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Gela watches two reports on Jamaican television about incidents involving members of the so-called underclass, and notes that in neither case was there any mention of the situation being investigated by the police: “I can't stand the disparity in how people are treated man“.
Zenia posts a photo from the EFE news agency of a quiet boulevard in Havana, with the title: “Havana on August 3″.
Thomo discusses the news that the city council of Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, is considering renaming the city in honor of Chingis Khan. He notes that the mania for naming things after the Great Khan gives the incorrect impression that all the country has to offer is its imperial past.
In a post titled “Information is Power” Cristian Cambronero cites statistics in Costa Rica which reveal that “42% of those to use the internet over the past 12 months belong to the wealthiest fifth of the population.”
Irina Petrosian writes on antique Armenian cookware and their specialized uses.
Nick of neweurasia reviews Murder in Samarkand, the book by Craig Murray, the outspoken former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan.
Journalist Uri Ridelman first describes “Costa Rican devotion to La Negrita” and then posts pictures from “The day of La Negrita.”
“Every neighborhood has its history, its legends, its news, its people, and also its own website,” says Blog Pasa en Buenos Aires in a post that links to the websites of all the various neighborhoods of the capital city (ES).
Miguel Buitrago transcribes his conversation with political scientist, René Antonio Mayorga.
The Long and Winding Road reports on the trial of an Uzbek musician who was arrested for performing a song about the violence in Andijon in May of 2005.
As they say here, Morsy is the first presidential candidate ever to run for presidency against his will, and people...
What the f***? A african man again...why people want to deleted on the worldwide Africans or Black mens?!... Really outrageous. France is maybe...
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In my opinion, the only slang from this list which is falling out of vogue is the nickname of Medvedev...
I'm from Russia, use internet daily, and I didn't know half of these words. The other slang words are not...