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Simeon TegelPeru's special legislative elections: Once in a generation opportunity to clean up graft in the Andean nation
Lima, Peru • Politics • 30 Jan 2020
I am a widely published British journalist long based in Peru. Looking for broadcast interview opportunities regarding these elections. Here's my story on the same, for the Washington Post, for whom I write regularly:... Read more
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Amy FallonHumanism in Africa stories (nice Xmas angle)
Uganda • Cultural • 31 Jan 2020
I'm a widely-published journalist who has some nice human interest stories on humanism in Uganda and Africa with high res pics available. One would make a nice read in the lead-up to Christmas. Please get in touch with me so I can pitch you specific angles. Read more
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Diing MagotFemale Pilot in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan • Breaking News • 31 Jan 2020
Female pilot in South Sudan who flies commercial flies wants to open an organisation to empower other young women to choose piloting as a career. Read more
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LENNY RUVAGAMaasai She-Wariors
Nairobi, Kenya • 360 Videography • 31 Jan 2020
Conserving the environment has been the preserve of men in Kenya. However this trend is being challenged by womenfolk from the Maasai community. Read more
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Lungelo NdhlovuCorruption and poverty are fueling ivory poaching in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe • Investigative Reporting • 31 Jan 2020
What is the core conflict of the story? Corruption and poverty are fueling ivory poaching in Zimbabwe. Villagers surrounding Zimbabwe’s biggest game parks, the Hwange National Park and Gonarezhou, reeling from the economic meltdown and poverty are working with syndicates from Europe and Asia to... Read more
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Godfrey SigwelaSwahili to speak for peace
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Breaking News • 31 Jan 2020
In an about turn move South African pupils in lower school grades would have a choice to learn to write and speak Swahili language. It is an African language spoken by the millions from the Great Lakes in Africa. This follows dozens of fights and conflicts between South African residents and... Read more
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Godfrey Sigwela
Swahili the best way to follow?
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Breaking News • 31 Jan 2020
It's true that it is never too late to mend, South African pupils in lower grades at school would have a choice to learn, write and speak Swahili language. Obviously it is a move towards the right direction in order to mend the broken hearts previously caused by the fights occurred between South... Read more
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Bruno TorquatoBrazilian National Health Surveillance Agency ban sells of contaminated beers that killed four people
Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Medical • 31 Jan 2020
The year 2020 started with a lot of people in Belo Horizonte, Brazil going to the hospital with nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, urine blockage, renal impairment, in addition to neurological manifestations. The police investigation so far says that a beer made by the brand Backer, called... Read more
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Bruno Torquato
Brazilian President has attacked the press over 120 times in 2019, says report
Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Current Affairs • 31 Jan 2020
The Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the press and its journalists 121 times last year, says the annual report “Violence against journalist and press freedom in Brazil” made by the National Federation of Journalists of Brazil (FENAJ). The report was released this week and says the total... Read more
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Sinan Salaheddin MahmoudA new escalation in Iraq anti-regime protests as Iran-backed factions prepare for massive demonstration
Baghdad, Iraq • Breaking News • 31 Jan 2020
After a brief lull, anti-regime protests in Iraq have reignited this week with protesters moving to vital roads and highways inside and outside the capital Baghdad in a bid to block them with burning tires. The escalation faced heavy-handed response on Monday from the security forces with firing... Read more
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Anti-regime protests in Iraq start to pose serious threats to oil supply
Baghdad, Iraq • Breaking News • 31 Jan 2020
For the first time since the outbreak of the anti-regime protests in October, angry protesters are posing serious threats to Iraq's oil plants with the crowds are moving in thousands to block oil facilities in different parts of the oil-rich south . On Sunday, operations were temporary halted at an... Read more
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Godfrey Sigwela
Brides initiation in Africa same as that of the Duke and Duchess?
