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October, 2010

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Stories from October, 2010

7 October 2010

Mexican Cuisine Declared Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO

Written by Andrea Arzaba · Latin America

Mexican cuisine is well known for its variety of flavors and colors, and for its combination of different spices and unique ingredient. This year it was declared a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.

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Indonesia: West Papua Flashflood

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

More than 80 people died and hundreds more are still missing after a flashflood devastated the remote town of Wasior in West Papua, Indonesia. Here are some news and blog reports and Facebook reactions

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6 October 2010

Russia: Vladivostok's Golden Horn Bay Bridge Controversy

Written by Masha Egupova · Eastern & Central Europe

Masha Egupova reviews bloggers' reactions to the construction of the Golden Horn Bay bridge in Vladivostok, a project compromised by corruption scandals and lack of accountability.

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Jordan: To Palestine, With Love

Written by Betsy Fisher · Middle East & North Africa

Bloggers in Jordan, where a majority of people are descended from Palestinians, wrote extensively about issues in the West Bank and the Middle East this week.

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Egypt: Firing Eissa, or Firing Free Press

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Al-Dostour - one of the leading Egyptian independent newspapers - new owners have fired the paper's editor-in-chief and founder Ibrahim Eissa, opening the door for bloggers to put the incident and Egypt's media scene on the discussion board.

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Philippines: Dancing flight attendants

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

A plane flight safety demonstration danced to pop tunes by the flight attendants of a Philippine-based commercial airline is a recent a hit on YouTube. Netizens debate whether the gimmick is entertaining or sexist.

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Updates from October, 2010

25 October 2010

Kazakhstan

KZBlog refects on the classc post-Soviet problem that school teachers in Kazakhstan are too often treated like members of an office staff, and their loyalty is more important than their being able to be productive.

• Adil Nurmakov

Afghanistan

Nick Fielding informs his readers that Afghan Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Barodar after having been released from custody in Pakistan, is at the centre of peace efforts, amidst the spread of instability into the North.

• Adil Nurmakov

China

Angry Chinese blogger looks into the recent protest in Qinghai by Tibetans against the introduction of “Mandarin only” education program.

• Oiwan Lam

Bangladesh

Mezba at A Bengali in T.O. has some interesting questions regarding “Islamic” financing.

• Rezwan

24 October 2010

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