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June, 2010

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World Cup 2010: Who's to blame for Nigeria's performance?

Nigerian football fans were dismayed Tuesday when the team's final chance of advancing in the 2010 World Cup evaporated in a 2-2 tie with South Korea. In the blogosphere, disappointment was the prevailing emotion, though many fans were not surprised by the outcome.
Global: Greek to English, Chinese to Russian, and Spanish to Macedonian

Wikidioms is a new online resource that aims at helping translators to cope with this challenge of translating idioms. Below is an interview with Wikidioms' founder Pavel Kats, and with one of its contributors, Yasna Trandafilovska.
Jamaica: Bloggers Discuss Dudus’ Extradition

Following his capture by Jamaican police, Michael Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has been extradited to the United States to face pending charges of drug and arms trafficking. "The President", as he is also known, issued a statement about his decision "to waive [his] right to an extradition hearing in Jamaica..."

30 June 2010
World Cup 2010: Who's to blame for Nigeria's performance?

Written by Eremipagamo Amabebe · Sub-Saharan Africa
29 June 2010
Global: Greek to English, Chinese to Russian, and Spanish to Macedonian

Written by Elena Ignatova · Western Europe
29 June 2010
Jamaica: Bloggers Discuss Dudus’ Extradition

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Stories from June, 2010

30 June 2010

Russia: Moscow's Female Poplars

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Ramzan Kadyrov's Blog and Plagiarism Controversy

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Czech Republic: Dr. Milada Horáková's Death 60 Years Ago

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine: Hanna Herman's $60K Wrist Watch

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia, U.S.: The “Spy Ring” Story

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Haiti: MSM Coverage

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Haiti: Five Months Later

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Belize: Mayans Win Right to Land

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Barbados: White Elephant

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Chile: Organizations and Citizens Against Mining Project in Magallanes

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

Cape Verde: Bau Talks On Being a Musician in a Small Country

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Laos: Vientiane's second radio station

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Malaysia: Migrant worker fired for lodging complaint with government

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Club of Cambodian Journalists

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

2010 Asia Declaration on Internet Governance

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Singapore: Swiss national to be caned for train vandalism

Written by Shawn Lim · East Asia

A Swiss IT consultant in Singapore was sentenced to three strokes of the cane and five months in prison after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a Singapore train depot...

Lebanon: No to The Rule of Dinosaurs

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Japan: Thanks, Blue Samurai!

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

Taiwan: Fly, Wen Gui Hospital, Fly!

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · East Asia

Venezuela: Making a Presence in the 2010 World Cup

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America