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Luis CarballoGIMS ( Geneva International Motor Show) 2020
Geneva, Switzerland • Business • 23 Feb 2020
GIMS ( Geneva International Motor Show) 2020 starts soon. The media days are the 2,3 and 4th March. I am available to cover the show for you during these 3 days with my own video equipment. I can edit the stories on location with my own computer and transmitt in no time with a full English dope... Read more
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Giray Poyraz ÜreyKhojaly massacre 28th anniversary
İstanbul, Turkey • Research • 25 Feb 2020
Remembering the victims of Khojaly... Azeris around the world have been remembering the 28th anniversary of the bloodiest episode in their country's recent history, when Azerbaijan says more than 600 civilians, including women and children, were killed. It is worth sharing the story of the wife... Read more
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Shantanu RayIndia visit of Donald Trump
New Delhi, India • Breaking News • 26 Feb 2020
I will be tracking the India visit of US President Donald Trump to India, starting February 24. I will be open to doing Skype and telephonic interviews, could send breaking news as well during Trump's visit to India. This would be president's first bilateral visit in the third decade of 21st... Read more
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Ewelina KawczynskaMobile World Congress 2020 Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain • Technology • 28 Feb 2020
If you need a journalist, producer or a fixer for the biggest technology event in Barcelona I will be happy to help you. I covered the MWC for the last two years so I know how overwhelming it can be. It is a jungle for journalists but if you know how to move you won't get lost. Write me a message... Read more
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Amy FallonStories on koalas in Australian bushfires
Brisbane City, Australia • Science & Environment • 29 Feb 2020
Hi overseas editors, if you're interested in stories about koalas in the Australian bushfires, please get in touch to discuss specific pitches. Please no emails from other random journos asking me to help them find work or other things. Thanks. Read more
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Sinan Salaheddin MahmoudIraq's ongoing turmoil delays 2020 budget, threatens ailing economy
Baghdad, Iraq • Breaking News • 29 Feb 2020
Months-long turmoil in Iraq has delayed the approval of this year budget, threatening to impact the colossal task of rebuilding after a devastating war with the Islamic State group and to fuel the growing public anger over shabby services. With the government expenditure makes up nearly 80 percent... Read more
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Nangayi GuysonUganda's Poor Waste Management Policy Turning Kampala into a City of illegal Dumping
Kampala, Uganda • Science & Environment • 29 Feb 2020
Late this December, five men pushing wooden wheelbarrows full of garbage to an illegal dumping site in a Kampala suburb got into a scuffle with the landowner and their wheelbarrows were confiscated for illegal dumping. Scuffles about illegal dumping are very common in all slum areas of Uganda’s... Read more
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Alan Hernández PasténThe Mexican women who raps against femicide in the most dangerous place in Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico • Cultural • 29 Feb 2020
Mexican MC Jezzy P is an exciting and respected voice in rap at Ecatepec, the most dangerous place for females in Mexico. But Jessica Roldán, her real name, is doing more than just music to empower women within the monster itself, she has become a leader in the community trough hip-hop culture,... Read more
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David Nyokang'iCorona virus Suspicion in Nairobi,Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya • Medical • 29 Feb 2020
A Kenyan student from Guangzhou China has been isolated at KNH after being suspected to have symptoms similar to Corona virus. KQ passenger from Guangzhou have after arriving at JKIA in Nairobi shown symptoms of the virus and immediately rushed to KNH for check.The suspect has been sequestrated for... Read more
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Daniel GilletParis International Agriculture Fair hopes to regain consumer confidence - Paris, February 22 - March 1.
Paris, France • Current Affairs • 01 Mar 2020
Amidst the rise of criticism against Farmers, the Paris International Agriculture Fair will open its 57th edition on February 22nd with the hopes to renew dialogue and confidence with consumers. This popular fair with more than 630 000 visitors wishes to prove that practices are evolving more... Read more
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Mark AndrewsXpeng Motors Chinese EV startup and Tesla competitor interview with Vice President Brian Gu
Guangzhou, China • Business • 01 Mar 2020
“This is a critical juncture for Xpeng Motors because we are about to launch and deliver our second model which in the Chinese EV startup world not many companies achieve that back when I started there were dozens if not hundreds of companies saying they were going to produce EVs few have even test... Read more
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Alfonso BeatoSpain will create a national strategy of garbage fishing due the avalanche of waste that arrives at the sea.
Barcelona, Spain • Climate Change • 03 Mar 2020
The Spanish coast testify to the aggravation of the problem since the amount of plastic waste on the beaches grew 65% in six years, according to the latest balance of the Marine Garbage Monitoring Program of the Ministry of Ecological Transition. A unique fact within the European Union is that... Read more
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James HyamsAustralian Bushfires
Brisbane City, Australia • Investigative Reporting • 03 Mar 2020
Pending title: Bushfires in Australia - the economic and environmental impact A.1 Interview Professor Chris Dickman, an expert on Australian biodiversity at the University of Sydney, who estimates half a billion animals have been killed in the bushfires. [B.1] Understand how he came to that... Read more
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Ruth Esther NamatovuDIGITISING LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN EAST AFRICA
Kampala, Uganda • Science & Environment • 16 Mar 2020
Africa has faced difficulties in administering property rights for many years. Manual processing of requests and complex procedures have been leading to fraud, delays and errors, undermining the effectiveness of administering and securing property rights for citizens- hence the land conflicts. In... Read more
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Marina OlivetoFilmmaker, 360 Filmmaker and Breaking News
Lisbon, Portugal • Breaking News • 31 Mar 2020
I am a freelance Filmmaker and 360 Filmmaker based in German andPortugal. I am available to cover breaking news and to produce theme based short documentaries and news package and 360 production. Read more
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Enos DenhereIs Africa the richest continent?
