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Rising sea levels threaten sovereign credit ratings: Moody’s

January 16, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Bahamas, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Egypt, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Fiji, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), Maldives, Middle East, MOODY, National Government Debt, Philippines, S, SINGAPORE, South America / Central America, SOVEREIGN, Sri Lanka, Suriname, US, VIETNAM

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Economic shocks stemming from rising sea levels pose a long-term risk to the sovereign credit ratings of

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Vietnam seizes two tonnes of ivory, pangolin scales

December 24, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Crime, Emerging Market Countries, Europe / Middle East / Africa (Energy), Nature / Wildlife, NIGERIA, TRAFFICKING, Transportation (TRBC), US, VIETNAM, WILDLIFE

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese authorities have seized more than two tonnes of pangolin scales and ivory from Africa, state media

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Australian PM defends climate policies as cooler weather helps firefighters

December 22, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BUSHFIRES, Climate Politics, Disasters / Accidents, Environment, Fires, Graphics, Guinea, Major News, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fire conditions eased on some of the major fronts burning across Australia on Sunday after a cool

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Entertainment 

Video game ‘Legends’ do battle for $1 million

November 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, China (PRC), Company News, Consumer Financial Services (TRBC), Denmark, ESPORTS, Europe, France, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Japan, Living / Lifestyle, LOL, Namibia, Nordic States, Society / Social Issues, South Korea, Sport, Technology / Media / Telecoms, United States, US, Video Games, Western Europe

PARIS (Reuters) – Two teams of young video gamers from Europe and China will do virtual battle on Sunday –

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Entertainment 

British-born Nigerian actor hopes black skinhead film will ‘heal’ pain

October 22, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Children / Youth Issues, Europe, FARMING, Film, Governmental Organizations, Living / Lifestyle, NIGERIA, Non, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, Society / Social Issues, United Kingdom, US

LAGOS (Reuters) – British-born Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was taken into foster care by a white family near London as a baby

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Environment 

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, worldwide protest demands climate action

September 21, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Asia / Pacific, Australia, BELGIUM, CHANGE, Children / Youth Issues, China (PRC), Civil Unrest, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Education, Environment, Europe, France, Germany, Japan, KENYA, Labour Disputes, Lebanon, Major News, Middle East, Nature / Wildlife, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Pictures, Poland, Pollution, South Africa, STRIKE, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

(Reuters) – Millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world on Friday to demand political leaders

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Entertainment 

Elton John holds AIDS fundraiser for Kenya in southern France

July 25, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, AIDS / HIV, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Celebrities, ELTON, Emerging Market Countries, Europe, Health / Medicine, JOHN, Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transsexual, Living / Lifestyle, Music, PEOPLE, Personalities / People, Picture available, Pictures, South Africa, Television, United Kingdom, US, Video, Western Europe

Elton John arrives to attend a Midsummer Party for the Elton John Aids Foundation in Antibes, France, July 24, 2019.

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Entertainment 

Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director, dies at 96

June 16, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Celebrities, Christianity, Europe, Film, Italy, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Music, Obituaries, Personalities / People, Pictures, Religion / Belief, Theater, United Kingdom, United States, US, Vatican City, Video, Western Europe, ZEFFIRELLI

ROME (Reuters) – Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world’s greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has

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Environment 

Donors pledge $1.2 billion to rebuild Mozambique after cyclones: U.N.

June 3, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Comoros, CYCLONE, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Floods, General News, Malawi, Mozambique, Overseas Development Aid, Precipitation, South Africa, United Nations, US, Water, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes, World Bank, Zimbabwe

FILE PHOTO: Buildings damaged during Cyclone Kenneth are seen from the air in a village north of Pemba, Mozambique, May

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Entertainment 

South Korean social satire ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

May 26, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Americas, Art, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, AWARDS, BRAZIL, CANNES, Celebrities, Europe, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, France, General News, Living / Lifestyle, Personalities / People, Picture available, Pictures, Senegal, Society / Social Issues, South America / Central America, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, US, Video, Western Europe

CANNES, France (Reuters) – “Parasite”, a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles directed by South Korea’s Bong Joon-Ho, won

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