Stories from 11 November 2010
St. Lucia: French Passes On
Caribbean Book Blog acknowledges the passing of St. Lucian playwright Stanley French.
China: Rising prices and rooftop gardens
Rising prices in China have led to grocery shoppers seeking bargains in Hong Kong, but are they also leading to more sustainable consumption?
China: River crab banquet
Rachel Marsden reports on Ai Weiwei's river crab banquet on November 8.
China: Gunshot incident
ESWN translated a local news story about a gunshot incident caused by the death of a woman during child delivery in a hospital in Huilai, Guangdong province.
Czech Republic, Slovakia: “Teapartismus”
Dr. Sean's Diary writes about the Tea Party movement in the United States and the reported emergence of “Čajové dýchánky or teapartismus” in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Brazil: An Interview about Citizen Media in Peripheral Communities
Journalism in the Americas blog published an interview with Brazilian journalist Bruno Garcez [en, pt, es], the creator of Mural [The Wall, pt], a citizen journalism project about news from peripheral communities in Sao Paulo.
El Salvador: Organized Crime and State of Prisons
Tim's El Salvador Blog: “One of El Salvador's most intractable problems is the state of its prison system. The high crime rate has filled the prisons to three times their capacity. Conditions are deplorable. Gangs control large areas inside the prisons and direct their criminal networks outside the prison walls.”
Chile: Globalization, Not Just About Big Macs and Pizza Hut
Greg Weeks from Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog, briefly talks about Chile and globalization: “Globalization in Chile is not just about Big Macs and Pizza Hut.”
Panama: November, A Month of National Celebration
November is a month of national celebration for Panamanians, and the blogosphere provides another platform to celebrate. A trip around the web shows that in these days, with diversity of styles and concerns, Panamanians not only think about their history, but also about the present, the nation as a project and how to build a better country.
Hillary Clinton Gets Aussie Salute
When Hillary Clinton arrived in Australia last week, she was welcomed by Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on twitter: RT @KRuddMP: Welcomed Hillary to Oz at Melbourne Airport. Because of the flies I introduced her to the science of the great Aussie salute. Her visit seemed to...
