Have you read about the wikipedia? If you did, you must have appreciated with interest the information posted on its website, especially its wikinews section. But have you ever wondered how its contributors and writers were paid for their hardwork? You may not have the slightest idea, but they are not, of course. And […]
Doha goes down, again
The “Doha round” of WTO negotiations to increase free commerce in the world was a very difficult task from the beginning, almost impossible in some ways. To find a common denominator between developing countries with strong industry and agriculture, rich countries with even stronger industries and heavily subsidized agriculture and countries with nothing at all […]
Online Government Petition to Recognise Sealand’s Sovereignty
Sealand News has learned that friends and admirers of the Principality of Sealand are called to sign an on-line petition asking the British Government to recognise the micro-nation’s sovereignty. So far over 40 people have signed the petition on the Ten Downing Street website. The petition has been posted by Francis Warrick who argues that […]
Republic of Ireland general election almost too close to call
With the polls about to open on the 24th May this has proven to be one of the closest fought elections in decades. Leading experts and political pollsters have been seen scratching their heads and visibly discombobulated by the prospect of calling the result. With the ruling coalition (Fianna Fail and the Progressive Democrats) sitting […]
Fooling fools in cyberspace
“Shit!" That’s my reaction today after I opened my e-mail inbox at yahoo. Sometimes, you just can’t help it as what I did. But there are occasions when you just couldn’t’t hold back your fuse from being busted. In short, I was bombed at a certain point when some people think that you’re really […]
China’s murky legal system easing up
For many decades now, the People’s Republic of China is notorious when it comes to human rights violations and tortures. In most cases, complaints for these human rights abuses have reportedly not been addressed properly in accordance with the accepted norms set by the United Nations. International political analysts viewed these abuses, normally perpetrated by […]