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Shareholders 'Emboldened' in 2018 Activism Boost, Says Rossman
Aug.14 -- Jim Rossman, head of shareholder advisory at Lazard, discusses the factors behind increased shareholder activism in the first half of 2018. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
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CLEAN : LGBT+ activist fights to ban conversion therapies in UK
Gay activist and Anglican Church figure Jayne Ozanne talks about her fight to ban conversion therapy, which she herself has undergone, a practise that claims to change an LGBT+ person's sexual orientation or gender identity (Footage by...
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CLEAN : NGO's in Paris demand Macron taxes "super profits" of big French companies
A dozen activists from the NGOs Greenpeace and Oxfam, and from the CGT French trade union, don masks, Emmanuel Macron suits and deploy fake banknotes during a demonstration in Paris to demand that president Emmanuel Macron taxes more...
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CLEAN : SHORT PROFILE: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Jailed Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai said he was proud to be punished as a court handed out fresh jail sentences on Monday to eight prominent democracy activists for attending a banned Tiananmen vigil (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Mandela's widow: World struggling to find ethical leadership
Nelson Mandela's widow and womens rights activist Graca Machel says one of the biggest challenges facing the world today is finding the kind of ethical leadership which characterised Madiba's generation saying that'millions of citizens...
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CLEAN : Zimbabwe bans marriage for under 18s to protect child brides
CLEAN : Zimbabwe bans marriage for under 18s to protect child brides
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CLEAN : Europe: get out of bed with Monsanto demo in Brussels
Europe: Get out of bed with Monsanto chant activists with painted faces representing the European Union and Monsanto as the EU's 28 member states vote on whether to renew the controversial glyphosate licence in Europe
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CLEAN : Activists protest outside IMF building to call for more focus on biodiversity
Activists dressed as animals gather outside the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington to ask for biodiversity to be included in the Fund's Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), which is aimed at helping...
Sky News
MPs To Discuss 'Victorian' Abortion Laws
VOICED: MPs are to discuss scrapping 'Victorian' abortion laws dating back to 1861 - which contain criminal sanctions for both women and doctors. Campaigners say current laws mean vulnerable women could end up facing lengthy prison...
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CLEAN : Activists protest death sentence of mentally disabled Malaysian in Singapore
A few dozen activists and local political party supporters in Kuala Lumpur demand the release of a mentally disabled Malaysian man on death row in Singapore (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Extinction Rebellion demonstrators protest in front of the European Commission
Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion movement demonstrate in front of the European Commission to call for the recognition of "ecocides" by the European Union (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : For Ethiopian rights advocate not seeing is no obstacle
Disability activist Yetnebersh Nigussie pushed for her university to provide braille textbooks for blind students like herself she is now a full time fighter for the rights and opportunities of Ethiopia's millions of disabled people
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CLEAN : Israeli security forces disperse activists protesting Sheikh Jarrah evictions
Israeli security forces disperse Palestinian, Israeli, and foreign activists demonstrating in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah against the evacuation of Palestinian families from their homes and settlement activity in...
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VOICED : Miles de activistas LGTBQ desfilan en Serbia por EuroPride pese a prohibición
Miles de integrantes y activistas de la comunidad LGBTQ se manifestaron el sábado en Belgrado con motivo del EuroPride --la Marcha del Orgullo europea--, con protección policial y pese a la prohibición de desfilar por parte de las...
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CLEAN : Giant 'Climate Clock' launched in NYC counting down to 1.5 degrees warming
Climate activists gather in front of a large "Climate Clock" at Union Square in Manhattan as part of Climate Week NYC, with the clock counting down the time the international community has at its current rate of emissions until it burns...
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CLEAN : Thousands in Vietnam mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to West
Thousands of mourners pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh who was credited with bringing mindfulness to the West (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)