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Another week of turmoil in the tiny country. An opposition figure's detention sparks riots at the sole international airport resulting in public property damage and several arrests.
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Noting the blogosphere's buzz about Kevin Federline's debut single “Popoção,” Arjan says that the favela funk genre from urban Rio de Janeiro could experience a pop boom in 2006. Made in Brazil, disappointed with the Federline track, thinks that “we are certainly going to have to count on a real singer to bring Brazilian funk to the spotlight in 2006.” If you'd like to start the new year with a foot ahead of the mainstream, Atari has put up her third podcast full of Baile Funk and “Bailectro.”
One of the most original weblogs to appear in the Central American blogosphere as of late is Guate en los 80's (ES) and its video collection of 80's commercials from Guatemala. There is no need to speak Spanish to understand just how cheesy these 20-second ads are.
Pavlos Skoufis writes that Argentine striker, Carlos Tevez was voted Latin America's best footballer of the year according to a poll held by El Pais in Uruguay. On a related note, a fan petition website has been launched requesting that Argentine legend Diego Maradona plays in the 2006 World Cup.
Both A.M. Mora y Leon and Boz offer their top 10 lists for Americas stories of 2005. Adam Isacson, meanwhile, has some predictions for Colombia in 2006.
An economic journal, Asia news, was banned by government. Journal's internet site is still active.
Both the Chinese and English blogs of Zhao Jing, a.k.a. Michael Anti, have gone missing on MSN Spaces. EastSouthWestNorth has some initial thoughts about why.
Angry Chinese Blogger asks if China has become the locust of Asia: vaccuuming up foreign resources to satisfy its growing domestic consumption.
I guess it has to do with humanizing a figure we prefer to see as super-natural. The almost funny thing...
people of maldives..you have to stop this civil war. its sad to see it in this state of affairs....
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I do not support capital punishment, in this instance there have no other alternative. What these killers have done is...