DEC 13, 2010
Propaganda films give snapshot of life in Britain more than 50 years ago
Guardian
Films commissioned more than 50 years ago by the British Council to showcase the best of Britain to the rest of the world – whether that was a sense of fair play, cricket or the joys of congregated drinking in places "called 'public' houses" – have been digitised and are being released online for the first time.
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DEC 13, 2010
US cables expose clumsy Vatican diplomacy
EU Observer
Freshly-published cables from the US mission to the Vatican have shed light on the inner workings of Europe's most secretive diplomatic corps, including the Pope's opposition to Turkey's EU membership, hopes for Polish influence inside the EU and church ideas on how to undermine the Castro administration in Cuba.
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DEC 9, 2010
Europeans Criticize Fierce U.S. Response to Leaks
The New York Times
The United States considers itself a shining beacon of democracy and openness, but for many Europeans Washington’s fierce reaction to the flood of secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks displays imperial arrogance and hypocrisy, indicating a post-9/11 obsession with secrecy that contradicts American principles.
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DEC 8, 2010
Poland’s ambassador will focus on ‘academic diplomacy’
The Star
Having taught students at university, Poland’s Ambassador to Malaysia Prof Dr Adam W. Jelonek’s will now focus on “academic diplomacy.” ...Visits from top university officials from Poland are already in the pipeline and a bilateral agreement on higher education is due to be signed next year.
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DEC 7, 2010
Russia rights groups get help from unlikely champion: Microsoft
The Christian Science Monitor
Embattled Russian civil society activists were full of rare praise for Microsoft today, which has stepped in to protect nongovernmental groups (NGOs) and independent journalists who experience official harassment.
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