Folco Terzani
Memoirs
A piedi nudi sulla terra (Barefoot on the ground) is the story of the life of a man who chose to leave everything behind to get into asceticism: from father to pioneer of the hippie movement in Italy
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A political flyer triggers the three demons of South Africa: sex, politics and race
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, 26 JAN – A political flyer distributed on college campuses by the youth of the Democratic Alliance has sparked controversy across the country. The flyer shows a young white man and a black girl who share an intense look and a naked embrace
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Tibet: Luhu and Seda besieged by the Chinese police, victims are still in fear
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, China, Countries, News
BEIJING, 26 JAN – Part of Sichuan province is isolated: telephone and internet are out of order. According to witnesses cited by the Australian newspaper Herald Sun, a large number of police vehicles is moving in the direction of Luhu and Seda
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Finland and Norway the states where there is greater freedom of the press, South Africa surpass other BRICS countries in 42nd place
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Brazil, China, Countries, India, News, Other Countries, Russia, South Africa
PARIS, 26 JAN – Finland, Norway and Estonia are the countries in the world that provide greater freedom of press, Reporters Without Borders has announced in the ranking taking into account 179 countries
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Three buildings collapsed in the centre of Rio, five people confirmed injured
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Brazil, Countries, News
RIO DE JANEIRO, 26 JAN – There are five confirmed injured in the collapse of three buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro, which happened in the night. A still unknown number of people remains buried in the rubble,
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3000 km journey in China for only 17 euros
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, China, Countries, News
BEIJING, 26 JAN – 10 people are traveling across China experiencing the hospitality and kindness of people. The initiative was promoted by a microblogging site like Twitter, t.qq.com. “I did this not because I couldn’t afford a plane ticket or a train ticket
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Hillary Clinton meets Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Countries, India, News, Other Countries
WASHINGTON, 26 JAN – Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao met for the first time the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The 62-year-old woman was appointed in August 2011
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Photographer questioned by the police Anti-Extremism Division for being a threat to the country
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, Russia
MOSCOW, 26 JAN – Another attack on the freedom of the press came from the police division in charge of stopping the extremists. Ilya Varlamov, author and photographer, said on his Live Journal page, a social network
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The City of Moscow agrees to the request of the march on February 4th, outside the city center
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, Russia
MOSCOW, 26 JAN – After a series of missed agreements, the City of Moscow has approved the request of the event on February 4th to protest against the rigged elections of December 4th last year and ahead
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Tourist visa to Yoani Sanchez, Brazil makes way for the visit of Dilma Rousseff to Cuba
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Brazil, Countries, News, Other Countries
BRASILIA, 26 JAN – Brazil has issued a tourist visa to Yoani Sanchez, a Cuban dissident who writes on various international newspapers but does not get government permission to leave the island boundaries
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