear-inspired shirts, Current/Elliott is known for its coveted boyfriend jeans, Acne Studios for their ground-breaking, de-sexualised... Read more
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Suddaf Chaudry Can CPEC( China Pakistan Economic Corridor) dilute Pakistan's Looming Water Crisis
Gwadar, Pakistan • Investigative Reporting • 30 Sep 2017
Local fishermen that fish on the rocky tops of the Arabian sea the epicenter of CPEC, are faced with a ban on fishing. The jetty is faced with closure the heart of the fishing trade, generations have fished there face a very uncertain future. Access to water has become a privilege in Pakistan, it... Read more
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Alasdair Baverstock Popular fired grasshopper snack to be Mexico's next big export
Ciudad de México, Mexico • Current Affairs, Cultural • 30 Sep 2017
A Mexican food stall at a Seattle Mariners game this month sold over 18,000 fried grasshoppers to hungry sports fans, as they promoted the weird snack native to indigenous Mexico. Known as chapulines, the grasshoppers served with lime and chili are a popular snack south of the border, but the... Read more
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Alasdair Baverstock Mexican flood problems turned into sustainable drinking water by ingenious system
Ciudad de México, Mexico • Current Affairs, Science & Environment • 30 Sep 2017
55% of Mexico City’s population have no access to running water in their homes, and the capital’s government complains constantly of its chronic water shortage. Yet fresh water falls so abundantly from the sky during rainy season that entire motorways were closed completely last weekend due to the... Read more
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Alasdair Baverstock Mexican turtle egg poachers make precarious living as government cracks down
Puerto Escondido, Mexico • Current Affairs • 30 Sep 2017
With the season for sea turtles to crawl up Mexican beaches and bury their eggs in the sand at its height, so is the season for Mexico’s Federal forces to crackdown on the age-old practice of poaching them. Turtle eggs are a delicacy on Oaxaca State’s Pacific coastline, and a police bust in the... Read more
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Christina Bucher IS THIS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF PET CEMETERY IMAGES IN THE WORLD?
London, United Kingdom • Arts & Books • 30 Sep 2017
Teaser TAKE A LOOK AT THE PET CEMETERY IMAGES OF ART HISTORIAN WHOSE ENTIRE WORK IS ABOUT DEATH AND THE MACABRE Age of any case studies x Story details - Five years ago, Paul started photographing obscure animal graves that history has forgotten about and exposing the human-animal relationship... Read more
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Alasdair Baverstock Mexico opens asylum process for fleeing Venezuelans
Ciudad de México, Mexico • Politics, Current Affairs, Social • 30 Sep 2017
This month the Mexican government’s body for refugees and asylum seekers has opened its administrative process to Venezuelans fleeing the South American country. Mexico is a top destination for Venezuelans flying President Maduro’s regime, and it’s estimated that more than 250 arrive in the... Read more
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TOUEMBOU NGUEYAP ROMUALD Botswana : Le gouvernement baisse le prix du carburant d’aviation
Gaborone, Botswana • Current Affairs • 01 Oct 2017
Le gouvernement du Botswana a baissé d’environ 20% le prix du carburant d’avion sur l’ensemble du territoire. Cette baisse du prix du carburant est une mesure incitative pour attirer plus de compagnies aériennes à opérer au Botswana où le prix par litre de carburant est parmi le plus élevé en... Read more
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TOUEMBOU NGUEYAP ROMUALD Gestion des opérations aériennes : ARIK AIR opte pour la technologie turque Hitit’s Crane Solution
Lagos, Nigeria • Business, Current Affairs, Technology • 01 Oct 2017
ARIK AIR , la principale compagnie aérienne du Nigeria , a migré avec succès vers la plateforme Hitit’s Crane Solution , l’une des solutions informatiques leadeure de gestion des opérations des compagnies aériennes. Le transporteur nigerian devient la 8ieme compagnie aérienne en Afrique a opté pour... Read more
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Hernán Crespo Spain’s Ferrovial accused of profiting from Australia’s mistreatment of refugees on Nauru
Madrid, Spain • Politics, Current Affairs, Social • 01 Oct 2017
The Spanish corporation, responsible for running the Australian government’s migrants detention centre, is making ‘millions of dollars from a system that amounts to torture of refugees and people seeking asylum’, Amnesty International has said. A spokesperson from Ferrovial has denied any... Read more
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Nusaiba Ibrahim NIGERIA TO CELEBRATE IT'S 57TH ANNIVERSARY
Kano, Nigeria • Current Affairs • 01 Oct 2017
Nigeria is going to celebrate 57 years after becoming an independent country since 1960; free from external meddling into its affairs. This will be on the 1st of October 2017 that is about two weeks away from today. I will be available for live phoner for radio and T.V, vox-pop, audio package. Read more
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Anna Lladó Ferrer Catalonia to hold referendum on independence on October 1
Barcelona, Spain • Politics • 02 Oct 2017
The government of Catalonia plans to hold a referendum on independence from Spain on October 1. However, Spain’s government has long warned that it’s illegal and has promised that there will be no referendum. Available for Live Phoner, Live on Skype, Live Stand-up. Read more
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Ophaniel Gooding 60 days ultimatum or tougher US visa restrictions for Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone • Current Affairs • 02 Oct 2017
