China: Media Banned from Quoting Foreign News
Region: ChinaWritten by Abby On 18 April 2013 China's media authority has announced new regulations [1] barring news outlets and other organizations from reporting on foreign media coverage [2] without permission. The Gen... more
Views: 707High level meeting to save the fast perishing Pashmina Goats in Ladakh
Region: India
Leh,April 18 (Scoop News) –High level meeting was called in the wake of high mortality rate of around 25000 livestock in Changthang region in Ladakh due to heavy snowfall in the month of January and February this yea... more
Views: 495China: Destruction of Ancient Buddhist Temple
Region: ChinaWritten by Abby Local Chinese authorities, in a bid to preserve parts of the historic Silk Road [1] trade route, have ordered the destruction [2] of another historic site standing in the way. Xingjiao Temple in Xi'an, wh... more
Views: 676New Avian Flu Outbreak Causes Deaths in China
Region: ChinaWritten by Owen A strain of avian flu never before seen in humans has so far infected 21 people [1], with six deaths [2], in China, putting health authorities on high alert and prompting fears among many Chinese of the di... more
Views: 819Argentina: Flooding Leaves Thousands Homeless
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Laura Schneider · Translated by Amy Gulvin The heavy rains that hit the province of Buenos Aires have left at least 35 people dead [es] [1] and thousands homeless. The blog EA2CPG [2] tells us [es] [3]... more
Views: 716Censorship Disclosed By Argentine Journalism Forum
Region: ArgentinaThe Argentinian Journalism Forum (FOPEA [1]) [1] [es] launched the 2012 edition of the Monitoreo de Libertad de Expresión [2] [es] (Freedom of Expression Monitor) in which 172 attacks on th... more
Views: 621China: Blogger Detained After Calling Attention to Dead Pigs
Region: ChinaWritten by Abby A Shanghai poet was detained for questioning by Chinese police after she posted to popular microblogging site Sina Weibo calling on her followers to take a stroll en masse along the Huangpu River... more
Views: 822Accusations Link Pope Francis to Kidnapping of Liberal Jesuits During "Dirty War"
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Silvia Viñas The election of Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio as the new Catholic Pope [1] has raised questions about the former cardinal's alleged involvement with Argentina's 1976-1983... more
Views: 818Argentinians and the Reaction to Pope Francis
Region: Argentina
Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth While the world was waiting for the result of the election of the new pope, Argentinians were hopeful a fellow countryman would become the pope. The white smok... more
Views: 600China in PoK a serious threat to the security of Kashmir:PK
Region: India
Jammu, March 1 (Scoop News) -Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, President, Panun Kashmir today expressed seriously concern over the footprints of China in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) including the territories of Gilgat-Baltistan and n... more
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