Africa makes first draft version of UNCCC treaty, with harder goals

13 August, 2018

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Monday, December 14, 2009 At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, after four days of negotiations, Africa countries have made the first draft version of future possible treaty, to replace the 1997 Kyoto protocol. Africa leaders demand 5% of GDP of developed world citizens to be given as a finance to developing countries […]

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Colombia releases detailed report about the FARC

12 August, 2018

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Tuesday, February 1, 2005 Colombia – The Colombian Caracol Radio reported on January 31, 2005 that the government of Colombia released a detailed document which describes how the FARC operates in Colombia and around the world.[1] The report was prepared by the Unidad Administrativa Especial de Información y Análisis Financiero del Ministerio de Hacienda(Special Administrative […]

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IBM Releases 500 patents to open source community

10 August, 2018

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Saturday, January 15, 2005 United States –”IBM hereby commits not to assert any of the 500 U.S. patents listed below, as well as all counterparts of these patents issued in other countries, against the development, use or distribution of Open Source Software.” [1] So begins the pledge IBM has made to “any individual, community, or […]

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Use Home Improvement Loans To Increase Your Home’s Value

10 August, 2018

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Get More Information Here: Residential Investment Properties Binnari By Joe R. Maldonado Many people have homes that require a significant amount of improvement, and in order to be able to afford them it becomes necessary for many people to apply for home improvement loans. It takes a significant amount of money to finance most home […]

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Volkswagen CEO resigns after emissions scandal

6 August, 2018

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Thursday, September 24, 2015 Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen AG’s CEO, resigned yesterday after it was discovered the German motor vehicle company has been rigging emissions tests for their diesel vehicles. The company has not announced who his successor will be, but plans to discuss the issue tomorrow. Winterkorn has said that he was “shocked” by the […]

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U.S. Congressman William Jefferson faces 16-count indictment for corruption

6 August, 2018

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Tuesday, June 5, 2007 In a press release Monday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) detailed a federal grand jury indictment against Congressman William Jefferson on charges that included bribery, racketeering, and money laundering, among others. The grand jury out of Alexandria, Virginia, charged Jefferson specifically with “solicitation of bribes, honest services wire fraud, […]

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Las Vegas ‘chili finger’ woman arrested

5 August, 2018

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Friday, April 22, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada – The San Jose Police Department has announced that Anna Ayala, the woman who claims to have found a human finger in a bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant in San Jose, California, was arrested at or near her home in Las Vegas on Thursday evening, in […]

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Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky

5 August, 2018

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Saturday, April 4, 2009 Noam Chomsky is a professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Linguistics and Philosophy. At the age of 40 he was credited with revolutionizing the field of modern linguistics. He was one of the first opponents of the Vietnam War, and is a self described Libertarian Socialist. At age 80 […]

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More worries of further contamination of food from China

5 August, 2018

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Friday, September 26, 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that more food imported from China may be contaminated with melamine, a chemical used in the manufacturing of plastics. Melamine, although nontoxic in very small amounts, can cause severe kidney problems in large doses. Guanshengyuan, a Chinese company that makes children’s candy, has stopped […]

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