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Tom Carstensen European cup silver winners in august - now banned from playing by Danish FA
København, Denmark • Sports • 23 Oct 2017
In an unprecedented move the Danish FA has told host of this Fridays World Cup Qualifier – Sweden – who Denmark was supposed to play – that the Danish Team won’t play the game. This means that the Danish National Women’s Football Team – they won silver at the European Cup this August – most likely... Read more
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Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere Meral Aksener's new party
Ankara, Turkey • Politics • 25 Oct 2017
Meral Aksener, former interiour minister and dissident of the nationalist MHP party will finally officially found her new political party on 25 October in Ankara. The venue for the founding congress cancelled the reservation due to pressure, Aksener said, if necessary they will hold the congress in... Read more
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David Njagi Rape survivors unite against sexual violence ahead of Kenya’s repeat polls
Nairobi, Kenya • Social • 26 Oct 2017
Kenya’s rape survivors are raising their voices against a repeat of the 2007/08 post election violence on women, as Kenya votes again on October 26th. The group of women from all over Kenya is calling on the government to ensure there are peaceful repeat elections by issuing security agents with... 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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Laura Gozzi Curbing club deaths: drugs and the nighttime economy
London, United Kingdom • Politics • 29 Oct 2017
Interviews with the likely future Night Czar for Greater Manchester, drug policy experts and think tank representatives. Read more
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Viola Gaskell The Fuji Building - 18 floors of pleasure and exploitation. Hong Kong, SAR
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong • Investigative Reporting, Cultural • 31 Oct 2017
A story about venturing into the Fuji Building, an infamous 18 floors of sex workers thought to be operating under a legal framework in one of the most rapidly modernizing districts of Hong Kong. These women do not work for themselves as they are commonly thought to and legally obligated to by Hong... 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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Agoes Rudianto "Volunteers risking their lives to rescued the dogs abandoned in Mount Agung’s ‘red zone, Bali, indo
Bali, Indonesia • Natural Disasters, Social • 01 Nov 2017
More than 140,000 villagers fleed from their homes due to the Mount Agung volcano activity in Bali, Indonesia. A number of dogs had to be left by the owner because it is impossible to take to the temporary area. It made animal lovers trying to give attention to the abandoned dogs in Karangasem... Read more
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Agoes Rudianto Mount Agung Volcano Activity
Bali, Indonesia • Science & Environment, Natural Disasters, Social • 01 Nov 2017
Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia is experiencing unprecedented levels of seismic activity and could erupt in a “matter of hours” if tremors continue. More than 143,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in res zone area, has experienced hundreds of internal volcanic earthquakes 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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Cate Cameron Stories from the Earthquake Zone, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico, Hueyapan, Morelos, Mexico, Chiapas, Oaxaca • Current Affairs, Science & Environment, Natural Disasters, Social, Cultural • 01 Nov 2017
In September of 2017 Mexico suffered a number of intense earthquakes that ravaged many parts of Mexico City and outlying states to the south including Morelos, Chiapas and Oaxaca. I have been working directly on the ground in all of these areas, and have a collection of images, videos and stories. ... Read more
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Jonathan Ward Sussex Bonfire Tradition
Littlehampton, United Kingdom • Cultural • 05 Nov 2017
The Sussex Bonfire Tradition began essentially as a glorified pub crawl. At the time it was common for workers to go house to house asking the residents for food and alcohol. To avoid repercussions as many of these homeowners were landlords or employers it was customary to either dress up in costume... Read more
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Vinícius Fontana Violence against women in Brazil
Porto Alegre, Brazil • Social • 13 Nov 2017
Description of the topic: In the last decade, Brazil has progressed in women's rights legal framework. Two examples are the Act for Women's Protection (known as "Maria da Penha") and a new law criminalising femicide (the gender-motivated killing of women). Nevertheless, the statistics show that the... 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
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Charis McGowan 2017 Chilean Election
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile • Politics • 26 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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TOUEMBOU NGUEYAP ROMUALD Egyptair augmente ses vols hebdomadaires vers Casablanca au Maroc
Casablanca, Morocco • Business, Finance, Current Affairs • 29 Nov 2017
