Rebel fighters in Benghazi thank France and allies for their military intervention, say bombing barrage arrived just in time.
Month: March 2011
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Japanese fascination for epic disasters – both natural and man-made – has long been expressed in film, as a way to exorcize very real dangers. And when the movie comes to life?
Human shields and Shakira beats. The view from one of the foreign journalists accredited by the regime to report from Tripoli, as the Western-led missile attacks begin.
The full-moon view from one of the foreign journalists accredited by the regime to report from Tripoli.
The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa is on Europe’s front line after Western strikes against Libya begin. Gaddafi could set off a massive migrant influx from his coastline toward Lampedusa, or try to fire missiles at the island like he did in 1986. Remains of immigrant boat on Lampedusa (pv canale) LAMPEDUSA – More than […]
Much like Japanese workers brought in to fight the Fukushima nuclear emergency, the so-called liquidators were called on to put out the fires after the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. Despite subsequent health consequences, many say they’d do it again. Chernobyl monument to firefighters (Andrzej Karon) Like thousands of other Soviet citizens, Lew Falkowsky risked his […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا CONFLICTING REPORTS #1 *A tweet from Ahmad Humeid on Libya: “God is great, thankfully in Benghazi after the news of the vote on the no-fly zone.” *But Al Jazeera reports that Gaddafi’s forces continued to bomb rebels after declaring the ceasefire. *In Mitsurata, “witnesses said Gaddafi’s troops […]
Analysis: The crises in Japan and the Arab world have both shaken the global energy status quo to its core. What will re-emerge from the chaos is anyone’s guess. Before the quake: Protestors in Tokyo rally against Libya’s Gadaffi (Jet Alone) What if Gaddafi holds onto power? It’s a possibility that can’t be excluded, even […]
Even as the French authorities discard comparisons with Chernobyl, fear of the radioactive plume travelling from Japan sparks a run on iodine pills. Similar worries also found in Russia, the U.S. (Goin) PARIS – The question might seem out of place at a time when Japanese relief workers continue to drop water over the spent […]
From simply jamming radar systems to a direct strike on Muammar Gaddafi’s bunker, UN-backed military intervention to protect civilians could take many forms.
Global dealerships are beginning to fret that new Japanese automobiles won’t make it to the market.
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From Hiroshima To Fukushima
The Japanese city that has become a symbol of atomic devastation is shocked at its country’s current earthquake-triggered nuclear disaster. Hiroshima memorial (Senior Baron) HIROSHIMA – This city knows about nuclear power. On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city to be hit by the atomic bomb, and ever since has become the symbol […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا LIBYAN WAR * CNN Arabic reports Libyan state television declaring east Ajdabiya under control of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, and broadcasting a warning to residents in Benghazi that the armed forces are “coming to liberate them and cleanse the city of gangs.” *Gaddafi’s forces appear to be encroaching […]
While the events in Japan have captured the world’s attention, Muammar Gaddafi is regaining the upper hand in Libya. And authorities in other Arab countries are also taking advantage. “We’re looking death in the face,” says Ali M., from the Libyan town of Zawiyah. “There was another explosion just now at an oil well.” Muammar […]
Sounding ever more confident, the Libyan leader vows to dismantle rebel forces, and already makes plans to forgive turncoat ministers who were “taken hostage.”
A group of leading French intellectuals and politicians make the case for immediate Western intervention in Libya, including possible military strikes against Gaddafi’s forces.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا FROM THE BATTLEFIELD *Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi continued to advance on outgunned rebels, as a possible showdown in Benghazi loomed. Still the anti-regime forces claim to have captured dozens of Gaddafi’s forces along with seven tanks still in working condition during Tuesday’s battles, showing off video […]
Editorial: In the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake, we see that human progress may be hardwired to turn nature’s potential for catastrophe into something so much worse.
