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Laura Lynch


Mali’s Last Master Calligrapher

Boubacar Sadek is the only living calligrapher or copyist in Mali. Here, he works in a makeshift studio beside a field full of garbage in Bamako. (Photo: Nigel Collins)

Boubacar Sadek is believed to be the last remaining master calligrapher in Mali. He fled Timbuktu with rare documents. He now makes a living in the capital Bamako, copying old manuscripts for posterity, as well as selling hand-made replicas to tourists. Laura Lynch reports for the CBC and The World.

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Mali’s Future Not Bright Despite French Military Action

Boys playing soccer in the capital, Bamako. (Photo: David Common/Glen Kugelstadt)

The al-Qaeda militants who took over northern Mali imposed their harsh brand of Sharia law, even though senior leaders urged them not to. The common wisdom is that the militants’ behavior alienated most Malians. But that’s not the whole story, as the CBC’s Laura Lynch reports.

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French Troops Gird for More Battle in Northern Mali

A Malian soldier talks with civilians in central Timbuktu. (Photo: Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

Fighting is flaring around the northern Mali city of Gao, despite reports that rebels had ceded the territory to the incoming French troops. CBC reporter Laura Lynch just returned from Gao. She tells host Marco Werman that local residents want to French to stay put.

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Mali: Islamists Gone for Now in Gao, Security Concerns Remain

Malian soldiers with their faces covered sit on a bench in the recently recaptured town of Gao. (Photo: REUTERS/Adama Diarra)

Our recent road trip to the city of Gao, center of much of the jihadist troops, revealed suggestions that the area still isn’t secure from the threat of more attacks.

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On the Road to Gao, Mali, Dangers Still Loom

A Malian man painted in the colours of the French flag stands next to a crowd before the arrival of France's President Hollande at the Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali (Photo: REUTERS/Joe Penney)

Correspondent Laura Lynch in Mali describes the time she’s just spent with a French army convoy on the road to Gao, Mali. Islamists extremists have been pushed out of Gao, but there are still dangers on the road.

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Intervention in Mali

Malian soldiers patrol a street in Gao, February. (Photo: REUTERS/Francois Rihouay)

The euphoria greeting French troops who entered Mali this month after Islamist militants threatened to invade the south of the country has given way to a wariness among some who wonder what will follow.

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French Convoy Delivers Supplies to Northern Mali

A Malian soldier, with a French flag wrapped around his head, in Gao (Photo: Reuters)

A French-led convoy carrying food and military supplies arrived in the northern Malian town of Gao. Reporter Laura Lynch was with them. She’s covering the story for The World and the CBC.

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Malians Have Mixed Feelings about French ‘Liberation’

Bamako, Mali. (Photo: David Common)

The euphoria greeting French troops who entered Mali this month after Islamist militants threatened to invade the south of the country has given way to a wariness among some who wonder what will follow.

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Rights Group Claims French-Led Offensive in Mali has Caused Civilian Deaths and Ethnic Reprisals

Destroyed vehicles in Gao, Mali. (Photo: REUTERS/Adama Diarra)

Human rights groups say what appears to be a successful campaign in northern Mali has come at great cost to the country. Laura Lynch reports from Bamako.

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Guatemalan Peasants Sue Canadian Mining Company Hudbay

Rosa Elbira (Photo: chocversushudbay.com)

A group of Guatemalan villagers are suing the Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals claiming it is responsible for violence that left one man dead, another paralyzed and a group of women victims of gang rapes, something the company denies.

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Canadian Power Workers Lending a Hand on Long Island

People walk down the tracks for the Long Island Railroad in Manhasset, New York

Thousands are still without electricity in areas hit by Superstorm Sandy. Among those helping to restore power on Long Island are dozens of Canadian utility workers. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with the CBC’s Laura Lynch, who has been spending time with the Canadian crews.

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Former Olympic Cyclist Tommy Godwin Remembers 1948 London Games

Britain's cyclist Chris Hoy (left) talks with ex-Olympic cyclist Tommy Godwin. (Photo: REUTERS/Eddie Keogh)

London’s Herne Hill Velodrome is a vestige of London’s other Olympic Games in 1948. Reporter Laura Lynch speaks with cyclist Tommy Godwin who competed in those games. The Bronze medalist is now 91, but he still gets on the bike.

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Norway’s Example of Oil and Gas Boom Done Right

Stavanger has grown wealthy on the proceeds of the oil industry and is now one of the most expensive cities in the world. (Photo: Laura Lynch)

Norway has carefully controlled its oil and gas industry ensuring it doesn’t suffer the same fate as other countries where oil has become a curse.

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The Big Chill: Scandinavia Hosts Tech Companies’ Data

The Green Mountain data is located on the Island of Rennesoy, Norway. (Photo: greenmountain.no)

Server farms – buildings house huge number of machines that support websites and internet activity – need to be kept cool. As a result, more and more high-tech companies are building data centers in the far north to take advantage of the naturally cool climate there.

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Syria Crisis: On the Frontline of Violence in Douma

Car wreck in Douma, Syria (Photo: Laura Lynch)

Both the Syrian government and armed rebels blame each other for the violence there, that doesn’t seem to be lessening despite the UN observers now in the country.

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