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Russia: Roses and Migrant Workers

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 15/05/2008

Russian photographer Oleg Klimov visited a commercial greenhouse outside Moscow and posted his observations about a birthplace of the roses one buys in Russia's capital.

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Syria: Call to Release Jailed Relatives in Saudi Arabia

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 15/05/2008

Or Does it Explode reports on a protest in Damascus, Syria, calling for the release of their relatives, who are imprisoned in Saudi Arabia. According to the blog, Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death at least 28 Syrians for drug possession and jailed hundreds more.

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China: Seismologist Claimed Sichuan Earthquake Was Predicted

Posted by Meng Zhang on 15/05/2008

Li Shihui, a researcher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, exposed in his blog that the Sichuan earthquake was predicted at an earlier time. In spite of the various rumors of earthquake omens, Li's specialty and systematic statement have helped him gain many people's confidence, even after ...

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Jordan: Queen Rania Reads Blogs

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 15/05/2008

Jordanian Ahmed Humeid is excited Queen Rania of Jordan has mentioned a number of websites related to citizen journalism in a recent newspaper interview.

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Hulk smash ... inefficiency!

Posted on 15/05/2008

By Kate Sheppard Ed Norton will go green -- literally -- next month when he hits the big screen as The Incredible Hulk . But on Wednesday he was on the Hill talking up the virtues of going green figuratively , in our building practices. Ed Norton on the Hill. Norton appe ...

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