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Johan VerheydenEx-President of Tunesie Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies
Tunis, Tunisia • Current Affairs • 23 Sep 2019
Tunisia's overthrown President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland. He was 83. He had been in intensive care in a hospital for three months after battling prostate cancer for years. "Ben Ali just died in... Read more
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Christopher GulyStand! movie musical highlights Canadian city as human rights hub
Ottawa, Canada • Film & Theatre • 25 Sep 2019
"Stand!" is based on Winnipeg filmmaker Danny Schur's 2005 stage musical, "Strike!", which just completed a run in Winnipeg. A Globe and Mail review of the stage show called it "one of the best new musicals I have seen on any stage.” Broadway and eastern Canadian stage productions are in the works... Read more
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Rachel YeoHow dating lives of Hong Kong couples have been affected since the protests
Hong Kong, Hong Kong • Social • 30 Sep 2019
As ongoing protests that stemmed from the now-suspended extradition bill have gradually turned into endless weeks of clashes between protesters and police, some young couples in Hong Kong are choosing to integrate their political involvement into their dating lives. Some of these couples are... Read more
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Mark TownsendAttacks on Aramco Cast Long Shadow Over Saudi Arabia's Trillion Dollar IPO
Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Breaking News • 30 Sep 2019
The attacks on Saudi Aramco's facilities are a big problem for what might. be the world's largest public offering. But away from the spectacle of investment bankers tripping over themselves in glitzy hotel lobbies, the success of the floatation is critical to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's... Read more
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Amy FallonNew Kony movie, Kampala climate strikes & other Uganda pitches
Kampala, Uganda • Breaking News • 30 Sep 2019
Hello, I'm currently in Kampala, Uganda, where I previously lived and reported from extensively. If you're interested in coverage related to the Kony movie submitted for the Oscars, climate strikes from Kampala, travel stories from the capital or other coverage, please get in touch asap. Read more
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Canada's cannabis legalisation
Toronto, Canada • Breaking News • 01 Oct 2019
Cannabis will become officially legal in Canada on October 17. If you're interested in or require coverage - from business pieces to tourism to women entrepreneurs - please get in touch as I have a number of stories I can write for you. Read more
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Santi DonaireThe latest Hippie community
Ibiza, Spain • Social • 01 Oct 2019
Ibiza was during the 60s and 70s an air of freedom in the middle of the dictatorship of General Franco. But it was also a meeting place for thousands of hippies from all over the world. 50 years later and with a mass of tourism, the last hippie community on the whole island resists maintaining a... Read more
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Beto OficinaPerception is everything
Barcelona, Spain • Investigative Reporting • 09 Oct 2019
Video report: Matteo Salvini, italian Ligue's leader wants to become the kingmaker both in Italy and in Europe. Marine le Pen won the european elections in France. But are they really so powerfull and beloved? He is the most active italian politician on the net thanks to a software called "the... Read more
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Enos DenhereThe Future of Journalism is Freelance
Harare, Zimbabwe • Investigative Reporting • 14 Oct 2019
The future of journalism is freelance..Are you looking for News Reporter/ correspondent / Freelance Journalist from Zimbabwe and Africa. International News Agency and NGO get in touch . https://paydesk.co/journalist/enos.denhere . https://www.linkedin.com/in/enos-denhere-11293429/ . email... Read more
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Joseph ElunyaUganda loses billions of shillings in agricultural modernization plan
Kampala, Uganda • Investigative Reporting • 15 Oct 2019
The government of Uganda has wasted billions of shillings in an attempt of modernizing agriculture. Projects worth billions of shillings are wasting away. The projects were an attempt at enabling the rural population to improve . Read more
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Christopher Guly
Canadian election campaign
Ottawa, Canada • Politics • 31 Oct 2019
Available to cover the upcoming election and campaign in advance of Canadians heading to the polls on October 21 to choose their next government. Read more
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Santi Donaire
The battle of memory
Madrid, Spain • Breaking News • 01 Nov 2019
Since the new Spanish government- headed by Pedro Sanchez- took office, they promised to exhume the remains of the dictator Francisco Franco shortly. In addition, he joined the requests defended for years by associations of Franco’s victims to try to illegalize the Francisco Franco Foundation with a... Read more
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Interested to be your Brand Media Ambassador
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 05 Nov 2019
I am interested to be your Media Brand ambassador/Freelance Journalist in Zimbabwe.A brand ambassador is a person who is hired by an organization or company to represent a .... Large corporations realized that the overall image of a brand ambassador within society is an integral element in... Read more
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Mark Townsend
2019 Dubai Airshow
Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Travel • 15 Nov 2019
I am available to cover the upcoming Dubai Airshow in November which could deal a heavy blow to Boeing's relations with Emirates. Read more
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Beto Oficina
Cry for me, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina • Current Affairs • 25 Nov 2019
Presidential elections in Argentina, we are a multilingual onsite crew and we offer plenty of VIDEO side stories. First leg october 27, second (probably) 24 of november. Read more
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steve lefophanaAmabherete makes a sudden come back
Johannesburg South, South Africa • Politics • 01 Dec 2019
