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China: When Your Son Is Kidnapped

Posted by Oiwan Lam on 20/11/2008

ESWN translated a Southern Metropolis Daily news about a father seeking help online for finding his kidnapped son: the kidnappers demanded 30,000 RMB, but the police refused to accept the case because the amount has to be 50,000 RMB or more. The helpless father therefore went onto the Internet for ...

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Israel: Ceasefire with Hamas Ends

Posted by Gilad Lotan on 19/11/2008

The temporary cease-fire (tahdiya) agreement between Israel and Hamas has come to an end earlier this month with an escalation of violence in the region and a re-implementation of the Gaza blockade. Gilad Lotan highlights conversations on the Israeli blogosphere on the escalation of violence and the ...

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Japan: Asia 21 Tokyo Summit

Posted by Scilla Alecci on 19/11/2008

From the 14th to the 16th of November the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit was held in Tokyo, with 160 young leaders debating this year's topic of “Challenges Across Borders, Solutions Beyond Cultures”, focusing on ways to make the culture relevant in our changing world. The diary of the ...

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Russia: “Different Family” Photo Project

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 18/11/2008

"These people may have no home, no jobs. They may be doing drugs, their neighbors may hate them, and they may be banned from entering a theater because of their inappropriate looks. But within such families, love and caring relationship still reign." This is how photographer Irina Popova describes t ...

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Uruguay: National Volunteers Gathering for Plan Ceibal

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 18/11/2008

Pablo Flores provides a summary of the recent National Gathering of Volunteers in Montevideo, Uruguay. These volunteers have been working with the Ceibal Plan, which has been distributing and working with the XO computers throughout the country.

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