Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has again lashed out at Barack Obama, this time telling the U.S. president that he can “go to hell.” In a speech Tuesday, the Philippine leader also slammed the European Union, which he said could “choose purgatory, hell is filled up.” The comments were in response to Western criticism of Manila’s […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday to suspend an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium, citing Washington’s “unfriendly actions”. It also claimed the United States was unable “to ensure the implementation of its obligations to utilize surplus weapons-grade plutonium”. The deal, initially signed in 2000 and renewed in 2010, […]
September 29, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker ordered all Alaska flags be lowered in honor of former President and Prime Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres, who passed away this week from a stroke. This order follows direction from the White House to lower all United States flags in honor of the former Israeli Prime […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to wipe out disease by the end of the century. The billionaire CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they are giving $3 billion over the next ten years to advance research toward that end. A huge chunk, $600 million, will be dedicated to a new research center at the […]