Uzbek president Islam Karimov’s proposal to merge two associations of former Soviet states has come as a surprise to many observers, as his country has shown a distinct reluctance to be part of regional groupings. NBCentralAsia analysts say the initiative looks suspiciously like a way of promoting Uzbekistan’s own role in the region, and is […]
Donington Re-enactment
Donington-le-heath Manor House Historical re-enactments occur throughout the summer months in the UK and many of these gatherings are on a grand scale and enjoyed by thousands of people, but I prefer the smaller occasions because you can mingle with the participants and talk to them when they are “in character”. One such […]
Five cities in India to be smoke-free by 2010
In another two years, five Indian cities will be smoke-free, according to the government proposal to tackle the ill-effects of smoking. So far Chandigarh is the only city to have officially declared itself as smoke-free and major cities like Delhi,Mumbai, Chennai and Ahamedabad are gearing up to ban puffing in public places. According to a […]
Georgia: Fears of War With Russia
By Dmitry Avaliani in Tbilisi (CRS No. 443 07-May-08) Officials and experts in both Russia and Georgia are warning that the two countries are closer than ever to armed confrontation over the breakaway republic of Abkhazia. Speaking to Russian journalists in the city of Batumi on May 8, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili said, “I think […]
Indifference Plagues the Filipino Psyche
Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Conrado de Quiros was so emotional when he wrote about the purported abduction by suspected military agents of Jonas Burgos, the son of the late We Forum publisher and journalist Joe Burgos, at Ever Gotesco along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. The incident took place many months back and yet no possible suspects […]
20,000 Pennsylvania Child Care Providers Gain a Union
by James Parks, Apr 28, 2008 Some 20,000 home-based child care providers in Pennsylvania now have a voice after they overwhelmingly voted for representation by Child Care Providers UNITED (CCP), a joint effort of AFSCME and SEIU. Gov. Ed Rendell (D), who was elected with strong union support, signed an executive order last June granting providers […]
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