Africa

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 –

Read more

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

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

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

Read more

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.

Read more

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

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

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

Read more

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

Read more

Entertainment 

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

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

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

Read more

Environment environmentNews 

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

Read more