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Chavez’ book gift to Obama tops bestseller lists Manila Bulletin 04/24/2009 | Unesco Puts World's Major Works OnlineERIC PFANNER The New York Times 04/22/2009 |
 PORT OF SPAIN (AFP) – A book accusing the United States of being a neo-colonial bully in the Americas has rocketed up the sales charts, after a copy was given as a gift by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to US leader Barack Obama. |  PARIS — One of the world’s oldest novels has just become one of the newest. “The Tale of Genji,” an 11th-century Japanese romp that is sometimes called the first true novel, is among about 1,250 books, maps, artworks and other cultural items that went on display online Tuesday in an international library supported by Unesco and the U.S. Library of Congress. |
YouTube-assembled orchestra plays Carnegie Hall to sold-out crowdErica Pearson and Bill Hutchinson New York Daily News 04/16/2009 | Obama's half-sister signs book dealAlison Flood The Guardian 04/03/2009 |
 They came from 33 countries to achieve Internet history and answer the age-old question, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" |  Her half-brother is a bestselling author, as well as president of the United States, so Maya Soetoro-Ng, who has just signed a book deal, is likely to be hoping that some of Obama family magic will have rubbed off on her. |
Startling campaign outlines the dangers of gang cultureMARTYN McLAUGHLIN Scotsman 03/10/2009 | Asean finally gets its own official anthemKULTIDA SAMABUDDHI and THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL Bangkok Post 02/28/2009 |
 YOUNG people are being warned of the dangers of falling into street gangs with a dramatic new campaign launched by Scotland's largest police force. |  It could take a long time before the Southeast Asian nations achieve all the ambitious goals they have laid out for themselves in the Asean Charter. But at least one of their missions has already been completed. That mission, demanded under Article 40 of the charter, stipulates that "Asean shall have an anthem". |
Asean has a logo, an anthem - and now there is an Asean cartoonTHANIDA TANSUBHAPOL Bangkok Post 02/28/2009 | |
 In an effort to build more understanding about Asean - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - among the young, the Foreign Ministry recently launched Asean Discovery, a cartoon in Thai. | |
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