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Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meet In Alaska, A Look At Russian Presidential US Visits
Vladimir Putin is set to become the first Russian president to visit Alaska, a territory Moscow sold to the US in 1867 for $7.2 million, assuming a summit with US President Donald Trump goes ahead there on Friday as planned.
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India Endorses US-Russia Summit In Alaska, Cites PM Modi's Remark
The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said that India welcomes the understanding between the US and Russia as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that, "This is not an era of war".
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Hunters Killed A Mother Bear, Two "Shrieking" Newborn Cubs In Their Den
A man and his teenage son have been charged with illegal hunting after killing a female black bear in her den in southern Alaska and then shooting her two "shrieking" newborn cubs, state authorities said.
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Barack Obama Bans New Oil, Gas Drilling Off Alaska, Part Of Atlantic Coast
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month.
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Denali, Tallest Peak in North America, Loses 10 Feet
The tallest peak in North America not only just lost the name it carried for a century, it also lost 10 feet in stature due to modern-day measurements, scientists said Wednesday.
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With Glaciers as Backdrop, Barack Obama Uses Alaska Trip to Push Climate Agenda
President Barack Obama arrived in Alaska on Monday for a three-day tour aimed at showing how the state's melting permafrost and eroding coastlines are a preview of bigger disasters to come unless the world does more to slow climate change.
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Barack Obama Says World Must Speed Climate Change Fight
US President Barack Obama warned Monday that climate change is no longer a problem of the future, but rather a challenge for now and one that will define the next century.
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US Barack Obama to Trek Through Wilderness on Reality Show
US President Barack Obama will trek through Alaska's wilderness and get a "crash course in survival techniques" from insect-eating British adventurer Bear Grylls, US television producers announced today.
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Barack Obama Tries to Strike a Balance in Alaska
Barack Obama arrives in Alaska on Monday for a trip aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change. But not everyone in this oil-rich state is welcoming the US president with open arms.
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Barack Obama to Wage Climate Fight at Alaskan Frontline
Alaska is often just a fuel stop for US presidents headed for Asia.
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Barack Obama Bars Oil, Gas Drilling in Alaska Haven
US President Barack Obama declared Alaska's ecologically rich Bristol Bay off-limits for oil and gas exploration on Tuesday, saying the move was necessary to safeguard the region's fishing and tourism industries.
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MH17 Has Strong Echoes of 1983 Korean Tragedy
The downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine has stirred memories of a 1983 incident when a Korean passenger jet was shot down by Soviet fighters in what then US president Ronald Reagan called a mid-air "massacre".
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US shutdown: Senate seeks deal to avoid default as time runs out
US lawmakers in the Senate said today they hoped to reach a deal soon to reopen the government and avert a looming default as investors worried that Republicans and Democrats might not be able to resolve their differences by a Thursday deadline.
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Sarah Palin needles Barack Obama, Republicans in speech
Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took centre stage to speak before conservative activists on Saturday, needling President Barack Obama and even fellow Republicans.
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Ahead Of Trump-Putin Meet In Alaska, A Look At Russian Presidential US Visits
Vladimir Putin is set to become the first Russian president to visit Alaska, a territory Moscow sold to the US in 1867 for $7.2 million, assuming a summit with US President Donald Trump goes ahead there on Friday as planned.
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India Endorses US-Russia Summit In Alaska, Cites PM Modi's Remark
The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said that India welcomes the understanding between the US and Russia as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that, "This is not an era of war".
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Hunters Killed A Mother Bear, Two "Shrieking" Newborn Cubs In Their Den
A man and his teenage son have been charged with illegal hunting after killing a female black bear in her den in southern Alaska and then shooting her two "shrieking" newborn cubs, state authorities said.
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Barack Obama Bans New Oil, Gas Drilling Off Alaska, Part Of Atlantic Coast
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month.
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Denali, Tallest Peak in North America, Loses 10 Feet
The tallest peak in North America not only just lost the name it carried for a century, it also lost 10 feet in stature due to modern-day measurements, scientists said Wednesday.
-
With Glaciers as Backdrop, Barack Obama Uses Alaska Trip to Push Climate Agenda
President Barack Obama arrived in Alaska on Monday for a three-day tour aimed at showing how the state's melting permafrost and eroding coastlines are a preview of bigger disasters to come unless the world does more to slow climate change.
-
Barack Obama Says World Must Speed Climate Change Fight
US President Barack Obama warned Monday that climate change is no longer a problem of the future, but rather a challenge for now and one that will define the next century.
-
US Barack Obama to Trek Through Wilderness on Reality Show
US President Barack Obama will trek through Alaska's wilderness and get a "crash course in survival techniques" from insect-eating British adventurer Bear Grylls, US television producers announced today.
-
Barack Obama Tries to Strike a Balance in Alaska
Barack Obama arrives in Alaska on Monday for a trip aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change. But not everyone in this oil-rich state is welcoming the US president with open arms.
-
Barack Obama to Wage Climate Fight at Alaskan Frontline
Alaska is often just a fuel stop for US presidents headed for Asia.
-
Barack Obama Bars Oil, Gas Drilling in Alaska Haven
US President Barack Obama declared Alaska's ecologically rich Bristol Bay off-limits for oil and gas exploration on Tuesday, saying the move was necessary to safeguard the region's fishing and tourism industries.
-
MH17 Has Strong Echoes of 1983 Korean Tragedy
The downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine has stirred memories of a 1983 incident when a Korean passenger jet was shot down by Soviet fighters in what then US president Ronald Reagan called a mid-air "massacre".
-
US shutdown: Senate seeks deal to avoid default as time runs out
US lawmakers in the Senate said today they hoped to reach a deal soon to reopen the government and avert a looming default as investors worried that Republicans and Democrats might not be able to resolve their differences by a Thursday deadline.
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Sarah Palin needles Barack Obama, Republicans in speech
Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took centre stage to speak before conservative activists on Saturday, needling President Barack Obama and even fellow Republicans.