The government of Sierra Leone has been given a 30 to 60 days ultimatum by the US government to verify deportees or tougher visa restrictions would be imposed. Sierra Leone has been listed by the US government as one of the recalcitrant nations refusing to take back her nationals scheduled to be... Read more
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Graham Keeley Catalan referendum
Barcelona, Spain • Politics • 03 Oct 2017
Hi I will be covering the proposed referendum on independence due to be held in Catalonia on October 1st. I am available to do radio voice overs or Skype interviews on the subject which I have been covering closely. Graham Keeley, Spain Correspondent, The Times Read more
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Daniel Stemler Catalan Government To Go Ahead With Referendum Vote On Independence
Madrid, Spain • Politics • 04 Oct 2017
Tension has been rising between the Spanish central government and the Catalan regional government which plans to go ahead with its referendum vote on independence from Spain on 1 October. Spanish Civil Guard forces registered several Catalan government offices, arrested important figures of the... Read more
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Alyssa McMurtry The Catalan Independence Referendum
Madrid, Spain • Politics • 08 Oct 2017
The tension between Madrid and Barcelona is coming to a head, as Spanish police raid Catalan government offices, make several high-profile arrests and seize millions of ballot papers. Yet the Catalan government remains steadfast in its promise to hold a referendum October 1, despite the fact that... Read more
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Dave Keating German election coverage
Berlin, Germany • Politics • 10 Oct 2017
I am available for general coverage of the German election campaign ahead of the vote on 24 September. Possible topics include: -Why is Angela Merkel's CDU so far ahead in the polls, and what could dent her momentum? -Why did her challenger Martin Schulz, who enjoyed a poll surge after he... Read more
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Jonathan Ward Metallica live in London
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 19 Oct 2017
Words and images from one of Metallica's only 2 shows in the UK Hardwired...To Self-Destruct was released on the 18 November, 2016 on Metallica's own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000 copies worldwide in its first week. The album was... Read more
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Badebye Godfrey CONGO DELICACIES
Kinshasa, Congo The Democratic Republic • Cultural • 27 Oct 2017
[Background] Caterpillars are an important traditional source food in Bas Congo and can provide much needed protein to the usual diet. Most families find it difficult to get enough protein form other sources. Fish and meat are generally too expensive. Hunting has cleared out most of the larger... Read more
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Jennifer Baker Brexit Talks, the view from Brussels
Brussel, Belgium • Politics, Current Affairs • 31 Oct 2017
I will be covering the ongoing Brexit negotiations over the next two years. As agreed this week, face-to-face talks will take place between one week a month. In the week preceding each of these negotiation sessions, civil servants will work behind the scenes on the agenda. The European Commission... Read more
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Alasdair Baverstock Ancient Aztec ball game in danger of dying out
Morelia, Mexico • Sports • 31 Oct 2017
One of the oldest continuously-played sports in the world, Ulama first became known to the Spanish conquistadors for its use of a rubber ball, something never previously known to Europeans. Its roots extend at least as far back as 2000BC, and is spectacular to watch. Appearing rather like... Read more
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Eyong Blaise Protest taking place in Cameroon
Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon • Current Affairs • 01 Nov 2017
Thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians in the main opposition stronghold of Bamenda, Cameroon, are chanting "we are ready to die" if the military attempts to use violence on a nationwide peaceful protest against the marginalization of nearly 10 million citizens living in English-speaking... Read more
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AHMED ALEX OMAH BOBST AFRICA “DRIVING INNOVATION FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE” AT THE 2017 ROADSHOW IN ABIDJAN
Ikeja, Nigeria • Business • 01 Nov 2017
BOBST is organizing a two-day conference within Africa Roadshow for converting solutions 2017, under the theme DRIVING INNOVATION FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. The event will take place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast at the Radisson Blu Hotel on 21st and 22nd February, dedicated to flexible material on the... Read more
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Charis McGowan The Run Up to the Chilean Election
Santiago, Chile • Politics • 01 Nov 2017
Who is Beatriz Sánchez? Can the leader of recently formed left wing coalition Frente Amplio win the 2017 presidency over the former right-wing president Sebastian Pinera, or will the current ruling party, Nueva Mayoría, candidate Alejandro Guillier become the favorite to win the election?... Read more
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Mugume Davis Rwakaringi South Sudan Refugees find new home in Uganda
Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan • War Reporter • 14 Nov 2017
The UN has hailed Uganda as a role model for receiving refugees. I have been visiting refugee settlements in Northern Uganda's Adjumani District finding out challenges facing thousands of refugees as they try to settle. Thousands of refugees mainly children women who escaped violence in South Sudan... Read more