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January, 2010

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Stories from January, 2010

9 January 2010

Slovakia: First Slovak Terrorist Caught in Ireland, Sort Of

Written by Tibor Blazko · Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe

Tibor Blazko translates Slovak netizens' caustic remarks about the botched security test on a plane to Dublin.

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8 January 2010

Dominican Republic: The Passing of the Multi-Talented Luisito Martí

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Written by Rocio Diaz · Latin America

The multi-talented Dominican artist Luisito Martí passed away on January 3 leaving behind a huge international following who were fans of his comedy, music, and way of capturing the country's idiosyncrasies.

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Australia: Whaling War of Words

Written by Kevin Rennie · East Asia, Oceania

The whale hunt seems to be the forgotten war in the public relations hype that surrounds the collision of the Sea Shepherd’s Ady Gil with a Japanese whaler in the Southern Ocean. GV author Kevin Rennie gathers blog reactions from Australia

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Egypt: Naga Hammady Massacre

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Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Egyptian bloggers express shock and rage at the killing of Coptic Christians on the eve of their Christmas celebrations in Naga Hammady, in Upper Egypt. An unknown criminal opened his fire randomly on people there after they finished their prayers and were on their way back to their homes.

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Oman: Diet, Podcast, and the Higher Educational System

Written by Riyadh Al Balushi · Middle East & North Africa

Omani bloggers are back in the blogging scene as they start the new year with big resolutions and plans, writes Riyadh Al Balushi.

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Argentina: Romantic Singing Legend Sandro Passes Away

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Written by Jorge Gobbi · Latin America

Roberto Sánchez, popularly known as Sandro, died on January 4th in Mendoza, Argentina. He was one of the pioneers of Argentinean rock music and became famous all over Latin America as a romantic music artist.

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A Global Look at Anti-Corruption Day

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Written by David Sasaki · Latin America
Technology for Transparency Network

In preparation for the coming launch of the Technology for Transparency Network, this is the first in a series of posts that will explore transparency, government accountability, and civic engagement through the eyes of the world's bloggers.

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7 January 2010

Video posts
Georgia: Let's talk about sex, baby…

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Written by Dodka · Central Asia & Caucasus

Perhaps the most buzzing topic in the Georgian social media scene was not politics, elections, sport, crisis, earthquakes or catastrophe. Instead, one of the most discussed topics was actually about a new television show, Ghame Shorenastan, about sex.

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Video posts
Colombia: Videobloggers Make 1 Video Per Day in 2010

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Written by Catalina Restrepo · Latin America

A group of Colombian videobloggers have taken up the ambitious task of creating one video per day in 2010 and already has featured a wide array of subjects from literature, travel, and local foods.

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The Year that Was in Madagascar : Part III

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Written by Mialy Andriamananjara · Sub-Saharan Africa

Mialy reviews the final weeks of 2009 in Madagascar in the last of a three-part series.

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