A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
China Bars Wrestler After Drug Test
For the second time in less than a week, Chinese authorities announced that one of their Olympic athletes had tested positive for a banned substance and was subsequently barred from his sport for life. The wrestler Luo Meng tested positive for a diuretic, a drug that could be used to rid the body of performance-enhancing substances, Chinese antidoping officials said Wednesday.
Ex-cultural adviser to military blasts Afghan diplomacy
Military efforts in Afghanistan are being stalled by the perceived weakness of Canada’s diplomatic and aid agencies, says the former cultural adviser to Canada’s top soldier in Kandahar.
Behind the Scenes of Russia Today
Russia in the 1990s was already liberal, almost chaotic. I expected America to be even more liberal than Russia, but this was not the case. There are so many rules that people must follow there...So the image of the United States does not always match the reality.
U.S. to open Berlin embassy on symbolic land
German critics have lambasted the building's design ahead of its festive July 4 inauguration. The July 4 inauguration of the United States Embassy in the heart of this city is the last stone in the postwar edifice of a whole and free Europe, diplomats say.
Zimbabwe urged to miss ICC event
Cricket's top bosses are trying to persuade Zimbabwe to pull out of the ICC World Twenty20 following another long day of talks in Dubai. This was after Cricket South Africa broke off relations with their near neighbours because of the political situation in the country.
Nigeria: NFVCB Cautions on Negative Effect of Home Videos
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says films and home videos have the ability to impact negatively on the socialization process of Nigerians if not adequately censored. While acknowledging that films and video production have to some extent reduced the quest for foreign films by Nigerians and Africans in the diaspora, the NFVCB agreed that home videos can be used as a useful medium for national development.
Summer School in Egypt
This summer, Kiernan Norman trades the familiar streets of Guilford for the exotic sights of Cairo, Egypt, where she’ll attend a different kind of “summer school.”...AFS (formerly the American Field Service) awards more than $1.5 million in scholarships and financial aid to assist “the best and brightest” students with studies abroad in more than 40 countries
Italy: Foreign ministry art show promotes ‘cultural diplomacy’
The Farnesina building in Rome, home to the Foreign Ministry, will open its doors on Saturday to the latest collection of Italian contemporary art that will also be part of a traveling exhibition to promote Italy abroad.
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