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August, 2010

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Stories from August, 2010

4 August 2010

Kenya's Referendum Live Updates

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Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenyan citizens are voting today in a referendum on a new constitution. You can follow live updates on Kenyan websites and also get reports of incidents related to the referendum at uchaguzi.co.ke.

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China: Aftershock - history or political allegory?

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Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

While the 2008 Sichuan earthquake has become a taboo in mainstream media because of the bean dregs school building construction scandal and the arrest of citizen investigator Tan Zhouren, the...

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Philippines: Bloggers' Insights on the Peasant Problem

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Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

Filipino bloggers joining a commercial tour to the mountain villages of the central Philippine Province of Cebu got a glimpse of the livelihood and insights into the problems confronting the peasants in the area.

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3 August 2010

Chile: Isabel Allende and the National Prize for Literature

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Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Isabel Allende is one of the best-known and most-read Latin American writers. This year she is a candidate for the Chilean National Prize for Literature. Her candidacy has sparked debate among literature critics, writers, and average Chilean citizens.

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Russia: Crowdsourcing assistance for victims of wildfires

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Written by Gregory Asmolov · Eastern & Central Europe
RuNet Echo

Severe wildfires in Russia have continued to spread since last week, displacing thousands of citizens. A new website using Ushahidi software, Russian-fires.Ru, is mapping not the fires themselves, but citizens who need help and those who wish to offer help.

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Video Contest: Internet for Peace

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Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Middle East & North Africa, Eastern & Central Europe

The Internet has been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. As part of the ongoing debate on the contribution of Internet to our society, Condé Nast and Google Ireland have joined to organize this video contest and the winner will have the opportunity to travel and get their video featured on Italian MTV.

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