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Video: Winners of UN Contest became Citizen Ambassadors

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 28/10/2009

We bring you the 5 winning videos for the UN contest where participants sent in a video stating what they would tell world leaders if they had the chance. The 5 video bloggers had the opportunity to give their message in person at the UN Day celebration in New York City.

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Cuba: Contemplating Change

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 28/10/2009

“I think that for Cuba to transition to an open society from a society ‘with some emergency exits', some of the people now occupying positions of power in the government could take a long vacation…”: Octavo Cerco contemplates what's needed for meaningful change in Cub ...

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Palestine: IDF Torches Palestinian Vehicles

Posted by Ayesha Saldanha on 27/10/2009

At Do Unto Others, Samuel Nichols writes that Israeli military patrols have started setting fire to cars which are caught trying to cross the border from the West Bank into Israel. He posts a video here.

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Puerto Rico: Crime Solution?

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 22/10/2009

If the majority of Puerto Rico's crime comes from the island's reputation as a drug smuggling transshipment point, Dondequiera suggests having “the travel and shipping authorities change Puerto Rico to become an International destination…that way, all of the travelers going betwe ...

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Southwest Testing ‘Green Plane’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/10/2009

If adopted, the new “green plane” undergoing tests by Southwest Airlines would save the company about $10 million a year in fuel costs, while reducing emissions.The airline also is kicking off a more robust onboard recycling program Nov. 1.The plane, which is a modified Boeing 737-700 ...

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