A few couples of years ago, a scientific journal rated Nigerians as the happiest people on earth. Whether this was a strategy of psychologic warfare, designed to keep down the Nigerians’ capacity to critically analyse their ways and actions (many revelled at being dubbed the happiest while actually they weren’t happier than anyones), or an […]
Navigating Through the Invisibility of the Stricken
Remember how so few Americans responded to New Orleans’ residents in their honest-to-gosh hours (and hours, and hours) of need after Katrina? Well, that look-the-other-way behavior haunts this nation still as Americans continue to lose their houses and their jobs. What, you don’t believe in the concept of victimhood? Most of us no longer do […]
3G Pilot Program Launched in Bangladesh
Ericsson has launched a pilot project in Bangladesh to exhibit how use of high speed internet services trough 3G/HSPA technology can improve productivity and quality of life. The launch of the project titled ‘Alokito Bangladesh’ was held Sunday at the city’s Westin Hotel. 3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology, […]
Bolivia’s Morales Survives Recall, But Divisions Remain
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea President Evo Morales held on to his job after a referendum vote this weekend, but opposition remains strong to the controversial president’s efforts to redistribute resources. On Sunday, August 10, Bolivia overwhelmingly voted to keep President Evo Morales in power, with unofficial results giving him the support of 60 […]
Why It Is Only for Girls?
The cultural preference for sons rather than daughters has skewed sex ratios in India. More than 10m female births in India may have been lost to abortion and sex selection in the past 20 years, according to medical research. In one site in the Punjab state, there are just 300 girls to every 1,000 boys, […]
Premier Wen Responds to the Chinese Earthquake Crisis
Posted by John Kennedy While the Chinese internet moved out of its three-day mourning period earlier this week following the 5.12 earthquake, many questions remain to be answered. And the questions are being answered. Phoenix TV reporter and editor Rose Luqiu had a chance to ask Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao a few while he visited […]