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ASHIK KSNilgiri Tahr
Munnar, India • Science & Environment, Travel, Climate Change • 01 Nov 2020
VIDEO FEATURE After the long gap of eight months, Eravikulam National park opened for tourists. The park is famous for its Nilgiri Tahr's habitat, this species is considered to be endangered. This animal belongs to the Goat family, Climate Change could threaten its habitat. Links :... Read more
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Heather LuskAll Aboard the Trump Train
Indianapolis, United States of America • Politics, Current Affairs • 02 Nov 2020
Polls in the U.S. indicate that Trump is in danger of losing the election. In the Midwest that's not even fathomable. It's virtually impossible to find support for Biden in rural areas where Trump support banners and signs dot lawn after lawn. Indiana has been called the reddest state in the... Read more
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Kouam Joël HonoréCameroon Kumba National mourning day and artist called for protest in class student dresses
Yaounde, Cameroon • Current Affairs, Social, Breaking News • 02 Nov 2020
Hi all After the giant demonstration of more than a thousand women in Bamenda on Tuesday, the president of the republic declared a national day this Saturday after the Kumba massacre. The artists and musicians who have for a long time criticized for their silence since the beginning of the crisis... Read more
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Goodhope AmaniWHO IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA?
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania • Politics • 03 Nov 2020
Few hours have left for Tanzanians to decide who will be their next president for the coming five years. 14 president candidates are Challenging the current president John Magufuli who seek to secure the second term in the office. Tanzania which has for so long been known as the island of peace is... Read more
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WHO IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania • Politics • 03 Nov 2020
Few hours have left for Tanzanians to decide who will be their next president for the coming five years. 14 president candidates are Challenging the current president John Magufuli who seek to secure the second term in the office. Tanzania which has for so long been known as the island of peace is... Read more
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Stanley GajeteTyphoon Goni is underway, becoming the strongest Earth’s storm of the year. Destructive impact on Philippines, Sunday
Quezon City, Philippines • Natural Disasters • 03 Nov 2020
Typhoon Goni has become the strongest Earth’s storm of the year. A violent storm is moving towards its potentially destructive landfall in Luzon this Sunday. As of 06 UTC on October 30th, Typhoon Goni (Rolly) was located near 16.4 °N and 131.6 °E. About 725 nautical miles (1340 km) east of... Read more
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Tumwekwasize Bahene FrancisReturning to Regular outdoor exercise after months of COVID 19 Lockdown.
Kampala, Uganda • Health & Fitness • 10 Nov 2020
Many people in Kampala Uganda have resumed doing outdoor physical exercise in the early hours of the day after months spent sheltering at home during COVID 19 pandemic. In April Ugandan Government banned outdoor exercise as extra measure in preventing the spread of COVID 19. Months of... Read more
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Tom CarstensenDanish illegal weed sellers in Christiania abide by Danish Government lock down rules
København, Denmark • Current Affairs, Cultural, Breaking News • 10 Nov 2020
The Danish freetown of Christiania where open marijuana trade exists have decided to shut down the illegal shops at 10 PM. The Danish Government has imposed lock down rules that limits the opening hours of cafés, restaurants and bars to 10 PM. In the Freetown they have decided to do the same... Read more
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Nelly Moraa NyangororaThe Elusive Political Unity in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya • Politics • 20 Nov 2020
Kenya is yet again witnessing heightened political activity following the release of the Building Bridges Initiative BBI report on the 21st October 2020. The report ostensibly proposes reforms deemed to unite a country whose stability is constantly threatened by ethnic mobilization each election... Read more
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Ruwaida AmerGirls and young men from Gaza playing football with one foot lost at birth and other incidents and Israeli wars
Palestine, United States of America • Sports • 30 Nov 2020
A team of girls and boys playing football and training continuously in order to participate in several local tournaments. They were dreaming of international participation, but the conditions of closed crossings and the siege in Gaza prevented them from that. Many of these players lost their feet... Read more
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REOPENING OF SCHOOLS AMIDST COVID 19: KENYAS DILEMMA
Nairobi, Kenya • Current Affairs • 30 Nov 2020
Kenyan teachers reported to school this week after 6 months of closure following the Covid 19 pandemic. The Government directed that all teachers report on the 28th September in readiness for a possible reopening of schools for learners. But while the Government grapples with the idea of allowing... Read more
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Challenges facing smooth Governance at Kenyas Counties
Nairobi, Kenya • Politics • 30 Nov 2020
Kenyas President Uhuru Kenyatta has today signed into law a bill that will allow Treasury to disburse about shs370 billion to its 47 counties spread across the country. The monies include conditional grants totalling about shs14 billion to various counties and shs316 billion as equitable share. The... Read more
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Núria VilcomEnric Duran: the Robin Hood of the banks
Barcelona, Spain • Social • 30 Nov 2020
I'm a freelance journalist based in Barcelona, and I'm looking for media interested on publishing this story: Enric is a Catalan activist who in 2008 announced that, through a false payroll and a fictitious trade, he got loans from 39 financial institutions for a total of 492,000 euros -almost half... 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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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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Israel 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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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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Coverage 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
