Friday, 31 March 2017 WASHINGTON – The price of oil may drop to $40 per barrel over the next half-a-year due to increasing production of shale oil in the United States, US investor Kyle Shostak told Sputnik. Shostak said that the oil production level declared by the OPEC is in …
Read More »Ivanka Trump becomes unpaid employee to the US president
Thursday, 30 March 2017 WASHINGTON: Ivanka Trump said on Wednesday she would work in the White House in an unpaid, informal advisory role to the president as she sought to allay ethics concerns about working there. “I have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president in my …
Read More »David Friedman sworn in as the 20th US ambassador to Israel
Thursday, 30 March 2017 WASHINGTON – On 23 March, the US Senate confirmed Friedman to be the next US ambassador to Israel in a 52-46 vote. The former attorney was one of President Donald Trump’s principal advisors on the US-Israel relationship during the presidential campaign. On 6 February, Israel’s parliament passed the law, legalizing almost 4,000 …
Read More »David Rockefeller dies at age 101
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 In the statement from the Rockefeller Foundation, David Rockefeller described as the “one of the most influential figures in the history of American philanthropy and finance.” Rockefeller was the last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller who founded the Standard Oil Company in the 19th century and built a fortune that made him …
Read More »New Zealand expels US diplomat over domestic violence
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 An American employed at the US embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, has been expelled from the country after what is thought to be an incident of domestic violence. US diplomat Colin White, a technical attache said to be coordinating with Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand’s …
Read More »Pyongyang threatens to reduce US to ‘ashes’
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 As tensions between the US and North Korea continue to escalate, leader Kim Jong Un threatens to reduce America “to ashes” if “even a single bullet” from Washington is fired toward Pyongyang. South Korean deputy defense ministry spokesman Lee Jin-woo said,”Through this test, it is found …
Read More »US to ban some airline passengers from carrying larger electronics into the cabin
Tuesday, 21 March 2017 WASHINGTON: U.S. authorities are planning to ban passengers travelling on certain U.S.-bound foreign airline flights from carrying into the cabin larger electronic devices in response to an unspecified terrorism threat. The new rule is expected to be announced as early as Monday night by the Department …
Read More »Colorado wildfire spreads, forces thousands of people leave
Monday, 20 March 2017 Thousands of people living in the US state of Colorado had to leave their homes due to the spread of wildfire in the Boulder County, according to local officials. Firefighters were sent to combat the wildfire, detected at 1:30 a.m. local time (07:30 GMT) on Sunday, …
Read More »Former US president very long vacation lands in Tahiti
Friday, 17 March 2017 Former US President Barack Obama continues what appears to be a much-longed-for and, some say, verging-on-permanent vacation, now taking his lounging act to Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The 44th president, who left the White House in January after 2 terms in office, was, surprisingly, not accompanied …
Read More »US, Saudi military chiefs affirm partnership in fighting Daesh in Syria
Friday, 17 March 2017 WASHINGTON – The 2 leaders stated they looked forward to deepening the US-Saudi Arabian defense partnership and continuing to work closely together. Also on Thursday, bin Salman said that Riyadh is at the forefront of the fight against extremism, adding that Saudi Arabia is “ready to do anything” to defeat terrorists threatening his country. …
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