The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians status to a nonmember observer state at the UN was approved by a vote of 138-9, with 41 abstentions, in the 193-member world body. […]
Nov 30 2012 | Posted in
World |
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Skeletons in the closet: US championing the cause of global police This is undoubtedly the era of Neo-imperialism. After the defeat of the former USSR, the world was left at the mercy of one single super power. The era that kicked off in the last decade of the last century, marks the rise […]
Jan 27 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
USA |
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Tapping trees – a genuine way to collect natural rubber all around the world The Mesoamerican peoples, such as the Mayans and the Aztecs, first tapped rubber from one of several trees found in Central and South America: Hevea braziliensis: the most common commercial rubber tree from Brazil. Hevea guyanensis: originally found in French Guyana. […]
Oct 30 2011 | Posted in
Europe,
Sci-Tech |
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