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10 July 2011

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Stories from 10 July 2011

Argentine Songwriter Facundo Cabral Murdered in Guatemala

Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Louella Mahabir · Latin America

On Saturday July 9 the renowned songwriter Facundo Cabral, whose career was characterised by songs that acted as a vehicle for his messages, was murdered in Guatemala. Moved by his death, many expressed their condolences, memories and emotions on social networks.

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Brazil: Report Reveals Unsustainable Practices of Biofuel Industry

Written by Thiana Biondo · Latin America

Though biofuel has been acclaimed as the best exit for the world’s struggle for energy resource and a 'green' alternative which can reduce carbon emission, a recent study by the NGO Reporter Brasil on the Brazilian ethanol chain production reveals its high socio-environmental cost.

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South Sudan: Free At Last!

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa has a new nation: the Republic of South Sudan. South Sudan held a referendum on January 9, 2011, on whether or not it should remain a part of Sudan. After voting almost unanimously (99%) for independence from the north, Southern Sudan's formal independence was declared on 9 July, 2011. Bloggers discuss this historic occasion.

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Japan: A Fukushima Poet Tweets His Verses

Written by Scilla Alecci · East Asia

Since the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster, Ryoichi Wago, a poet from Fukushima city, has been experimenting with a new form of poetry. He expresses his feelings about issues such as uncertainty of the future and fear of the radiation that has been threatening his land and its inhabitants.

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Updates from 10 July 2011

Ukraine

The Uncataloged Museum writes about Hutsul Images, an online collection of photos from the Hutsul regions of Ukraine, created and maintained by Volodymyr Kitselyuk, “an ordinary enthusiast from Hutsul region, a doctor by profession and an ethnographer by vocation.”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

Polandian writes about what has changed and what hasn't since the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in Poland on Nov. 15, 2010.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Poland

Belatedly, a link to a post about Polish poetry displayed on the London Underground, which was published on May 31 by the POLSKI blog.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Hungary

Hungarian Spectrum reviews news coverage by various Hungarian public and commercial media outlets - here, here, and here.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Dominican Republic

María Isabel Soldevila questions if gender equality has truly been achieved [es]. She wonders how the newly elected director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, would be treated if she dated one of her employees, like her predecessor Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

• Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

Dominican Republic

Blogger Jhonatan Liriano reflects on what he considers is sacred in life [es]: ”The working men and women are on my altars, as are the strangers and acquaintances who do not negotiate with justice.”

• Firuzeh Shokooh Valle

Macedonia

Jovanka Gulicoska informed [mk] on her blog about the upcoming All-Women Hacker Night, scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, in the KIKA Hacklab in Skopje (FB event). According to the official announcement [mk], “all girls interested in Free and Open Source Software, GNU/Linux, but also in technology, computers, hacking (not cracking), networks, servers, electronics, free culture and free society, gadgets, robots, etc. are welcome.”

• Filip Stojanovski