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Global Voices Online » Central Asia & Caucasus - Oct 9, 2008
Joshua Foust examines some of the issues surrounding opium eradication in Afghanistan, and argues that focusing on opium itself misses the point.
Also tagged: afghanistan, english, roundups, humanitarian, war and 038 conflict, central asia and 038 caucasus
Global Voices Online » Economics - Oct 9, 2008
Americans are afraid of another Great Depression as the Wall Street crisis continues to worsen. Meanwhile, many Indonesians are afraid that the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis will happen again if the U.S. economy …
Also tagged: business, english, weblog, media, industry, economics, indonesia, east asia, international relations, u s a
Global Voices Online - Oct 8, 2008
ESWN translates a Guangzhou Daily report which explains how a reporter blog post about Lifan Landslide incident has managed to turn from a “natural disaster” into a “major incident with accountability”.
Also tagged: english, media, freedom of speech, china, roundups, east asia, cyber activism
Global Voices Online » Breaking News - Oct 8, 2008
Bimal Gautam, a photojournalist from Nepal posts some photos of the crash of an Yeti Airlines plane in his photoblog. 18 persons died in the air crash in Lukla today including 14 Germans, 2 Australians and 2 Nepalis.
Also tagged: south asia, english, photography, breaking news, roundups, nepal
Global Voices Online » Sub-Saharan Africa - Oct 8, 2008
What do Tanzania Swahili bloggers think about the tragedy that hit Tanzania recently? 20 people died in a stampede while celebrating Eid El Fitr at a special disco for young people in Tabora, central Tanzania …
Also tagged: entertainment, english, weblog, children, youth, tanzania, swahili, sub saharan africa
Global Voices Online » Disaster - Oct 7, 2008
Palestine Free Voice reports about a tunnel collapse outside Rafah.
Also tagged: english, palestine, roundups, middle east and 038 north africa
Global Voices Online » Industry - Oct 6, 2008
Apparently, the fire monster is not over with Egypt yet and has decided to shoot off to El Mehalla El Kobra. “Ghazl El Mehalla Textile Factories No. 6, 7, 16 have burnt down,” reports Arabawy . Karim El Behiry reports …
Also tagged: arabic, english, weblog, breaking news, industry, egypt, middle east and 038 north africa
Global Voices Online » Children - Oct 6, 2008
Jamaica's Abeng News Magazine reports that schools in hurricane-ravaged areas of Haiti are struggling to re-open after the storms.
Also tagged: education, americas, video, english, environment, roundups, children, youth, economics, jamaica, haiti, cyber activism
Global Voices Online » Economics - Oct 5, 2008
Like the rest of the world, the China milk scandal has alarmed Southeast Asian countries. China is the major trading partner of Southeast Asian nations. Chinese goods are popular and accessible in the region. It is not …
Also tagged: health, english, food, weblog, vietnam, china, children, cambodia, industry, economics, philippines, thailand, indonesia, singapore, malaysia, east asia, international relations, east timor, brunei, myanmar burma
Global Voices Online - Oct 3, 2008
Yoani Sanchez takes a road trip to help some of the most severely affected Cuban hurricane victims and says: “I returned and confirmed that the recovery will take years, that hope is scarce and that the worst may be …
Also tagged: politics, human rights, americas, english, food, travel, freedom of speech, environment, ideas, cuba, roundups, economics, humanitarian, cyber activism, relief and 038 rescue