A La Stampa journalist sets off from the Tunisian coast with 112 immigrants, risking their lives to arrive on European shores. They all nearly died together in a 10-meter boat that kept breaking down. Here’s their story. Lampedusa (noborder) Over the past decade, the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa has become one of the main […]
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Colombian-born French designer Haider Ackermann may replace John Galliano at Dior, or take over at Givenchy. The publicity-shy 40-year-old’s approach? Pure instinct.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا By Kristen Gillespie EGYPT PROGRESS *Egypt announced it will dissolve the loathed state-security intelligence services, long accused of torture and other grave human-rights abuses. It is hard to overstate the role these intelligence services have played – and continue to play — in Arab countries, helping to […]
A dispatch from the new front line of expat rural life from Maria-Louise Sawyer, who came to the Charente region with her husband in 2002, only to find herself alone and broke nine years later.
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What do you usually give up for lent? Sweets? Meat? Alcohol? This year the classic choices for abstinence in the run up to Easter are joined by a group vowing to give up social networking sites. Alongside chocolate, alcohol and cigarettes a new craze is sweeping the globe: kicking the Facebook habit. Online groups mobilized […]
French industry conglomerate Areva, world leader in the atomic energy industry, faces an uncertain future following the nuclear accident in Japan. (Kimdovhac) PARIS – Areva, the world’s No. 1 atomic energy conglomerate, has seen its share price plummet in the midst of the ever-worsening nuclear disaster in Japan, where it derives roughly seven percent of […]
Nuclear accident fallout and the risk of a massive aftershock have left people — foreigners and the Japanese alike — wondering whether they should leave.
A 26-hour journey across the decimated region between Tokyo and Sendai finds villages drowned in mud, message boards to search for loved ones and the earth still moving.
A R A B I C A ارابيكا EGYPT: PAST & FUTURE *This survey polled more than 22,000 Egyptians to discover public attitudes about the upcoming March 19th referendum on constitutional amendments, which would loosen the grip of the longtime ruling National Democratic Party over the entire political process (from presidential down to municipal elections). […]
Train company project delivers abandoned articles to needy recipients. (Toasty Ken) By Egle Santolini In Naples, they found a complete doctor’s bag, the type used for home visits, with a blood pressure gauge, a stethoscope and all the trimmings. In Verona, a complete set of clinical records that “took who knows how long to put […]
After years of muzzling critics and hiding accidents, Japan discovers the damage of keeping under wraps all things nuclear. And fear is now reaching the rest of the world.
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Baggage
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000198 EndHTML:0000010197 StartFragment:0000002583 EndFragment:0000010161 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/jef_israely/Dropbox/Articles/Italian%20Luggage%20Story.doc A new life for abandoned baggage “Gabbianella” volunteers distribute goods to the most needy In Naples, they found a complete doctor’s bag, the type used for home visits, with a blood pressure gauge, a stethoscope and all the rest. In Verona, along the same lines, a complete set of […]
Editorial: Laurent Gbagbo’s refusal to cede power sets dangerous African precedent.
Editorial: The Japanese earthquake sparks danger at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, but not panic. A European Viewpoint. French nuclear power plant (Ylegrand) Until the situation is stabilized at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the threat of a major atomic catastrophe continues to hang over Japan, and the entire world. Is it best […]
Editorial: A French philosopher looks at the relation between religion and democracy, and suggests Europe’s Christians have a unique claim to reconciling the two.
An Italian geologist explains disaster tolls’ links to poverty and bad planning, and why Japan’s quake damage could have been much worse. But the tsunami is a reminder that even prevention has its limits. Japanese quake (Yuichiro Haga) They have survived the end of the world, the “Big One,” the most powerful of them all. […]
Friday’s earthquake and the tsunami that followed is a massive disaster in Japan. Here’s a quick look at how it’s being covered by the Japanese media. (Pinboke) DEATH TOLL A precise count of victims in the immediate wake of a disaster of this scale and breadth is always hard to verify, especially in the early […]
Secularists in the Swiss canton of Zurich are up in arms over the introduction of a compulsory course on religion and culture in public schools. (hughmiller) ZURICH – The fastest-growing religious status in the central Swiss canton of Zurich is not Islam, but atheism. According to the most recent census, one in five Zurich residents […]
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JAPAN: The Big One Hits
A magnitude 8.9 offshore earthquake strikes northern Japan, setting off a massive tsunami that kills hundreds and could lead to radioactive risk from a nuclear power plant. (NASA Goddard) Japan’s strongest recorded earthquake, and the massive tsunami it unleashed, has left hundreds of Japanese dead and hundreds more missing, while residents fled coastlines across the […]