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Cultural • 31 Jan 2020
With the outbreak of the Duke and Duchess, Gamophobia cases would rise globally. In Africa particularly in South Africa Gamophobia is has become popular. As a result many couples opt to try cohabitation. There are many shared stories of serious cases of brides suffer in the hands of their in-laws... Read more
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Godfrey Sigwela
Gamophobia to follow the Duke and Duchess
Port Elizabeth, South Africa • Cultural • 31 Jan 2020
IT might look strange to see Prince Harry left his royal home for the benefit of their marriage. But in Africa particularly in South Africa it is common to see the bride fighting with her in-laws. This kind of fight is like a traditional initiation for the bride. Also it may look like as a form of... Read more
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David Nyokang'iKiambu County Governor,Ferdinand Waititu pleads with senators
Nairobi, Kenya • Politics • 31 Jan 2020
Kiambu Governor Waititu pleads with senators as his impeachment hearing begins.He was earlier on impeached from the office due to allegations of corruption cases manning his leadership in Kiambu County. The Kenyan Law indicates or gives powers to house of the senates to remove the governor from the... Read more
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For sure Law wasn't born with me, Lawyer Cliff Ombeta.
Nairobi, Kenya • Breaking News • 31 Jan 2020
Cliff Ombeta defended Babu Owino,Mp Embakasi East by saying: "My client is innocent,He did not shoot anyone, The bullet dislodged from his gun and injured the victim" Read more
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Carmen Russell-SluchanskyIowa Gets Ready to Vote for Democratic Nominee for President
Des Moines, United States of America • Politics • 03 Feb 2020
Iowa plays a large and outsized role in the selection of the President of the United States because it boasts the first voting in the primaries. This year, 2020, is shaping up to be highly divisive between parties but also among Democrats. I will be available to provide on-the-ground talking... Read more
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Mahmud Mohammed-NurudeenIt is hypothermia: Ghanaians in Bawku, Zebilla, Binduri, Garu resort to early indoors as extreme cold and dry winds dri
Kumasi, Ghana • Health & Fitness • 04 Feb 2020
Here come the harmattan and residents in the northern part of the country are resorting to different strategies to stay strong and healthy. Northern Ghana is most affected area where citizens either sit by coal of fire or stay indoors for hours. Read more
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Coronavirus case is under investigation in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Breaking News • 04 Feb 2020
A possible case of coronavirus is under investigation by Brazilian Health Authorities in Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais state, says press release made today (01/28) by Health Secretary of Minas Gerais. The case is in a 22 years-old-woman who was in the Chinese city Wuhan. The first medical... Read more
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Vandana KIndia's Muslim Woman - The New Icon of Civil Disobedience
New Delhi, India • Current Affairs • 09 Feb 2020
It's late at night and the Indian capital of New Delhi is bracing itself against one of the coldest winters in 118 years. Despite the weather, a few thousand women, most of them Muslim, have blocked a major road in the Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood since 44 days. They initiated a non-stop sit-in... Read more
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Drying up of white Volta: sand winners cash in while farmers feel the pinch of harmattan
Kumasi, Ghana • Investigative Reporting • 10 Feb 2020
The White Volta in Ghana is completely dried up, sand winners are making money out of it while farmers struggle to grow their vegetables along the river. Read more
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John VerlingIrish General Election
Tralee, Ireland • Politics • 15 Feb 2020
The Irish general election campaign is underway, with three weeks of stories, oddities and colourful side events to provide news and entertainment. We have Proportional Representation which makes every constituency competitive and often a candidate waits until the eight count to win by the one... Read more
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Alfonso BeatoMobile World Congress
Barcelona, Spain • Business • 28 Feb 2020
The MWC series is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, and incorporates a thought-leadership conference featuring prominent executives representing global mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors, and content owners. I offer footage of the... 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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Corona 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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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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James HyamsAustralian Bushfires
Brisbane City, Australia • 360 Videography • 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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Marina OlivetoFilmmaker, 360 Filmmaker and Breaking News
Lisbon, Portugal • Training, 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
