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Children Build Cities at Expo
What does a city smell like? How does it feel? Why do we prefer one place and dislike another? These are some of the questions that will be asked to children in a workshop at the innovation stage in the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai China. The headline and main subject is ”When people matter”.
Shame? Bring on Tajik Jimmy
Baimurat Allaberiyev, a diminutive 37-year-old popularly known as Tajik Jimmy for his rendition of “Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, aaja, aaja, aaja” from Mithun’s 1983 hit Disco Dancer, is poised to become an icon for the Indian foreign ministry’s programme to showcase the country’s “soft power”.
Golden Dance Award to showcase Taiwan’s soft power
Taipei - The first Golden Dance Award will take place from Oct. 19-21 to promote dancing as part of the nation's soft power, the organizers said Friday.
The Importance of Understanding Wikileaks
City University London is hosting a conversation with Wikileaks front man Julian Assange on 30 September 2010. The event, titled Too much information, security and censorship in the age of Wikileaks, will ostensibly ask several questions stemming from the sensational release of tens of thousands of internal military communications.
Obama’s freedom agenda
The freedom section of President Obama's address to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday deserves applause -- two cheers at least. It was the most extensive, fulsome, and compelling defense of human rights and democracy of his presidency, and it strategically placed political freedom in the context of economic freedom and development.
Athletes Arrive For Games, But Future In Doubt
The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event hung in the balance.
Indian ASG participates in Seminar on Israeli Policy & Advocacy
A seminar on “Legal Challenges in Israeli Policy and Advocacy” was held at Jerusalem sometime back in which over 120 jurists from around the globe participated at the invitation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel.
Rap Ambassadors Spread Word in Indonesia
Students at the Islamic Uhamka University in South Jakarta got a jolt of pure energy on Wednesday when the hip-hop collective Remarkable Current popped in for a performance. The audience was a bit shy at first, unsure what to make of the spectacle.
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