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Filippo FioriniItaly Coronavirus lockdown
Italy • Natural Disasters, Health & Fitness, Medical, Breaking News • 10 Apr 2020
Italian government established a broad lock down area in Northern Italy, in order to contain Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. News videomaker available. Read more
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Lucky Aaronivulnerable groups preparing for the COVID 19 outbreak?
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 10 Apr 2020
The COVID - 19 Pandemic will most likely hit vulnerable communities the hardest. I would want to focus on Eat Out movement of the biggest non-profit organisation in Zimbabwe which works with homeless and their welfare . During this outbreak Eat out movement is running around making sure that the... Read more
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Ewelina KawczynskaCoronavirus in Catalonia
Barcelona, Spain • Breaking News • 11 Apr 2020
Spain sees nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases in a day, with confirmed deaths rising to 491. Catalonia is second region affected after Madrid. Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday €200 billion relief package against effects of coronavirus on the economy. I am currently in Barcelona and available to... Read more
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Johannes PleschbergerVienna Museum is collecting photos from everyday life with coronavirus
Wien, Austria • Current Affairs, Health & Fitness, Cultural • 13 Apr 2020
Cell phone, toilet paper or face mask? In order to document the time around the corona virus for future generations, the Wien Museum asks the public to take photos of objects that play a role in current everyday life. Possible shoot: museum curator showing pics received from the population,... Read more
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Santi DonaireCOVID-19 and the crisis in the tourism in Spain
Ibiza, Spain • Science & Environment, Natural Disasters, Investigative Reporting, Social, Breaking News, Climate Change • 13 Apr 2020
How an island that lives almost exclusively from tourism, lives confined and closed? During the coming week, we will only see desolate boardwalks, closed hotels and deserted beaches. The images of sun and beach without tourists is going to be something historic in Spain. This perspective... Read more
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Ewelina Kawczynska
Empty streets of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain • Breaking News • 14 Apr 2020
The number of deaths and infected people is rising in Spain. According to Health Authorities as of March 26, there are 12,940 confirmed covid19 cases, and 880 people in Catalonia have died due to the illness. I'm available for any stories or live reporting on the latest regarding coronavirus in... Read more
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Ewelina Kawczynska
Not only people are affected by coronavirus.
Barcelona, Spain • Breaking News • 14 Apr 2020
Normally Placa Catalunya is the most crowded place in Barcelona. People are always feeding the birds. Now because of the coronavirus everyone is at home so there is nobody to feed the pigeons and the seagles. Here is a little preview: https://youtu.be/_BA2ncMOGc8 Read more
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Enos DenhereThe Southern Africa is in a Climate emergency
Harare, Zimbabwe • Politics, Technology, Science & Environment, Natural Disasters, Social, Training • 14 Apr 2020
The climate emergency is a growing threat particularly to the most vulnerable, and a particular threat to the long-term health, safety and prosperity of people in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is facing massive famine this year. This is a result of change of seasons due to shift of climate and... Read more
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Emmanuel NKANGURACOVID 19 IN RWANDA
Kigali, Rwanda • Breaking News • 15 Apr 2020
Available to report developments from Rwanda nkangsemma@gmail.com Read more
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Babur HussainHow a religious group is being blamed for spreading Covid19 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan • Natural Disasters • 15 Apr 2020
Tablighi Jamat ( Preacher's Party) is apolitical religious group of Islamists with its roots in Pakistan and many parts of the world. Recently, their main gathering center in Raiwind, a city in the most populous province Punjab, has been sealed and quarantined after reports of dozens of preachers... Read more
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Arun AsthanaMuslim preachers group emerges as the biggest challenge for India in fight with Corona
New Delhi, India • Current Affairs • 15 Apr 2020
AVAILABLE FOR PHONER/SKYPE LIVE or Q&A from Delhi. While India has been trying to contain the coronavirus spread, in last one week the spread of the pandemic is suddenly spiked upto 120% per day, thanks to a group of Sunni Muslim cult, whom global media organisations like Al-Jazeera or Washington... Read more
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Tom CarstensenDenmark to partially reopen schools after Easter
København, Denmark • Politics, Current Affairs, Science & Environment, Medical, Breaking News • 16 Apr 2020
On Monday the 6th of April the Danish PM again held a press conference. Nurseries, kindergartens to reopen. Classes for school children up to the age of 12 look to be let back into schools from the 15th of April. All exams in the Danish schools are cancelled in this school year and the grade... Read more
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Arun Asthana
Corona Updates from India
New Delhi, India • Current Affairs • 16 Apr 2020
The virus has been somehow contained so far in a country of 1.3 billion, but now it seems like the situation is going out of the hand as large slum clusters are getting infected. Phono, Skype iv offered. Read more
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Heather LuskIn small towns, businesses rely on creativity and loyalty to survive
Indianapolis, United States of America • Business, Current Affairs • 18 Apr 2020
A family-owned pizzeria now sells boxes of dough and sauce so families can build their own pizzas from the safety of home. A tea room offers plates of cookies and bouquets of flowers with orders. An oil and vinegar shop now delivers. In order to survive the time of coronavirus small businesses need... Read more
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Christopher GulyCOVID-19 in Canada
Ottawa, Canada • Breaking News • 20 Apr 2020
