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Killian Duvivier

International Multimedia Journalism graduate with Merits at Newcastle University. 

Upper-Second Class Honours BA in English Linguistics, History and Literature at Caen University. 

French, English and Spanish speaker, working on new languages.

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Hungarian Youth : Seeking out a better future abroad.

For several years now, more young Hungarians decide to leave the country to settle in neighbouring countries. Since Russian’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the socio-economic situation in Hungary went downhill with essential resources’ prices – such as food and petrol – going through the roof, causing more people to leave the country to settle in other European countries.

In 2021, they were more than 190 thousands to have settled in Germany. The UK is the second country with the most Hung
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Is Eurovision proof that the rest of Europe doesn’t hate Britain like the British think they do?

As with every year, Eurovision is the moment for every European country (with the addition of Australia and Israel) to reunite through the most flamboyant singing contest the world has ever seen. Last year’s competition was hampered by Covid-19 restrictions, having to proceed with limited audience. This year’s Eurovision was significant considering the Russian war is still going on in Ukraine. Such a fact was not ignored, considering there were many blue and yellow flags waved all around the Pal
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Amazon Rainforest and Indigenous Rights Under Attack: Bolsonaro's Decrees

Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, is well-known for controversial opinions and actions, notably refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine and suggesting the vaccine's side-effects turns people into crocodiles. One of his more recent courses of action has involved planning to issue two decrees to make gold mining in Indigenous territories legal.

The first decree contains a program to develop work in the Amazon forest, specifically a small-scale mining programme. The second decree would modify current
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Made in Canada: the trucker protest and its impact on the wider world.

What started as a truckers protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates to travel between Canada/U.S. borders has now evolved into a more challenging movement seeking to have all Covid-19 related restrictions removed. How serious of a problem does this protest post to Trudeau and the wider world?

After three weeks of disruption in the centre of Canada’s capital city Ottawa, the police introduced new measures to manage the protesters: pepper spray and stun grenades. It was hoped such measures would
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Kuba Ryniewicz: photography through the scope of realness

Kuba Ryniewicz is a Polish-born photographer, based in Newcastle for the past 18 years. At the end of September 2022, he will be having his own solo exhibition called “Power of Stories from here”. The exhibition will be focused on showing people’s resilience in Newcastle, during different challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic or Brexit. It will also be a “portrait of the city”, while also covering other varied topics.

Growing up, photograpgy has always surrounded him. As a kid, his uncle – w
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Newcastle’s property market is experiencing high demand

For a few months now, Newcastle’s property market has been stuck. Demand is constantly increasing, with not enough supply to provide it.

House prices have considerably gone up since before the pandemic, with a 9% increase in the Newcastle area since 2019. The average price for a house is now at £236,132 according to Rightmove.

I spoke with James Ferry, independent estate agent and property manager within his own company, James Ferry Property Management. He talks us through his current experien