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A journey into African music · Global Voices
网页This also includes the state of African music, in a world recovering from COVID-19, the impact of the pandemic on African artists or the music culture in different communities. A journey in African music was conceptualized by Global Voices Sub-Saharan African editors, Nwachukwu Egbunike and Njeri Wangari. Both, being poets, perfectly understand ...
Political dynasties and billionaires hijack ‘democratic’ party-list ...
网页2021年11月21日 · The “party-list” system, originally designed to provide space for the democratic representation of marginalized sectors in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, has been taken over by political dynasties. The inclusion of the party-list elections in the electoral system was a result of the political struggle against the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship which was toppled by the ...
Meet the Filipino Scientist Who Invented the Videophone in 1954
网页On March 30, 2016, the Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) posted on Facebook a photo from 1954 of Filipino engineer Gregorio Y. Zara demonstrating his latest invention: a two-way television telephone, or videophone, patented as a “photo phone signal separator network.”. The post quickly became popular especially ...
Films on human rights abuses and courageous opposition in …
网页2022年2月28日 · EngageMedia has curated a playlist of films that shows the extent of rights abuses in the country, as well as courageous forms of resistance against the continuing infringement on people’s rights. Marking the one-year anniversary of the coup, “A Year of Resistance” turns the spotlight on the long-standing struggle of the people of Myanmar ...
Japan's ‘Battleship Island’ hides history of wartime forced labor
网页2021年8月21日 · In July 2021, the Japanese government and UNESCO briefly engaged in a war of words over heritage sites and Japan's legacy of forced labor. When UNESCO reprimanded Japan for failing to acknowledge the use of forced labor during wartime at a UNESCO heritage site, the Japanese government promised to issue a formal rebuttal, and said that it is “sincerely making good” on the promise to ...
Lost in translation: Why Google Translate often gets Yorùbá — …
网页2020年3月3日 · The English language has dominated online discourse as the “universal” language of communication since the inception of the internet. As of February 2020, over half of the websites on the internet are in English, according to WebTech3.. But as more people get online who speak different languages, it has sparked a linguistic digital revolution — immediate access to English translations of ...
How India’s increasing online scams are threatening the digital ...
网页2023年11月10日 · The launch of the Digital India campaign in 2015 marked the beginning of a digital revolution that has profoundly transformed India's socio-economic environment. From the shift to online classrooms to the widespread adoption of digital transactions for everyday shopping, many Indians now favour the convenience of digital payments. India has also taken the lead in online transactions as per ...
Small but complex: the unexpected political ... - Global Voices
网页2021年8月4日 · In late April 2021, a seemingly minor personal spat in the village of Kok-Tash in south-western Kyrgyzstan spilled over into a military conflict with Tajikistan. Two days and 49 dead later, the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed to a ceasefire, which proved precarious.It was only on May 3 that the situation improved and residents could start taking stock of personal and material ...
Welcome to Global Voices! · Global Voices Community Blog
网页2018年6月6日 · 5 Your voice matters! Global Voices (GV) is an international, multilingual, primarily volunteer community of writers, translators, academics, and human rights activists. Together, we leverage the power of the internet to build understanding across borders through our work in the GV Newsroom, Lingua, Rising …