Posted by Paula Góes to Global Voices Online The little banner at the top right corner of the paraiba.com.br website costs the taxpayers of Brazil US$ 30,084.61 per month. According to the contract, this is for the “Provision of a promotional banner branded by the Senate with a direct link to its web page at […]
Study: ‘Shrooms’ Confer Lasting Positive Effects
Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff Subjects who took the psychedelic drug psilocybin, the key ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” said that they felt and behaved better more than a year after taking the drug. On Tuesday, scientists released their findings on a recent survey of volunteer psilocybin users 14 months after they took the drug. “Sixty-four percent […]
Fishing Boat Accident Increases Tension over Disputed Islands
Posted by Portnoy to Global Voices Online On June 11st, a Taiwanese recreational fishing boat United sank following a collision with a Japanese coastguard vessel 11km off the disputed Diaoyutai (Japan:Senkaku) islands, an island chain claimed by Taiwan, Japan and China. Passengers and crew on the sinking boat picked up by Japan. Shortly, Taiwanese […]
Has Hugo Chavez turned Venezuela into a Country of Government Informers?
(Written June 4th 2008) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recently used his decree powers (given to him by the National Assembly last year) to pass a law that will carry out some major and highly controversial changes in the Venezuelan intelligence services. The new law is called “The Law of the National Intelligence and […]
Each Bowl of ‘Wheaties’ Equals A Crushing Attack To The Taliban
In the county of Afghanistan, it has been noted that the Taliban has taken over control of areas that have high concentration of poppy plants. The poppies are processed into opium, an illegal substance. The United Nations (UN) reports that the end of 2008, over twenty of the thirty-four Afghan provinces will be free of […]
May Day Demonstrations Suppressed in Turkey
On April 30th, Turkish officials announced publicly that they would use force if need to be to thwart a May Day demonstration planned to be held in the center of the capital city of Istanbul. "We will use force as the law permits…It is natural that an illegal demonstration will be stopped," Istanbul Governor Muammer […]