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6 February 2008

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Stories from 6 February 2008

Morocco: The Whole “Kitten” Caboodle

Written by Jillian C. York · Middle East & North Africa

Cats are abundant in Morocco. Overabundant, even. One of my favorite things about living there was photographing the street cats - of which there would often be groups of up to 20. Judging by the spate of posts from the Moroccan blogoma (and even some recent travelers to Morocco) about cats, I'm not the only one who loves felines - and lately, even professional artists and photographers have found them to be a popular subject, reports Jillian York.

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Mozambique: Riot organized via SMS is covered by bloggers

Written by Paula Góes · Sub-Saharan Africa

Three people died and more than 250 were injured in a riot yesterday in Maputo, part of a protest against the increase in fares charged by the private minibus operators from the Mozambican capital. This unprecedented manifestation was organized through SMS and covered by bloggers, while local TV stations were mostly showing soap operas and the radios broadcasting football.

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Ecuador: Farewell to Petronio Salazar

Written by Milton Ramirez · Latin America

Colorful sports commentator Petronio Salazar recently passed away after a lengthy illness and Ecuadorian bloggers pay homage to the man that were part of their joyful memories associated with sport, including in places where radio signals barely reached.

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Serbia: President Tadic Gets Re-Elected

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

The presidential election in Serbia had some bloggers fearing that a decisive victory for the extreme-right nationalism represented by the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) could result in violence. One bloggers wrote, "My babysitter has her bags packed."

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Updates from 6 February 2008

Israel

Ayana Neta, 14, from Israel vows to remain strong as rockets continue to pound her kibbutz. “The first rocket that fell inside the kibbutz was 2 m' from one of my classmates in the kibbutz. But what I want to tell all of you is what it's like living under rockets, in my kibbutz,” she writes.

• Amira Al Hussaini

Nepal

Kathmandu Speaks! on the unfurling of a new flag in Iraq, and reflecting on the new anthem in Nepal.

• Neha Viswanathan

India

Reflecting on Super Tuesday in the U.S, Blowin' In The Wind takes a closer look at the difference between Obama and Clinton.

• Neha Viswanathan

Sri Lanka

A post on TamilNet on the role of Western Nations in the conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE.

• Neha Viswanathan

Pakistan

Wayward Mind on the genesis of the biggest conflict between India and Pakistan - the issue of Kashmir.

• Neha Viswanathan

Pakistan

Islamabad Metroblogging has a short post on a search that seems to be ongoing in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

• Neha Viswanathan

Brazil

Beija Flor is the winner of this year's title of best samba school of Rio de Janeiro's carnival, reports Thiago Velloso [pt]. “The audience was shouting ‘twice champion' even before the school started the parade”. There is a plugin in this blog for those who want to hear this year's song.

• Paula Góes