A high ranking government official of Iraq today denied reports that the Saudi government has rejected the planned visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Jawad Al-Maliki to the Saudi kingdom. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari confirmed this in the international media as issues affecting the scheduled conference on Iraq’s security situation is being ironed out […]
Japan offers apology vs comfort women
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged before U.S. Congress that the Japanese imperial forces set up brothels for its troops during the war. Mr. Abe even went beyond offering his deep apology for Japan’s misdeeds at that time when countless number of comfort women were forced as sex slaves. Historians claimed that an estimated 200,000 […]
Liberia sees more investments from renewed diamond exports
LIberria’s government has expressed optimism that the U.N.’s lifting of sanctions on its diamond exports is expected to spark renewed economic growth owing to the inflows of funds into the cash-strapped coffer. Deeply mired in conflicts for many years, Liberia will soon bounce back to revive its ailing economy that was wrought by rampant graft […]
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 […]
YOUNG BOXERS DEALT CRUEL BLOW
One of the country’s finest university boxing clubs has found its reputation and future in the balance after a series of incidents has left them out in the cold. Coventry University Boxing Club, which was formed six years ago, has been dealt several cruel blows over the past year which has left […]
Organics as Medication
The evidence has been mounting for some time that organic food contains a higher concentration of valuable nutrients than conventionally produced counterparts. Modern nutritional science has determined the lacking compounds are powerful components of our natural immune and cellular repair systems. Moreover, there are well-known, physiological reasons in botany for this effect that has been known for […]