– by Mong Palatino More than 4,000 people are dead after cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last weekend. Cyclone Nargis, a Category 3 storm packed winds of 190 km (120 mile) per hour. It was the world’s deadliest storm in ten years. In 1999 a cyclone in South Asia killed more than 10,000 people. Initial estimates put the casualty […]
Venezuela: Left in the Dark
– by Luis Carlos Diaz More than 13 states and the most important cities of Venezuela were affected by a power outage last Tuesday, leaving many without electricity for several hours [es]. The subway system of the capital city of Caracas collapsed and left thousands of people having to walk through city streets already crowded with vehicles (photos). In […]
Paraguay: More Blogger Reactions to Lugo Victory
by Muna Annahas Fernando Lugo , the ex-Catholic bishop candidate for the Alianza Patriotica Para el Cambio (Patriotic Alliance for Change), was recently elected Paraguay’s new President in the elections held on April 20th, and who obtained 40.8% of the votes. He was followed by Blanca Ovelar with 30.8% and Lino Oviedo with 21.9% Pedro […]
Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Becomes Next President
– by Eduardo Avila Paraguay went to the polls to elect its next president on April 20th. Gathering nearly 41% of the vote was the former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo. His victory ends a 61 year run by the Colorado party and the exit of outgoing president Nicanor Duarte, who will leave on August 15. Although it […]
Argentina: Web Entrepreneurs in Palermo Valley
by Jorge Gobbi Twitter has been one of the most talked about tools in 2007, and communites have been created around short messages or microblogging. Many were quick to realize its usefulness or its “fashionable” status. In spite of all of this, Twitter remains in use, with more users each day and with hundreds of […]
Aamir Khan wins ‘Gollapudi Srinivas National Award’
Actor turned director Amir Khan won the 11 th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award for his directorial venture Taare Zameen Par. The actor Kamala Hasan announced the award at a media conference in Chennai.The film was chosen from the 19 nominations, by the jury consisting of the noted film director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao,Kalyanaraman, former director of […]