Gabriel Kondesi, Another Drop-Out Engineering Genius in Malawi
Region: Malawi
As William Kamkwamba was last week winding down his extraordinary, high profile US book tour to promote the publication of his newly released autobiography, co-authored with Bryan Mealer, a story bearing striking semblance... more
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Outrage at Police Torture Allegations in Guyana
Region: GuyanaThe Kaieteur News, one of Guyana's daily newspapers, is notorious for publishing explicit front-page photographs of crime scenes and murder victims, an editorial policy that has roused controversy in the past. But the grue... more
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Free Blogger Hossein 'Hoder' Derakhshan in Iran
Region: Iran
November 1, 2009 was the one-year anniversary of the arrest of the Iranian blogger, Hossein “Hoder” Derakhshan. Cyrus Farivar, a US-based blogger and journalist, reports that he has been in touch with Derakhsh... more
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Lu Guang Photographs China's Dark Satanic Mills
Region: China
On Oct. 14th, Chinese photographer Lu Guang won this year's $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his photos on China’s environment. The Fund’s website posts the following paragraph descri... more
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Video: Winners of UN Contest Become Citizen Ambassadors
Region: United States
We bring you the 5 winning videos for the UN contest where participants sent in a video stating what they would tell world leaders if they had the chance. The 5 video bloggers had the opportunity to give ... more
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Hong Kong Property Bubble Bursts Into Public Outrage
Region: Hong Kong
Earlier in October, an apartment in Hong Kong was sold for USD$57 million, a recording breaking price, locally and globally. The 6,158 square foot duplex apartment is in a building called “Conduit Road 39″ loca... more
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Israel: “Ordinary Racism” In Media Coverage
Region: IsraelApproximately 20 per cent of the country's population, the Palestinian citizens of Israel (also known as Israeli Arabs) argue that they are discriminated against in many aspects of life. The media coverage of a recent road... more
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Oil Refinery Explodes in Puerto Rico
Region: Puerto Rico
At around 12:30 am on Friday, October 23, the Gulf Oil Refinery (Caribbean Petroleum Company-CAPECO) in Bayamón (in the metropolitan area), Puerto Rico, exploded massively. Almost 20 tanks have exploded since ... more
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Lebanon Unveils World's Largest Hummus Plate in Ongoing Feud
Region: Lebanon
As many as 300 Lebanese chefs gathered yesterday in Beirut to make the largest ever plate of hummus in an attempt to claim the reigns in ownership of the popular chick pea dip. The new world record is part of an ongoing ... more
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Pregnancy and Prisons: Women's Health and Rights Behind Bars
Region: United StatesDo all pregnant women deserve equal human rights, or do pregnant women in prison forfeit those rights? There are a few questions that come to mind regarding a pregnant woman's right to live and to raise her child when she... more
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