23-04-08 On international TV channels, the Tibetans and the Palestinians are demonstrating against their respective occupiers and oppressors, China and Israel. Both peoples are fighting for their freedom, but what else do the two conflicts have in common? China is one of the largest countries in the world, Israel still one of the smallest. Gaza, […]
Global Fund Stands By Decision to Deny Funds to Zimbabwe
The Global Fund defended its decision to deny donor funding to Zimbabwe’s public health efforts early this year and encouraged the country to use the feedback provided by an independent panel of experts from the previous two years in applying for this year’s new round of funding. The Global Fund is a nongovernmental organization, bankrolled […]
Blogging for democracy around the world
by Hamid Tehrani Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and blogger. He is currently writing a book on “Democracy and Blogging” and recently traveled to Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and China to meet with bloggers. Q: Would you introduce yourself and your new book project? As a journalist and author in Australia, I […]
Part 14: El Camino de Santiago
JAMES Camino Day 14 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today’s stage took us the piffling distance of 18 kms from Hospital Orbigo to Astorga. By rights, today should have been an absolute breeze, given that there was barely enough distance to raise a sweat and the fact that, ever since we left Beldorado, I have felt […]
Cheap and Cheerful: Venezuelans Cling to Right for Petrol at 42p a Tank
There is a world where oil costs $100 a barrel, where motorists wince as they fill up the tank and where energy efficiency is a mantra. And then there is Venezuela. At a Caracas petrol station last week, Gloria Padron, a paediatrician, ticked off items that would cost about the same as the 60 liters […]
Plum Brandy
Around the Bulgarian town of Pernik, there is a scheme where travellers can stay with villagers in their homes. This is an excellent idea, rather like a homestay, but from my experience I would advise anyone who uses this service to eat plenty of food before being entertained by some of those locals… In […]
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