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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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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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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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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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Cannes contender Diop wanted to see more black actors on screen

May 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Art, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asylum / Immigration / Refugees, ATLANTICS, CANNES, Europe, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, France, General News, Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, Senegal, Society / Social Issues, US

CANNES, France (Reuters) – Mati Diop, the first woman of African descent to compete for the top prize at Cannes

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Floods destroy homes, trap families in cyclone-hit Mozambique

April 29, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Comoros, CYCLONE, Disasters / Accidents, Electric Utilities (TRBC), Emerging Market Countries, Floods, General News, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Graphics, Major News, Malawi, Mozambique, Non, Overseas Development Aid, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, South Africa, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes, Zimbabwe

PEMBA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Rescuers raced to help people caught in rising floodwaters in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique on Sunday as

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U.N. to help raise $50 billion for Lake Chad revival project

April 24, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Cameroon, CHAD, Droughts, Environment, Government / Politics, International / National Security, LAKECHAD, Niger, NIGERIA, Overseas Development Aid, United Nations, US, Water

FILE PHOTO: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in

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IMF gives Mozambique $118 million for Cyclone Idai rebuilding

April 20, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Agricultural Markets, Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, CYCLONE, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Disasters / Accidents, Droughts, Emerging Market Countries, Europe, General News, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Health / Medicine, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Loans, Major News, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Non, Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Overseas Development Aid, Picture available, Pictures, Precipitation, Public Health, South Africa, Transportation (TRBC), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes, Zimbabwe

FILE PHOTO: Flooded fields are seen from the air near Beira, Mozambique, in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, March 23,

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Shortages of everything, and worries about relatives, for Mozambique flood survivors

March 22, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, CAMP, CYCLONE, Disasters / Accidents, Floods, General News, Health / Medicine, Major News, Mozambique, Pictures, US, Video, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes, Zimbabwe

GUARA GUARA, Mozambique (Reuters) – At a camp near the city of Beira for people rescued from Mozambique’s catastrophic flooding,

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Shortages of everything, and worries about relatives, for Mozambique flood survivors

March 22, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Africa, Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, CAMP, CYCLONE, Disasters / Accidents, Floods, General News, Health / Medicine, Major News, Mozambique, Pictures, US, Video, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes, Zimbabwe

GUARA GUARA, Mozambique (Reuters) – At a camp near the city of Beira for people rescued from Mozambique’s catastrophic flooding,

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