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globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Relief & Rescue - Jun 17, 2008
On June 14, an inland earthquake reaching M7.2 on the Richter scale struck the Tohoku region of Japan. In Iwate and Miyagi, the hardest hit prefectures, 10 have been confirmed dead, about a dozen are missing, and more …
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China: Curse of the Olympic mascots?globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Relief & Rescue - Jun 17, 2008 In case you ever wondered if those Olympic Fuwas weren't just a little too cute to be true, apparently you aren't the only one. For China, the superstitious formula to that effect which has been making its way across … Also tagged: english, weblog, environment, china, chinese, olympics, disaster, east asia |
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Japan: Reflections on the Akiba Massacre (Part 2)globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Japan - Jun 17, 2008 In the last post, I summarized some of the many blog conversations about social background to the massacre in Tokyo's Akihabara district on June 8th. Another aspect of the tragedy sparking many discussions was the way … Also tagged: technology, law, japan, weblog, media, ideas, feature, japanese, east asia, internet and 038 telecoms, software and 038 tools |
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China: Curse of the Olympic mascots?globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Disaster - Jun 16, 2008 In case you ever wondered if those Olympic Fuwas weren't just a little too cute to be true, apparently you aren't the only one. For China, the superstitious formula to that effect which has been making its way across … Also tagged: english, weblog, environment, china, chinese, olympics, disaster, east asia |
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Japan: Reflections on the Akiba Massacre (Part 2)globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Relief & Rescue - Jun 16, 2008 In the last post, I summarized some of the many blog conversations about social background to the massacre in Tokyo's Akihabara district on June 8th. Another aspect of the tragedy sparking many discussions was the way … Also tagged: technology, law, japan, weblog, media, freedom of speech, ideas, japanese, east asia, cyber activism, internet and 038 telecoms, software and 038 tools |
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Youth - Jun 14, 2008
Scenes from the Sidewalk is posting updates on the Strokes Against Hopelessness charity tennis tournament, currently being held in Kyiv.
Also tagged: sport, human rights, ukraine, roundups, children, youth, humanitarian, cyber activism, eastern and 038 central europe
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Breaking News - Jun 14, 2008
A post by blogger boiledema [ja], offering an alternative perspective on the background of Tomohiro Kato, offender in Sunday's Akiba massacre, has drawn a huge reaction, with over 1200 bookmarks [ja] on Hatena …
Also tagged: japan, media, ideas, breaking news, roundups, labor, youth, japanese, east asia
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Labor - Jun 13, 2008
A post by blogger boiledema [ja], offering an alternative perspective on the background of Tomohiro Kato, offender in Sunday's Akiba massacre, has drawn a huge reaction, with over 1200 bookmarks [ja] on Hatena …
Also tagged: japan, media, ideas, breaking news, roundups, labor, youth, japanese, east asia
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » China - Jun 11, 2008
In order to prevent plague, most of the animals and pets from the earthquake zone were killed. Zhengying remembered many stories about dogs saving or standing by earthquake victims until the last minute and felt very …
Also tagged: china, roundups, chinese, humanitarian, disaster, east asia
globalvoicesonline.org » Global Voices Online » Middle East & North Africa - Jun 9, 2008
“Almost half of the areas in southern Lebanon contaminated with cluster bombs dropped by Israel in 2006 have been cleared, a UN official said on Wednesday,” reports Sursock .
Also tagged: english, roundups, lebanon, war and 038 conflict, middle east and 038 north africa