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July, 2010

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Georgia: Frozen conflicts, frozen happiness

With a little over a week to go before the second anniversary of the short war fought between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway territory of South Ossetia, Evolutsia turns its attention to another one of the country's two frozen conflicts, Abkhazia.
Kenya: Netizens Discuss Kenya's Referendum

Bloggers are discussing Kenya's referendum on the proposed new constitution, which will take place on on August 4, 2010.The campaigns for the referendum involved two camps: “Yes” camp led by the Kenyan President and the Prime Minister and “No” camp led by the church.

31 July 2010
Georgia: Frozen conflicts, frozen happiness

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus
31 July 2010
Kenya: Netizens Discuss Kenya's Referendum

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa
31 July 2010
Palestine: A Possibility of Military Conscription?

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

Stories from July, 2010

31 July 2010

Iran: Mohammad Nouri,famous singer, died

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Qatar: Residents survive change to eight-digit phone numbers

Written by Shabina Khatri · Middle East & North Africa

In an effort to meet future demand, Qatar changes most mobile and landline numbers from seven to eight digits. Residents complain, but find the transition to be easier than expected.

If you are a long term resident in one of the GCC countries, what are your long-term plans? What will you do when you return home? At Qatar Living, expatriates...

Egypt: Do Egyptians have a natural aversion towards women?

Written by Marwa Rakha · Middle East & North Africa

Do Egyptians have a natural aversion towards women? Zeinobia is very unhappy with this emerging social trend, Mohaly is wondering where we are going with segregation, Diptychal wonders why they...

Nicaragua: 2.0 Meeting of Blogs and New Media in Managua

Written by Rodrigo Peñalba · Latin America

On August 12 and 13 the event 2.0 Meeting of Blogs and New Media (2.0 Encuentro de Blogs & Nuevos Medios) will take place in Managua, with the participation of...

Brazil: Nomad Tribe Protest to Prove Its Existence

Written by Diego Casaes · Quick Reads · Latin America

Vietnam: Agent Orange at Danang Airbase

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

OneVietnam Network

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

South Korea: Court Reaffirmed Its Strict Stance on Chinese Medicine Licencsing

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Philippine Cartography

Written by Karlo Mongaya · Quick Reads · East Asia

Philippines: Santa Rosa City Photos

Written by Karlo Mongaya · Quick Reads · East Asia

Philippines: Opposition to Rail Transit Fare Hikes

Written by Karlo Mongaya · East Asia

Metro Manila commuters of the Metro Rail Transit will be facing fare hikes as the Philippine government plans to abandon subsidies for the public transportation because of rising operation and...