Monthly Archives: September 2018

The African youth boom: what’s worrying Bill Gates

Interviewed by Polly Toynbee Source: TheGuardian.com The philanthropist warns that stability in Africa makes a huge difference to the world, and that investing in the health and education of its young people is vital hat worries Bill Gates most? The … Continue reading

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Meet the Senator Trying to End U.S. Support for the War in Yemen

Source: TheIntercept.com Since a Saudi-led coalition began bombarding Yemen in March 2015, more than 10,000 people have been killed and over 2 million displaced. Yemenis are suffering mass starvation and, thanks to the destruction of the country’s water treatment plants, … Continue reading

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South African Ambassador’s Dinner with EJN

On Tuesday the 4th of September, the European Journalists Network were graciously invited by Her Excellency, Ambassador Carmen Smidt, to attend a journalists dinner at her official residence along the seaside of Helsinki. To no surprise, at the onset we … Continue reading

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Inside Greece’s first smart city: ‘Now you don’t need to know a politician to get something done’

Source: TheGuardian.com Trikala, in Greece’s agricultural heartland, is an unlikely candidate for a leading smart city – but innovations have improved lives despite the financial crisis. “In the past, residents had to call the vice mayor just to change a … Continue reading

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‘A blow to press freedom’: world reacts to jailing of Reuters journalists in Myanmar

Source: TheGuardian.com UN human rights chief calls for the pair’s unconditional release as Aung San Suu Kyi refuses to condemn sentence. The seven-year jail sentence handed down to two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar while investigating a massacre of Rohingya … Continue reading

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