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‘Bill Gates Is Continuing the Work of Monsanto’
Vandana Shiva | FRANCE 24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Sep 2021

Vandana Shiva, a world-famous environmental activist from India, tells us about her opposition to big multinationals such as Monsanto for their nefarious influence on agriculture. But she also singles out billionaires like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. “When Bill Gates pours money into Africa for feeding the poor and preventing famine, he’s pushing the failed Green Revolution, chemicals, GMOs, patterns.”

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US Blocks Websites Linked to Iranian Government
FRANCE 24/AFP - TRANSCEND Media Service, 28 Jun 2021

23 Jun 2021 – US law enforcement seized the websites of two Iranian state-controlled news groups, Press TV and Al-Alam, and of the Al-Masirah TV channel of Yemen’s Huthis, statements posted on the websites showed Tuesday [22 Jun].

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NATO Is Suffering ‘Brain Death’, Argues French President Macron
AFP | France 24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 11 Nov 2019

7 Nov 2019 – French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed NATO was undergoing “brain death”, lamenting a lack of coordination between Europe and the United States and unilateral action in Syria by key member Turkey, in an interview published today.

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Burmese Human Rights Activist Maung Zarni: ‘Amnesty International Has Blood on Its Hands’
France 24 – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Jun 2018

31 May 2018 – We speak to Maung Zarni, a human rights campaigner and academic, one week after Amnesty International published a report detailing a massacre carried out by Rohingya militants where nearly 100 Hindus were killed. Zarni vocally criticizes Amnesty, saying the report whips up anti-Rohingya sentiment, not just in Myanmar but across Southeast Asia.

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THE SOLAR REVOLUTION STARTS IN AMARELEJA, PORTUGAL
France 24, 13 Feb 2009

The Alentejo region enjoys more sunlight each year than any other place in Europe. So it’s here, in south-east Portugal, that an immense solar power station has been set up, producing more energy than any other in the world. This plant alone meets the needs of 30,000 Portuguese homes. Traditionally a farming area, now ravaged […]

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