Stories from 8 July 2007
Brazil: Blogs follow the ethanol debate as it goes global
Ethanol has suddenly turned into a popular word among Brazilian bloggers, specially because of the foreign attention it attracts. In fact, “alcohol” is the word Brazilians have been using to...
Russia: “The Other ‘Other Russia'”
Along with Gary Kasparov and Eduard Limonov, Mikhail Kasyanov was a leading member of the Other Russia coalition, until he quit last week because of the failure to reach consensus...
China: Cruise missile carted into Beijing
July 7 marked seventy years since the Second Sino-Japanese War began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The day ostensibly started well, with a reconciliatory tone as Taiwanese and Chinese...
Oman's Oryx Sanctuary – First Site Ever to be Deleted from the World Heritage List
Omani bloggers are weighing the benefits of sacrificing a sanctuary for the Arabian Oryx, which are facing extinction, in exchange for more oil exploration, reports Riyadh Al Balushi, after the...
