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July, 2010

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Stories from July, 2010

12 July 2010

Brazil: Prejudice against Paraguay in the Media

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Latin America

A diplomatic incident between Brazil and Paraguay broke out in the same day that the latter was eliminated from the World Cup. In focus is a prejudiced video report about the participation of Paraguay in the Cup, which was broadcasted by a Brazilian television channel, Rede Globo's SporTV.

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Palestine: Workshops Inspire Bloggers in Gaza and West Bank

Written by Mays Dagher · Middle East & North Africa

Recently the director of Global Voices Advocacy, Sami Ben Gharbia, gave a series of blogging workshops in Gaza and the West Bank. The workshops were organised by the Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN), which is aiming to increase the number of bloggers in Palestinian society.

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Malaysia: Government Tinkers to Eliminate a Subsidy Culture

Written by Jude Chia · East Asia

When a minister warned that Malaysia could suffer a ‘Greek tragedy' if subsidies are not cut, the nation suddenly woke up to the inevitable but politically unpopular move once again. Bloggers react

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Uganda: Bloggers react to bomb blasts

Written by Rebekah Heacock · Sub-Saharan Africa

Soccer fans gathered in bars and restaurants around the globe to watch the final game of the World Cup last night. In Uganda, these celebrations were interrupted when bombs exploded at two popular nightlife spots in Kampala, the country's capital.

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China: Wang Hui's plagiarism scandal, international turn

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

A plagiarism scandal broke out in March in Chinese academic circles when Nanjing University literature professor Wang Binbin charged that Wang Hui's dissertation on Lu Xun -Resistance to despair -...

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South Korea: (iPhone 2) A Hierarchical Society Cannot Make an iPhone

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · East Asia

Korean corporates who feel comfortable with hierarchical formation are facing an uphill battle with Apple's creative, horizontal network.

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Updates from July, 2010

26 July 2010

Russia

Siberian Light sums up some reactions to Russian Premier Vladimir Putin's participation in a biker meetup in Ukrainian city of Sevastopol.

• Vilhelm Konnander

Panama

The blog Así es mi país: Panamá shares [es] a list of Panamanian slang and colloquialisms with their corresponding definitions.

• Silvia Viñas

El Salvador

San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, was named the Ibero American Culture Capital of 2011 [es] by the Union of Ibero American Capital Cities (UCCI) [es]. Roxana Ellerbrock shared the news through one of her social networks and received mixed feelings: some were happy and others criticized the decision; she writes [es] more about those reactions and her own opinion in Conversaciones con NetoRivas y Amig@s.

• Silvia Viñas

Honduras

Aaron Ortiz is critical of the government's approach to fighting crime, and shares his sister's experience: “Just last night, armed robbers broke into my sister’s house and pointed a gun at my nephew and niece. My brother in law, and his mother arrived minutes later and were also robbed.”

• Silvia Viñas

Ecuador

Close to the celebration of International Youth Day, Ecuadorian youth from Ambato are happy they can express their own thoughts in a space of tolerance and mutual respect, after three long years of hard work, writes Gabo of Ambato Loco [es]. With the creation of a “Casa de la Juventud” (House of/for Youth), these young people will have a place for entertainment and education: the venue includes a playroom, a film library, a practice room for bands, a room dedicated to research and two audiovisual recording studios.