18 April 2006

Stories from 18 April 2006

Chile: Hybrid Cars

Alejandra Noemi writes on El Rancahuaso, a citizen journalism site, that autos híbridos, or hybrid cars, have already hit the streets of Chile (ES).

19 April 2006

Armenia: AUA

Nessuna writes that the benefits of getting an American University of Armenia education go far beyond just improving one's English.

19 April 2006

Guyana: History without mercy

MediaCritic links to a “brutal historical account of Guyana”. An excerpt: “The present-day Republic of Guyana is an insignificant remnant of the old British Empire, the only possession Britain ever...

19 April 2006

Nepal: Choices and Revolution

United We Blog! on the choices before Nepal - “Nepali people are in a historical juncture to decide on what they want: constitutional monarchy or a republican Nepal”

18 April 2006

Argentina: Soccer and Economics

In a fascinating analysis of football and economics, Asad Yawar thinks both spheres will perform strong in 2006. “But the playing philosophy of the 2006 selection is befitting of a...

18 April 2006

Sri Lanka: A shrinking world

London, Lanka and Drums muses on how technology makes information easy to access and shrinks the world. However somebody ” pointed out that, when Columbus, Sir Walter Raleigh and Hong...

18 April 2006

India: Actors and Dams

The Narmada Bachao Andolan finds more support in the celebrity crowd. Dateline Bombay has more on the actor Amir Khan lending his voice to the cause of those displaced by...

18 April 2006