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 31 Mar 2020
Africa is a key territory on the global map. Rich in oil and natural resources, the continent holds a strategic position. Rich inn oil and natural resources, Africa is the world’s fastest-growing region for foreign direct investment. It has approximately 3percent of the earth’s remaining mineral... Read more
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MD MONIR-UZ-ZAMAN MONDALLiving in toxic
Dhaka, Bangladesh • Science & Environment • 31 Mar 2020
"We can’t stop breathing. But we can do something about the quality of our air" I am pleased to enclose here my proposal on a feature story news (video) called “Living in toxic” about Air. I am looking forward to hear from you. Thank You. About: Bangladesh has the most polluted air in the... Read more
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Diarmuid SherryTrue Lives of Strippers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ciudad Real, Spain • Cultural • 01 Apr 2020
In an interview with Christina and Nastya, two previous strippers from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; they explain some of the most memorable aspects of their job, positive and negative. Themes include origins, family relations, men, life goals and the links between Americans and money. Read more
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Diarmuid Sherry
Autism in Kyrgyzstan and the positive impact of a young British couple
Ciudad Real, Spain • Cultural • 01 Apr 2020
Article exploring the work of an Autism organisation in Kyrgyzstan, a country where there is an underlying stigma against Autism and the positive work by a young British couple to help advance the system of education of young Kyrgyz autistic children. Read more
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RIDDA RIAZWhere is our household happiness?
Islamabad, Pakistan • Social • 08 Apr 2020
This piece traces the patterns of discontent and disturbance in our society at the level of family. It peeks into issues like traumatic childhoods and psychological setbacks of unhealthy family environments with the help of common stories and stats. It can leave readers with a more active insight on... Read more
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Enos Denhere
The Southern Africa is in a Climate emergency
Harare, Zimbabwe • 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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Heather LuskHope in Haiti
Indianapolis, United States of America • 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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Jonathan MitchellUK's first spaceport planned in sleepy north coast of Scotland village
Tongue, United Kingdom • Science & Environment • 31 May 2020
In August 2018, the UK government announced that they had selected a site near Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland, UK to be the site of the UK's first spaceport. For the crofters (farmers) of nearby Melness, who jointly own the site, it's 'Rockets Galore' - as the spaceport will turn a sleepy north coast... Read more
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Enos Denhere
A Billion Reasons To Believe In Pan Africanism .
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 01 Jun 2020
Pan-Africanism is a worldwide intellectual movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all people of African descent. ... At its core Pan-Africanism is "a belief that African peoples, both on the continent and in the diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a... Read more
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Luis PeazêWill Portugal bite a big chunk of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, again, or give it away to China?
Lisbon, Portugal • Science & Environment • 07 Jun 2020
The 2020 UN Conference will take place in Lisbon (June 2-6) and Ocean is on top of the agenda, even beyond the Goal 14. Based in Lisbon and well immersed in the Blue Economy at large, from the industry perspective as well as from the academic, tourism and recreational segments; please refer to my... Read more
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Jackie Guigui-StolbergWhat the World Kneads Now: The International Diploma in German Bread Baking
München, Germany • Food & Drink • 30 Jun 2020
Imagine the springy warmth of a yeast dough, steaming-fresh from the oven, or the crunchy crust of a whole-wheat sour-dough bread bristling with toasted sunflower seeds, or the delicate, buttery flakes of a fine puff-pastry twist. Or an enormous pretzel worthy of the Oktoberfest, studded with salt... Read more
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Mohammad Zubair khanScarified for the Kalash tribes, lost sons of Alexander the great.
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan • Natural Disasters • 01 Jul 2020
Scarified for the Kalash tribes, lost sons of Alexander the great. Kalash tribes are known as lost sons of Alexander, famous for the unique culture and... Read more
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Enos Denhere
Thriving For Climate Resilient and Low Carbon Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe • Arts & Books • 04 Aug 2020
According to science almost 4.5 billion years ago, our planet formed from a cloud of gases. Those gases solidified. A thin outer crust formed, and an atmosphere developed. Since its birth, Earth has been morphing in ways big and small. And ever since the first inklings of life arose, some 3.8... Read more
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Enos Denhere
Rebuild Africa Initiative needs your assistance to see light
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 25 Aug 2020
As Rebuild Africa our heart is bleeding for betterment of Africa. Africa once dubbed the black continent continues unabated its trend of not satisfying needs and aspirations of its especially the youths and it's underdeveloped citizens. The current nature of global conflict and the array of threats... Read more
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Beryl OsindoEarly marriages in western kenya
Nairobi, Kenya • Cultural • 01 Sep 2020
Early Marriages in Rural Kenya and Informal Settings For a long period in my life, I struggled to understand why my parents never wanted my family to stay in our ancestral home except on vacations. My six siblings and I felt overly important each fortnight of the family vacation. We were the... Read more
