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Jennifer Riggins
Jennifer Riggins
Correspondent, Barcelona
Jennifer Riggins has held a number of positions in journalism, community organizing, non-profit fundraising, sales, and teaching English as a foreign language. She holds a degree from William Paterson University. She is based in Spain.
Jennifer Riggins
Jennifer Riggins does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Vanessa Ko
Vanessa Ko
Correspondent, Hong Kong
Vanessa Ko has written for TIME, South China Morning Post and Phnom Penh Post. She holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Hong Kong. She is based in Hong Kong, China.
Vanessa Ko
Vanessa Ko does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Bryan Pirolli
Bryan Pirolli
Correspondent, Paris
Bryan Pirolli has worked for Conde Nast and Travel+Leisure and has written for EuroCheapo.com and Concierge.com. He holds a degree from New York University and is currently studying at the Sorbonne. He is based in Paris, France.
Bryan Pirolli
Bryan Pirolli does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Dave Mayers
Dave Mayers
Correspondent, Johannesburg
Dave Mayers has written for The New York Times, the Financial Times, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the World Picture Network. He has taught multimedia journalism at Wits University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He holds degrees from St. John's University and Columbia. He is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dave Mayers
Dave Mayers does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Lauren Villagran
Lauren Villagran
Correspondent, Mexico City
Lauren Villagran has written for the Associated Press, Dallas Morning News and Christian Science Monitor. She holds a degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Lauren Villagran
Lauren Villagran does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Lieu Thi Pham
Lieu Thi Pham
Correspondent, Melbourne
Lieu Thi Pham is a freelance writer based in Melbourne, Australia. She has contributed to The Age, Associated Newspapers, Melbourne University Magazine, the Big Issue, Dazed and Confused, Indesign Group, Time Out, SOMA and Niche Media. She holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.
Lieu Thi Pham
Lieu Thi Pham does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Shannon Smith
Shannon Smith
Correspondent, Berlin
Shannon N. Smith has written for WNYC's The Takeaway and TheLocal.de. She holds a degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She is based in Berlin, Germany.
Shannon Smith
Shannon Smith does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Betwa Sharma
Betwa Sharma
Correspondent, Delhi
Betwa Sharma has written for the Christian Science Monitor, Time, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, The Daily Beast, AOL News, GlobalPost, The Huffington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express and The Tribune.
She previously worked as the United Nations/New York correspondent for the Press Trust of India, the country's largest newswire. She holds degrees from the National Law Institute University in India, Cambridge University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in Delhi, India.
Betwa Sharma
Betwa Sharma does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Ian Mount
Ian Mount
Correspondent, Buenos Aires
Ian Mount is a freelance writer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has written for the New York Times, New York, Slate, Monocle, the Telegraph (UK) and Food & Wine. He has also produced pieces for public radio shows such as The World and Marketplace, and is the author of The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec (W.W. Norton, 2012).
Ian Mount
Ian Mount does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 06-2012
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Argentine greenhouse robot brings automation to the masses
BUENOS AIRES — An inexpensive new Argentine robot aims to save local farm workers from dangerous chemicals. It might also bring agricultural automation to countries throughout the developing...
June 29, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Ian Mount
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In Berlin, technology pirates democracy
BERLIN — Germany’s Pirate Party has emerged as one of the strongest of its kind in Europe. But can its open data platform and youthful sensitivity survive the restrained world of politics?
June 28, 2012, 3:27 AM PDT | By Shannon Smith
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Is Australia ready for the electric car?
MELBOURNE — Is Australia’s electric vehicle market set to take off? Government and solar companies seem to think so.
June 27, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Lieu Thi Pham
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In China, growing demand for Cuban cigars
BEIJING — Sales of Cuban cigars in China rose almost 40 percent last year, and Beijing’s growing number of Cigar bars are capitalizing on a growing taste for foreign smokes.
June 26, 2012, 5:04 AM PDT | By Tom Hancock
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Spain leads quest to the sun
ALCALA DE HENARES — The Spanish head the closest trip to the sun, which just might save our planet.
June 25, 2012, 2:55 AM PDT | By Jennifer Riggins
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Shedding (fluorescent) light on South Africa’s power problem
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s power infrastructure was buckling under the demand of its people. The solution? Free compact fluorescent lights.
June 22, 2012, 3:22 AM PDT | By Dave Mayers
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In Paris, expat brings superfood back to the table
PARIS — Expat teams up with local farmers to reintroduce French to kale, the trendy leafy green making waves on the health scene in the US.
June 22, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Bryan Pirolli
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Hello, stranger: airline uses Facebook profiles to pair seatmates
HONG KONG — Who would you want to be sitting next to at 30,000 feet? Customers increasingly have a say.
June 21, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Vanessa Ko
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Indian IT providers pounce on Mexico’s potential
MEXICO CITY — Indian IT services providers see major potential in Mexico’s near-shore business process outsourcing sector.
June 20, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Lauren Villagran
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In Germany, a social app for exchanging cold beverages
BERLIN — Buddy Labs founder Travis Todd is demonstrating the ways in which generosity can power an app — and even a fledgling start-up scene.
June 19, 2012, 3:15 AM PDT | By Shannon Smith