New Kosova Report – Roma children dying of lead poisoning: “(…) Two hours from here by plane, in Eastern Europe, are two death camps, mainly for children under the age of six years.
If these children don’t die by the age of six, they will have irreversible brain damage for the rest of their short lives.
These [...]
Italy long term GDP
Global Economy Matters: As Italy Enters It’s Fourth Recession Since 2000, Who Will Bail-Out Unicredit?: “Italy, which is still the eurozone’s third biggest economy, slipped into a recession in the third quarter. The Italian economy fell into what is now its fourth recession in less than a decade as gross domestic product [...]
Correlation between the results of the recent presidential election and the cotton centres in 1860s
330 – From Pickin’ Cotton to Pickin’ Presidents: “ I received an overlay of both maps from Mark Root-Wiley: ‘The borders do not line up perfectly but came closer than I thought they would. The top layer had to be made semitransparent in [...]
UNHCHR: “The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the document presented by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on how the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are being implemented in Kosovo which under Security Council resolution 1244 is being administered by UNMIK.”
(Via UNHCHR.)
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Nikola Kavaja on the cover of ‘Serbian Army’
The Associated Press: Serb who hijacked US plane in 1979 dies: “Nikola Kavaja, who hijacked a U.S. passenger jet in 1979 with the intention of crashing it into Yugoslav Communist Party headquarters, has died.”
Nikola Kavaja: Interview with an assassin – The Independent: “Kavaja is 73, but he looks [...]
Ramush Haradinaj
popkitchen: “Let’s face it – no one reads Vanity Fair for its journalistic objectivity, deadpan criticism of political hypocrisy or clear ideological views. Glossy photos, sensationalist, yet captivating writing style and unparallel access to the powerful and rich attract us to indulge in this magazine.”
Vanity Fair
(…) no wonder that the November issue brings a [...]
Riferimento a fatti o persone puramente causale: “Non so cosa mi stia succedendo, mi sono messa a piangere di fronte al responsabile dell’ufficio visti. Lì in ambasciata. Ero andata per lamentarmi per quello che a mio parere era un disservizio dell’Ufficio e sono stata attaccata come un’arrogante che chiede un favore che loro potrebbero anche [...]
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Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question – NYTimes.com: “Newly available accounts by independent military observers of the beginning of the war between Georgia and Russia this summer call into question the longstanding Georgian assertion that it was acting defensively against separatist and Russian aggression.”
Instead, the accounts [...]
Day One, Mike Luckovich
Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job: “African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new high-stress, low-reward position, Obama will be charged with such tasks as completely overhauling the nation’s broken-down economy, [...]
Nuclear power plant, photo by Stuck in Customs
BalkanInsight.com – Bulgaria Plant ‘World’s Most Dangerous’: “Bulgaria’s planned nuclear plant at Belene is among the most dangerous projects of its kind in the world, the environmental activist group Greenpeace claims.
Speaking to Germany’s Deutsche Welle, Greenpeace’s nuclear analyst Heinz Smital argued Belene was a massive and irresponsible gamble, [...]
Author: Stefano Giantin