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Kremlin envoy proposes a 'Putin-Trump tunnel' to link Russia and US
Published on 17/10/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia and the United States should build a "Putin-Trump" rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link the two countries, unlock joint exploration of natural resources and "symbolise unity", a Kremlin envoy has suggested.
Trump turns history on head with Putin invitation to key US base
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» ANCHORAGE - Donald Trump is turning history on its head with his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin -- inviting Russia's leader to land that once belonged to Moscow, and meeting him at a military base that monitored the Soviet Union.
The Russian past of Alaska, where Trump and Putin will meet
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago.
Putin-Trump summit: what we know so far
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Alaska next Friday in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, which was triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion.
Polar bear kills woman and baby in remote Alaskan village
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES: A polar bear killed a young woman and her baby son in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack by an animal battling the worst effects of human-caused climate change.
Vikings and Skraelings come full circle
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 27/10/2021
» It was already known that the first and only Norse settlement in North America was at L'Anse aux Meadows, at the northern tip of Newfoundland. The specialists even assumed that it happened in the early 11th century, because the Viking sagas more or less said so. But the traditional carbon-14 dates were all over the place.
Ancient footprints re-write human history in the Americas
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Footprints dating back 23,000 years have been discovered in the United States, suggesting humans settled North America long before the end of the last Ice Age, research published on Thursday showed.
Arctic has one of warmest years, raising fears over rising sea levels
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: The Arctic has experienced its second warmest year since 1900, according to a report published Tuesday, raising fears over low summer sea ice and rising sea levels.
Chinese skipper completes non-stop journey through Northeast Passage
AFP, Published on 16/09/2015
» PARIS - Chinese skipper Guo Chuan said he was "on top of the world" after his maxi trimaran Qingdao China completed the first non-stop journey through the Northeast Passage of the Arctic Ocean.
Chill in the air as Arctic nations meet
AFP, Published on 25/04/2015
» IQALUIT (CANADA) - Arctic nations warned Friday of the dangers facing the environment and the peoples of the remote region, as it now also becomes a new flashpoint in global tensions with Russia.