Global Voices · Citizen media stories from 2009 November 14

14 November 2009

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Stories from 14 November 2009

Brazil: Was the blackout caused by hackers or UFOs?

See the many conspiracy theories about the 2009 blackout in Brazil: everything from the president, his possible successor, UFOs and hackers have been blamed from one blog to another.

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Dominican Republic: Energy Crisis Continues

Written by Rocio Diaz · Latin America

The problems of electric power outages in the Dominican Republic continue, and many are growing restless with the leadership which has been unable to resolve the situation.

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Egypt: Nidal Hassan - Psychiatrist or Psychotic?

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa, North America

Major Nidal Hassan is the US military psychiatrist of Arab origins who went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people. He is now facing charges of premeditated murder. "Psychiatrist or Psychotic?", ask Egyptian bloggers.

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Featured Editor: Onnik Krikorian

Written by David Sasaki · Central Asia & Caucasus

Onnik Krikorian is a British blogger, journalist, and photographer of Armenian decent who has been living in Yerevan, one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities, for the past 11 years. He is the Caucasus Editor for Global Voices where he amplifies the latest discussions taking place among bloggers in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.

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Egyptians! Algerians! Wake UP!

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

From ferocious marketing campaigns to Facebook wars, hacking, and owl burning, the November 14th match between Egypt and Algeria has turned into an ugly war. Marwa Rakha reports from the battlefront.

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Bloggers Remember TEDIndia: The Good, the Bad and the Quirky

Written by Gaurav Mishra · South Asia

When the legendary TED conference came down to India, Indian bloggers were understandably excited. Some of the bloggers participated in the event and Gaurav Mishra was one of them. In this post he compiles a roundup of bloggers reactions to the TEDIndia 2009 conference, which took place earlier this month in Mysore, India.

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Updates from 14 November 2009

India

“About 15 percent population consisting of political leaders and government servants have, through their corrupt practices, amassed 85 percent of the total wealth of India, leaving only 15 percent of it to the balanced 85 percent population of the country,” comments Ram Bansal at India in Peril.

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