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Archive for October 9th, 2009

By NBC News’ Bo Gu
BEIJIJNG –  One week after China celebrated 60 years of communist rule, several hundred representatives from more than 100 overseas media groups and 40 Chinese media are gathering in Beijing for the World Media Summit to discuss major shifts and challenges in the news industry.
The summit, which opened Friday, is [...]

09 Oct, 2009

Afghans ‘confused’ by Obama’s win

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NBC News correspondents and producers around the world share some of the local reactions they heard to news that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.
By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer
KABUL, Afghanistan – News that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize came as a surprise to people we spoke to [...]