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Foreign dispatches from correspondents around the world.
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.
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In France, presidential candidate builds green platform
PARIS -- As political parties battle it out before the French presidential election, an underdog environmentalist party fights to be heard.
February 16, 2012 12:30am |
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Forget sex scandals: illegal structures rock Hong Kong politics
HONG KONG -- Adding a room to your house without the government's approval is illegal in Hong Kong. How political rivals try to derail campaigns by uncovering unauthorized structures.
1 | February 16, 2012 12:18am |
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Q&A: Ben Keenan on how to be creative on demand
MELBOURNE -- Just like the character of Don Draper in Mad Men, copywriter Ben Keenan is in the business of ideas. He claims that creativity is a learned skill not an inherent ability.
1 | February 15, 2012 5:46am |
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Cielito Querido serves up coffee and high design, Mexican-style
MEXICO CITY -- Cielito Querido cafes are popping up across the capital, luring customers with a folklore-inspired design and traditional menu at time when Mexicans are craving more coffee.
February 15, 2012 5:00am |
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With NFC technology, shop in Spain with a single tap
BARCELONA -- The Spanish government is funding technology start-ups that use near-field communications tech to improve shoppers' experience through smartphones.
February 15, 2012 3:51am |
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INFOSYS walking the talk on "green" goals
DELHI -- The global IT services company wants to be carbon neutral by 2017. A peek into its plan of action ranging from cave-styled cooling technology to sunlight lit buildings.
1 | February 15, 2012 3:20am |
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Young French voters and how they stay informed
PARIS -- Part II of a series exploring French voices in an election year. In Part II: Twitter, online news, and how to stay informed in a digital age.
February 14, 2012 12:05am |
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Chinese innovation: world beating, but boring
BEIJING -- China is already producing world leading innovation, you just have to look for it in some unexpected places, researchers say.
3 | February 13, 2012 5:26am |
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Germany bucks 'counterfeit' agreement ACTA
BERLIN -- Europe's day of protest against the controversial Anti-Counterfeit Agreement (ACTA) saw tens of thousands of Germans take to the streets following their government's reluctance to sign...
February 12, 2012 12:48pm |
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Social Media Week kicks off in Hong Kong
HONG KONG -- On the menu are Facebook apps, mommy blogging and Twitter dating.
1 | February 12, 2012 5:40am |
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Psychologists explain financial market madness
MELBOURNE -- The Global Financial Crisis was driven by psychological failings and a culture of peer pressure and denial, according to a new book by psychoanalysts.
3 | February 12, 2012 4:07am |
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Health activists oppose India-EU free trade pact
DELHI -- The India-EU free trade pact could be concluded by autumn but activists are worried that it will weaken access to cheap medicines for millions of people in the developing world.
7 | February 10, 2012 1:06pm |
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With biodynamics, Chilean vineyard takes organic to an extreme
SANTIAGO DE CHILE -- Chilean vineyard Matetic is experimenting with biodynamics, a trend that takes organic farming to a new level by employing lunar cycles and the zodiac.
8 | February 10, 2012 6:53am |
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In Beijing, cellphones that hammer nails and hit tennis balls
BEIJING -- One Chinese firm has abandoned its foreign partners to make cellphones which double as videogame controllers and, erm, hammers.
6 | February 10, 2012 6:28am |
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Easing up rules for cyclists in Paris
PARIS -- New rules of the road announced the increasingly bike-friendly French capital. The new measures aim to keep circulation flowing and to prevent fines for a common transgression.
February 10, 2012 12:05am |
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Extreme cold stalls German diesel engines
BERLIN -- Some unusually intense blasts of Siberian cold have stunned eastern and central Europe, including many of Germany's all-important diesel-powered motors.
3 | February 9, 2012 5:08pm |
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The Spanish SOPA stumbles
MADRID -- Spain's anti-downloading law, which silently passed, is now reaching legal hurtles before it takes effect on March 1.
February 9, 2012 4:15am |
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Changing elephant poo to green paper
JAIPUR/DELHI -- An Indian entreprenur's journey to make eco friendly paper from elephant poo.
5 | February 8, 2012 6:48am |
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Pre-loved Melbourne bicycles find a new home in Africa
MELBOURNE -- Bicycles for Humanity (B4H) is a worldwide organization focused on changing communities through the re-distribution of disused bikes.
February 8, 2012 4:43am |
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Luxembourg cultivating young innovative minds
PARIS -- Annual competition seeks to find the most innovative and inventive young minds in Luxembourg.
1 | February 8, 2012 12:06am |