Known for their brutal approach, heavy amination and bullet proofs embodied in them, the notorious Police tactical response team normally known as Amabherete have made a sudden come back after few years of disappearance. In a Press conference Police Minister Fikile Mbalula “South Africa has been... Read more
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African Countries Adopt Rwanda 2020 vision
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 11 Dec 2019
The Rwanda 2020 vision proved to the whole world whatever is lacking, we have means to acquire it not to depend on international aid. The main message is that we should not remain mentally married to the idea that nothing can get moving without external finance. The 2020 Vision is a game changer in... Read more
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Elighton Emeka OkoyeCorrespondent avialble
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire • Breaking News • 17 Dec 2019
I know very well that my services will help reduce the cost of producing story contents for organisations around the world. I am available and I have stationed in Abidjan to make it happen. I nose for stories, pitch the stories, send to the organisation for approval, if approved, I will then shoot... Read more
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Global Climate Fund a major breakthrough For Green Projects In Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe • Natural Disasters • 24 Dec 2019
Global Climate Fund a major breakthrough For Green Projects In Zimbabwe Long-term changes in the earth’s climate system have been significant and are occurring more rapidly than in the past. Continued emissions into the earth’s atmosphere are projected to cause further warming and increase the... Read more
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Africa's greatest resource is its young people
Harare, Zimbabwe • Breaking News • 31 Dec 2019
Africa's greatest resource is its young people, with their energy, creativity, and resilience. The 21st century could produce an African renaissance if governments and their development partners prioritize in investing in people, especially the youth. Ensuring that Africa's youthful population is... Read more
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Adam Jacot de BoinodROYAL PRIVILEGES AND PREROGATIVES
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Britain and London, in particular, is riddled with some of the most peculiar rules and privileges. These are manifested in the many royal prerogatives as well as parliamentary and legal statutes. For example: under a decree of Charles 2nd six ravens must be kept in the Tower at all times (for... Read more
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OXBRIDGE PECULARITIES
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Oxford and Cambridge, along with Sandhurst, the MCC, Eton College, the Garter Ceremony etc., represent a rare zenith of British institutions and elitism. I am fascinated by all the peculiarities of language and unique characteristics of custom that exist at both these pre-eminent Universities. Sub... Read more
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SAVILE ROW’S FIRST FEMALE TAILOR
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Kathryn Sargent has entered one of the last male bastions namely Savile Row, the tailoring street in Mayfair. Formerly the location for the filming of the Beatles ‘Let it be’ it has recently been modernised by the arrival of Abercrombie and Fitch’s destination store, complete with model assistants.... Read more
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CUBAN CIGARS
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Having visited Cuba recently I am now well acquainted with the great Cuban tradition of cigar making. Cohiba is probably the most well known of cigar brands in history. Much of this cigar brands name recognition however is due to its founders’ cleverness. Romeo y Julieta has a similar history.... Read more
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LONDON'S GUILDS AND LIVERIES
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Scattered around the heart of the City of London and dating back to Tudor times, there are as many as 108 livery companies ... London's ancient and modern trade associations and guilds. Most Livery Companies continue to be involved with their respective trade, craft or profession. Several companies... Read more
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THE WORLD OF COLLECTIBLES
London, United Kingdom • Arts & Books • 31 Dec 2019
“Hard nose investors and passionate collectors make strange bedfellows. True collectors are not investment driven.” Telling words indeed. I am keen to examine this alternative world of investment, the state of the respective markets and the advice given by experts to temper the collectors’ passion... Read more
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LONDON'S ICE CREAM PARLOURS
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Records suggest that the ‘iced cream’ or ‘creamed ice’ was adopted in Europe in medieval times. Such had been the demand for ice that wealthy people built icehouses on their estates. Then, along came Carlo Gatti, a Swiss émigré, settling in Holborn’s Italian neighbourhood, to open a café... Read more
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LONDON'S CHELSEA PENSIONERS
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
Just south of London’s Kings Road and just north of the Thames is the impressive Royal Hospital, home for over 300 years to the Chelsea Pensioners. Charles II founded it for "the relief and succour" of his veteran soldiers and Sir Christopher Wren designed it. There are two categories of Chelsea... Read more
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WHO IS A NATIONAL TREASURE AND WHY
London, United Kingdom • Cultural • 31 Dec 2019
The Queen and Sir David Attenborough have both been part of our lives as a constant for decades and a reassuringly familiar presence. And they are two of a kind, two of a club if you like, in that they represent, as much as anyone our archetypal “National Treasures”. Of course the notion of a... Read more
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Marc Figuerola DelgadoBREAKING NEWS IN CATALONIA
Barcelona, Spain • Breaking News • 31 Dec 2019
I am available to radio and TV stations to report about the latest breaking news about Catalan affairs. English and Spanish. I am also available for scouting if you send a reporter. Read more
