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Africa: Google sponsors Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 18/11/2009

Google is pushing for more content on Kiswahili Wikipedia through Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge: We invite you to take part in this challenge to create Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. We hope to make the online experience richer and more relevant for 100 million African users who speak Kiswahili.

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Japan: In a World with Automatic Translation

Posted by Tomomi Sasaki on 16/11/2009

In a post titled I especially want to read 'trivial information' (), Japanese blogger Chikirin gives a fresh perspective on what's important or not and why.

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U.S., Europe: Immigrant Writing; Diaspora Mentality

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 16/11/2009

Maud Newton writes about a newly-published anthology of immigrant writing, “Becoming Americans.” Sublime Oblivion examines the views of “Russian political analyst & nationalist Konstantin Krylov” on “international diasporas” and “the diaspora mentality. ...

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South Africa: South African national anthem for English speakers

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 10/11/2009

South African national anthem for English speakers: What a great way to visually explain the South African national anthem for those of us who firstly dont know it by now, secondly know it but might not know how we are pronouncing it and thirdly dont speak the languages in the anthem.

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Albania: Giving Directions

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 06/11/2009

A Nevada Yankee in King Zog's Court writes that “Albanians are so poor at giving directions that it's easier just to take the lost soul directly to his destination than it is to give directions.”

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