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Ukraine: Swine Flu (and Some Election Politics)
On Oct. 30, after a few days of alarming reports on an outbreak of respiratory illness in western Ukraine, the first swine flu-related death was confirmed, and PM Tymoshenko ordered Ukraine's schools closed and public gatherings banned for at least three weeks.
Featured Editor: Veronica Khokhlova
Veronica Khokhlova has been Global Voices' Central and Eastern Europe Editor since January 2006 when she first published an "Introduction to the Ukrainian Blogosphere". She splits her time between Kyiv, Moscow, and Istanbul.
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October 2nd, 2009
Ukraine: Broken Promises and the Presidential Election
Ukraine's presidential election is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2010, and there's no shortage of posts on pre-election politics on Ukrainian blogs. Bloggers who exhibit genuine trust in the nation's politicians are somewhat hard to find, however. Instead, there is plenty of cynicism.
September 17th, 2009
EU: Russophone Bloggers React to Dairy Farmers' Protest
LJ user drugoi hosts a discussion of the Belgian dairy farmers' protest over low milk prices.
August 31st, 2009
Online Campaigns To Combat Spread Of HIV/AIDS
To combat the spread of AIDS, many organizations and activists worldwide are engaged with innovative and localized campaigns and initiatives. Today we will discuss some of them who use ICT and citizen media to augment their cause.
August 7th, 2009
Hungary, Ukraine: Illegal Stem Cell Therapy
Last week, four people were arrested in Hungary on suspicion of giving illegal stem cell treatments, some of which were carried out in hotel rooms and private homes around the country. Marietta Le reports on bloggers' reactions to the case.
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Ukraine: Swine Flu (and Some Election Politics)
- Fight the flu with vitamin d3(10-20,000 mg/ day), miracle mineral supplement, colloidial silver...
- Funny how any mention of the pneumonic plague has suddenly disappeared to have all subsumed und...
- It's crazy. I think I'm the only one in this cafe not wearing a white mask.
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