Available to report on developments from Canada. Chris christopher.guly@gmail.com ph: 001-613-256-9595 Read more
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Mohamed KritTunisia- CoViD 19 stories and reportages
Tunis, Tunisia • Breaking News • 20 Apr 2020
Stories about the hospitals of Tunis, Public quarantine, Streets and avenues empty Read more
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Núria VilcomClinical trial coronavirus Spain
Barcelona, Spain • Breaking News • 26 Apr 2020
Good afternoon, I am a freelance journalist based in Barcelona. Considering the current situation in Spain in reference to the coronavirus, I wanted to send you a proposal in case you are interested (you can see some samples of my work in my website: nurivilcom.wordpress.com). The report... Read more
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Heather Lusk
Hope in Haiti
Indianapolis, United States of America • Current Affairs, Natural Disasters • 30 Apr 2020
A decade ago an earthquake destroyed much of Haiti and changed millions of lives. Many stories cover the devastation and lack of improvement over the past ten years. In the town of Fondwa 16 miles (26km) from the epicenter there is a story of hope. US-based Zanmi Fondwa ("Friends of Fondwa") has... Read more
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Núria Vilcom
Coverage Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo-Tuzla-Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) • Current Affairs • 30 Apr 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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Sinan Salaheddin MahmoudEconomic crisis looms in Iraq due to plummeted oil prices, delay in 2020 budget approval
Baghdad, Iraq • Business, Finance, Politics, Current Affairs, Breaking News • 30 Apr 2020
Political wrangling and months-long anti-government protests in Iraq have delayed the approval of this year budget, threatening to impact the colossal task of rebuilding after a devastating war with IS and to further fuel the growing public anger over shabby services. The recent plunge in oil... Read more
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Bruno TorquatoCoronavirus in Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Business, Politics, Current Affairs, Science & Environment, Health & Fitness, Medical, Breaking News • 30 Apr 2020
I'm available to cover the crises of coronavirus in Brazil. Keep in touch. Read more
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Núria Vilcom
How are the most vulnerable people in society living coronavirus outbreak? An old nun story
Barcelona, Spain • Breaking News • 30 Apr 2020
A noon activist reflecting her life and work in the midst of coronavirus epidemy Summary Mari Pau Trayner Vilanova is a noon, 84 years old, who fights actively for the rights of the noons inside the Church. In fact, she devoted her life to struggle for a change inside the Church. Although her... Read more
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Caren MoyBrazil's President demands that the country returns to work.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Breaking News • 30 Apr 2020
31st March 30, 2020 Brazil has suffered 6 times as many deaths in the first 13 days of the pandemic as China suffered in it’s first 13 days. And the Health Minister Mandetta says that he public health system is already overwhelmed. This huge country has imposed self-isolation to try to control... Read more
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Brazil – Supreme Court attempts to remove Bolsonaro from power
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Politics, Breaking News • 30 Apr 2020
Brazil’s top court moves to unseat President Bolsonaro for endangering public health. Political leaders condemn Bolsonaro’s demand Brazil ends self-isolation and returns to work. “He’s committed crimes….lied, incited chaos”. His own Ministers unite against him. Tonight Bolsonaro plans a... Read more
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Sinan Salaheddin Mahmoud
Coronavirus lockdown pushes Iraq's impoverished populations to edge of hunger
Baghdad, Iraq • Current Affairs, Social • 30 Apr 2020
Iraq's most vulnerable populations are reeling under hunger due to lockdown that has been imposed since mid March in a bid to slow coronavirus spread. There are no plans from the government on how to help those who live on day to day on what they earn, fueling anger against the political elite and... Read more
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Kate PapenbergGetting arrested while running in Almaty: A COVID-19 missive
Almaty, Kazakhstan • Health & Fitness • 30 Apr 2020
It was the last day of the last round of quarantine measures when it happened: three police cars with seven officers turned onto the narrow path and summarily apprehended six runners. I was proud that it took so many of them to catch us. Literally. At the same time, however, why did they... Read more
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Ani OganesianCoronavirus in Russia
Moscow, Russia • Social • 30 Apr 2020
I'm available for stories about the pandemic in Russia: low official numbers, citizens stuck overseas, closed borders, the latest updates Read more
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Heather Lusk
Divorce in the time of Coronavirus
Indianapolis, United States of America • Cultural • 02 May 2020
Divorce rates have climbed in Turkey and China since lockdowns have been implemented, with increases expected in more countries in the coming months. Couples whose relationship was already on edge are struggling. Breakups are nearly impossible when couples are quarantined. Marriage therapists... Read more
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Enos Denhere
The World is facing a medical emergency
Harare, Zimbabwe • Business, Politics, Film & Theatre, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Medical, Research, Breaking News • 04 May 2020
Over the past few weeks, we have seen the world stricken with fear and panic over what is now known as the COVID-19, and its effects on many nations.Umphumela wesithombe we-covid-19 virus The world is fighting an enemy they don’t understand; one seems more powerful than them, against which they... Read more
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Linas JegeleviciusHow the tiny Baltics pioneer cutting-edge high-tech in combating COVID-19
Kaunas, Lithuania • Breaking News • 31 May 2020
The malady of public health, known as COVID-19, has turned into a great opportunity for some Baltic startups. A self-driving smart disinfectant robot created by a Vilnius-based startup has been a success in Honk Kong and other startups have had similar success too. Read more
