Many countries, particularly the developing world, have expressed gratitude when the proper mechanisms for the launching of trade liberalization measures were put into effect. In some aspects, these measures were proven to have helped a great deal in effecting changes in the way trade barriers were addressed. In fact, the establishment of the Uruguay Round for […]
Iraq’s billions of oil money in limbo
Iraq is known to have the super huge oil reserves the world over. Surprisingly, the country is still wallowing in political shambles and economic chaos so that basic services are not immediately available to most of those who need them. Various political factions, not to discount religious affiliations, are mixed in their interpretations on […]
Dinner at 50 meters of altitude
LONDON – If you are tired of the common restaurants and if you want to try an amazing culinary experience, you absolutely have to experiment the "stellar" gastronomy in London. This is what is currently available in the whole Europe, the event called "Dinner in the Sky" (http://www.dinnerinthesky.com) takes the name from the catering society which […]
Mass protests over Darfur take place in 35 cities
Thousands of people have joined the march worldwide to protest the continued killings of many innocent lives in Darfur, Sudan. News reports culled from the Internet and the wires said the protests came as a means to pressure the world to dip its hands into the Darfur problems, which have now brought serious chaos within and […]
Freedom and Liberty
Freedom and liberty what do those words mean? Are there universally understood and excepted meanings for these words? The dictionary defines freedom as the condition of being free from restraints and the capacity to exercise free choice. Liberty is defined as the right and power to act, believe, and express oneself in the manner […]
World’s Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates
A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the “Doomsday Vault” in popular media) facility. Originally opened in 2006, Svalbard is just one of many germplasm repositories of valuable […]