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27 July 2007

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Stories from 27 July 2007

Russia: Krasnodar Taxi

Eastern & Central Europe 27 July 2007

Inside Krasnodar reports on a new taxi service, which uses Mercedes B Class 170 white minivans and doesn't charge too much.

Russia: Kvas

Eastern & Central Europe 27 July 2007

Some pictures and a report on kvas, a favorite summer drink – at Russian Kafe.

Russia: Olimpiada

Eastern & Central Europe 27 July 2007

Sochi Travel reports that since the victory in the 2014 Sochi Olympics bid, several newborn girls have been named Olimpiada.

Russia: High-Heeled Sprint

Eastern & Central Europe 27 July 2007

Siberian Light reports on this year's high-heeled sprint that took place in St. Petersburg this past weekend.

Russia: Gorbachev & Louis Vuitton

Eastern & Central Europe 27 July 2007

Sean's Russia Blog writes on Mikhail Gorbachev's new role: a model for Louis Vuitton ads, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.

India: Deras In Punjab

South Asia 27 July 2007

Known Turf goes to Punjab, and takes a look at the “deras” – which were at the heart of a controversy recently.

Pakistan: Blast in Islamabad

South Asia 27 July 2007

The Pakistani Spectator writes immediately after a bomb blast in Islamabad killing several people.

Pakistan: America's Got Talent

South Asia 27 July 2007

Metroblogging Lahore on a Karachite who makes it to the semifinals of the TV reality series America's Got Talent.

Nepal: Dialogue

South Asia 27 July 2007

Democracy For Nepal has the way forward for a dialogue within the Maoist groups.

Israel: No Fun for Palestinian Children

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

Israeli Desert Peace mocks summer jobs available to Palestinian youngsters from Jenin.

Cry Beloved Zimbabwe: “5000 business executives and store managers have been arrested in Zimbabwe since Mugabe started his crackdown on business accusing them of hiking the prices of basic commodities in order to topple his government.”

Palestine: Hillary Apology?

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

Palestinian Haitham Sabbah suggests that Hillary Clinton apologises to the UN for the death of a peace-keeper in Lebanon, after approving the sale of cluster bombs to Israel.

Kuwait: Day 25

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

Kuwaiti Zeena continues to update us on her weight loss regime here.

Kuwait: One Year

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

It's been a year since someone broke Desert Girl‘s heart, who expresses her feelings in this intense post.

Kuwait: Shadowman Puzzle

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

“I understand why cleavage or nudity is usually covered with a black marker, but covering this man completely from head to toe I don’t understand…” writes Lebanese Mark, who lives in Kuwait.

Libya: No Help for Iraqi Children

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

Highlander from Libya is enraged that while there is a helpline for Harry Potter fans, Iraqi children are left alone to deal with the atrocities and horrors of war.

Jordan: New Developments at Airport

Middle East & North Africa 27 July 2007

Naseem Al Tarawnah from Jordan writes about new ‘developments’ at Jordan's Queen Alia's Airport.

Madagascar: Community, Identity and the Malagasy diaspora

North America 27 July 2007

As it is sometimes the case for sub-Saharan African nations, the Malagasy diaspora carries a substantial weight of the cultural, political and virtual activities related to Madagascar. In the World Wide Web, the bandwidth limitation is a major encumbrance to a larger participation of bloggers from Madagascar in the global...

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