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This week, due to a database programming error, government-sponsored loans as well as educational grants for low-income students were given to the wealthiest of those who applied. “Mechonbarsa” (ES) writes...
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In the Afghan Local Radio blog, a Pashto speaking Afghan in a letter talks about a request from Afghan leaders: Help our schools.
Morgan describes what it is like to be caught in a cloud of tear gas after riot police retaliated against protesters who hijacked two buses in anger over a proposed hike in bus fare from 25 to 35 cents. (Ecuador uses the U.S. dollar)
Otto Boye y Arturo Durán introduce (ES) the Digital Andean Library (ES), which makes available to internet users various studies, books, and documents from the Andean countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Adam Isacson gives a detailed description of his weekend visit to Venezuela's second largest city, Maracaibo; where he says that McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and Citibank are more evident than pro-Chavez propaganda. Isacson also notes that the price of gas in the petroleum exporting port is around US 25 cents a gallon. Meanwhile, Solana Larsen says that World Social Forum organizers in Caracas issued a statement to distance themselves from Chavez's administration.
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is looking into sugar cane waste as a source of renewable energy says Bob Glass.
Bachelet Digital (ES) is a newly launched weblog by incoming president, Michelle Bachelet, which will serve as a measuring stick for her “Digital Agenda: 2006 - 2010″ program. The blog - with the tagline, “four years to digitalize Chile” - so far, concentrates on themes like internet access, open source software, and Creative Commons licenses.
United We Blog! is the Nepali website of the year! It's well deserved. In a region full of conflict, UWB has been bringing us excellent coverage of politics and dissent.
Desicritic.org is being launched tomorrow and plans to target a South Asian audience. We wish them the very best!
Rezwan and other bloggers are trying to arrange the first ever blogmeet in Bangladesh.
Highlander says that the Libyan city of Ghadames is renowned for its unique style of architecture, traditions and culture. Amongst these interesting traditions is the one found in a typical Ghadames home where a small peephole is made into the front door. A visitor would look through it inside the house at a reflection in a mirror hung on the wall opposite the door. This mirror reflects the picture of an oil lamp placed on a shelf.
There are 6 positions for the lamp, and these positions inform the visitor of what’s going on in this home and so help him to act/decide accordingly. Have a look at an artist's drawing and a brief explanatory text of what Highlander is talking about.
What the f***? A african man again...why people want to deleted on the worldwide Africans or Black mens?!... Really outrageous. France is maybe...
"Tsai's interview with the Washington Post, in which he claimed that the June 4 Massacre (Tiananmen Square) did not happen." Any responsible,...
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As they say here, Morsy is the first presidential candidate ever to run for presidency against his will, and people...