A partir du 01 décembre, la compagnie aérienne EgyptAir augmentera à onze (11) ses fréquences hebdomadaires du Caire vers Casablanca, au Maroc. Pour la compagnie, il s’agit de la réadaptation de son calendrier d’hiver afin de satisfaire la demande croissante de sa clientèle à destination du Royaume... Read more
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David Njagi Water harvesting rescues pastoralist women from baboon raids
Nairobi, Kenya • Science & Environment • 30 Nov 2017
Water harvesting in northern Kenya is improving the quality of life there. But it is also proving to be a solution to a generational problem: protecting women from wildlife attacks. Using water tanks, rain water is collected and stored in institutions like schools for long term use. Supply pipes... Read more
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Christina Bucher 24 STONE DANCER BREAKS TABOOS WITH SUCCESSFUL CAREER
London, United Kingdom • Entertainment & Celebrity • 30 Nov 2017
Headline PLUS SIZE DANCER IS BREAKING TABOOS WITH SUCCESSFUL CAREER At 15, she broke a chair in a dancing presentation and was ridiculed by the audience. There and then she decided she was going to be fat and a dancer. Teaser HOW A PLUS SIZE DANCER BECAME CENTRE STAGE WHEN SHE... Read more
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Jonathan Ward Auckland Flower Show 2017
Littlehampton, United Kingdom • Social, Cultural, 360 Videography • 30 Nov 2017
This coming Spring from November 2017, Auckland will play host to the first North Island based international flower and garden show since the Ellerslie International Flower Show was moved to Christchurch in 2008. The New Zealand Flower and Garden Show will be a celebration of modern horticulture... Read more
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Daniela Sepulveda UN General Assembly
New York, United States of America • Politics • 30 Nov 2017
I am working at the United Nations (which gives me full access to most of the meetings and conferences) and am very interested in covering the 2017 General Assembly. I can write and speak impeccably in English, Spanish and Portuguese so am willing to cover the GA in any of those languages. Here is a... Read more
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Alasdair Baverstock Balet classes for the blind improve mobility and self-esteem
Ciudad de México, Mexico • Current Affairs, Film & Theatre, Health & Fitness, Social, Cultural • 30 Nov 2017
Every week a group of blind and partially sighted students aged between 9 and 22 take ballet lessons. Based on the belief that dance is ingrained in humanity’s biological roots, ‘Psicoballet’ came to Mexico in 1984, and is said to improve not only the mobility, strength, balance and posture of... Read more
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Christina Bucher 'I FINALLY FOUND A MAN WHO CAN HANDLE MY EXIHIBITIONISM ,'SAYS WOMAN WITH 80 THOUSAND INSTAGRAM FOLL
London, United Kingdom • Social • 30 Nov 2017
Teaser After big body transformation, woman finally meets a man who can handle her male fans Story details Angela lost nearly 7 stones and became super fit without any surgery or cosmetic procedure, attracting over 80 thousand followers on Instagram - mostly men. She became sort of a 'sexy'... Read more
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Yasser Abu Wazna A PALESTINIAN EQUESTRIAN WOMAN BREAKS SOCIAL TABOOS TO COMPETE IN 2020 OLYMICS
Gaza • Sports • 01 Dec 2017
Summary Breaking cultural and social taboos, Mais, a 25 year old from Gaza, is one of the few Palestinian women who go horse riding in the Strip. She learned to ride horses when she was child, and is enthusiastic to compete in 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. She does riding exercise with her coach... Read more
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Yasser Abu Wazna Gaza in 2020 – A liveable place?
Gaza • Science & Environment • 01 Dec 2017
Summary More than 90 percent of the Gaza Strip’s water is undrinkable. The rest is quickly running out. A combination of factors is rapidly depriving the population of this most basic of needs. Water distillation privet planets try to secure the Gazans need to keep them alive. UN warned that damage... Read more
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Mohammad Zubair khan Honour Killing, A German Pakistani doctor killed on the name of honour
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan • Current Affairs • 01 Dec 2017
A culprit arrested on the charge to kill her wife confess in the police custody that he killed her doctor wife on honour. The Jhelum police told that the culprit said he brought his Pakistani wife to Jhelum where he killed her to protect his ‘honour’, . The couple had married 16 years ago.... Read more
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TOUEMBOU NGUEYAP ROMUALD Ethiopian Airlines relooke complètement sa flotte de Boeing 767-300 ER
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • Business • 01 Dec 2017
La compagnie aérienne Ethiopian Airlines a annoncé ce samedi 12 Août, la rénovation complète de sa flotte de Boeing B767-300ER avec de nouveaux sièges et systèmes de divertissement à bord Read more
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TOUEMBOU NGUEYAP ROMUALD Compagnies aériennes - 06 Embraer ERJ 135 et 145 pour Air Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia • Business • 01 Dec 2017
Air Namibia a confirmé son intention d'acheter six jets Embraer, ERJ 135 et ERJ 145. La compagnie entend prendre possession des premiers avions d’ici janvier 2018 Read more