13 March 2009
Stories from 13 March 2009
Global recession and its discontents
Today the world seems flat. From Asia and Africa to Europe and the Americas, the people of the world are experiencing the traumatic effects of a global economic recession. This post is an attempt to describe the social impact of the great financial crisis as seen and felt by ordinary citizens around the world.
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Barbados: A Question of Confidence
An Opposition-led motion of "no confidence" was recently brought against Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson over his handling of the CLICO issue. The motion has since been rejected by Parliament, but Bajan bloggers still got the opportunity to put in their two cents' worth...
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Russia, U.S.: Peregruzka Perezagruzka
On March 6, in Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov a small box containing a red "reset" button with the Russian word peregruzka printed on it, which was meant as a symbol of better relations between the United States and Russia. But the Russian word for 'reset' is perezagruzka, while peregruzka means 'overcharged' - and Lavrov didn't hesitate to point out the language error. Below is a selection of bloggers' thoughts on language and politics.
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I do not support capital punishment, in this instance there have no other alternative. What these killers have done is...