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In S. Ossetia, Opposition To Georgia Remains
The people of the breakaway region of South Ossetia say they will never rejoin Georgia. Many of them say they want independence, or even union with Russia. It seems Russia will keep its forces in South Ossetia for the foreseeable future.
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In Vietnam, Press Freedom Stifled
Two months ago, the journalists who wrote stories that led to the PMU 18 scandal in Vietnam were sent to jail for inaccurate reporting. Observers believe the arrests and disciplinary action against dozens more journalists will make them censor themselves in the future.
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A Walk Through Beijing's Vanishing Hutongs
Beijing is a city of contrasts: It has dazzling Olympic venues as well as the ancient city, a maze of homes and alleys, or hutongs, that are rapidly being demolished to make way for high-rise development. A walk reveals the vanishing backstreet neighborhoods.
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Some Economies Suffer As Beijing Cleans Up Air
In an effort to curb air pollution for the Olympics, more than 250 factories in Beijing and nearby towns like Tangshan have been shuttered temporarily. Some factory workers are on vacation for the first time in 20 years.
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Experts: Algerian Terror Group's Tactics Carry Risk
A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of Algerians waiting to apply to a police academy, killing more than 40 people in the most deadly terrorist attack in Algeria in about a decade. The attack appears to be the work of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb, which has been carrying out attacks in Algeria recently on virtually a weekly basis.
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Dozens Killed In Madrid Runway Accident
Spanish officials gave differing death tolls Wednesday after a Spanair jet veered off the runway in Madrid and burst into flames. An emergency rescue official put the number dead at nearly 150; earlier, government officials had said 45 people were confirmed killed.
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Lebanon Prime Minister Heads To Iraq
Fuad Siniora is expected to arrive in Baghdad Wednesday. Relations are improving between Iraq's Shiite-dominated government and the Arab world's Sunni leaders.
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The Silver Blues
Tom Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University, explains why winning a bronze medal may score higher on the happiness scale than winning silver for an Olympic athlete.
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In Medals Contest, U.S. And China Are Tops
Like two sprinters leaving the rest of the field behind, the United States and China are neck-and-neck in total medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. But China leads the U.S. in gold medals by a wide margin.
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In Struggling Cuba, Signs Of New Opportunities
In Cuba, one of President Raul Castro's most dramatic recent announcements was that he would allow private farmers access to up to 100 acres of idle government land. The plan is a shift toward private enterprise on the socialist island.
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Artists Without Frontiers Online Magazine -
Thursday, 21 August 2008
