Russia:Conspiracy Theories About Boston Bombings

Global Voices 2 weeks ago Region: Russian Federation

Written by Daniel Alan Kennedy Conspiracy theories flourish in times of confusion and uncertainty. Claims that the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings were part of some sort of US government-led false flag opera... more

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Too close for Comfort as the Boston Bombings Come Home to Russians

Global Voices 3 weeks ago Region: Russian Federation

Initially a distant story of bombs and American blood, the Boston Marathon bombings came home to Russians recently. The RuNet had been following the investigation into the attacks with great interest, even before t... more

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Illegal Mining in Ukraine

Ground Report 4 months ago Region: Ukraine

By Veronica Khokhlova Donetsk [1]-based blogger Stanislav Kmet (LJ user frankensstein) visited Severnyi, a decaying coal-mining village in eastern Ukraine, after a group of local residents emailed him asking for help i... more

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Dimitar Stoyanov wants to stop EU funds for Macedonia

Salam Burdu 4 months ago Region: Macedonia

Bulgarian nationalist parties will ask the EU to stop all means of Macedonia accession funds of the European Union. This write many popular media in Macedonia.   "Tomorrow MEP Dimitar Stoyanov will forward the requ... more

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Czech Republic Roma Community Stand Firm Against Eviction

Global Voices 4 months ago Region: Czech Republic

By Daniela Kantorova In August 2012, the Ostrava City Hall issued a 24-hour eviction order to the owner of the 11 buildings at Přednádraží, asking him to evict all of the residents, giving as a reason an... more

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Italy: More Than 100 Workers Occupy Sardinian Coal Mine

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Italy

 By Fabio Brambilla Pisoni   Some 460 jobs at risk, 350 kilos of explosives and more than 100 miners about 373 metres below ground. These are the figures involved in the latest drama [2] to have erupted ... more

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Bulgaria: Israeli Tourist Bus Attacked

Global Voices 10 months ago Region: Bulgaria

By Gilad Lotan At least seven people were killed in an attack against Israeli youth [1] on a tour bus in Burgus Airport in Bulgaria. UPDATE: @BarakRavid [3]: Bulgarian FM spoke with FM Lieberman and told him the in... more

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Portugal: Citizens Audit of Public Debt Raises More Questions Than Answers

Global Voices 10 months ago Region: Portugal

Written byJúlio do Carmo Gomes   and  Translated by Sara Moreira     Ever since Portugal's previous government and the troika (EU, ... more

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Crowdsourcing Project Focused On Missing Children

Global Voices 11 months ago Region: Russian Federation

Written by Teplitsa The emergence of the search and rescue team Liza Alert [1] [ru] is hardly a typical story for the Web. After September 13, 2010, when Liza Fomkina [2] disappeared in the town of Or... more

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Protests Block Bulgaria's Capital City

Global Voices 11 months ago Region: Bulgaria

Written by  Ruslan Trad This week, Bulgaria's capital Sofia was blocked for two days, June 13 and 14, due to the unsanctioned protests against the modification of the vague Forest Act, known as the “Amendment... more

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