The 6 Best Museums in Portland The 6 Best Museums in Portland:- Whether you’re looking for your muse or to be amused, Portland, Oregon, is full of museums that will satisfy any interest. “We have so many museums,” says Michael Rowland, chief concierge at The Benson Hotel. “If [visitors] want […]
Kenyans vote in hotly contested presidential election Kenyans vote in hotly contested presidential election:- Long queues are forming in Kenya as voters wait to cast their ballots in a hotly contested election that pits incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta against the nation’s former prime minister. “I have been here for around […]
Celebrate National Lighthouse Day around the USA Celebrate National Lighthouse Day around the USA:- Our country’s history of helping sailors navigate North American waters dates all the way back to 1673, when, according to the United States Lighthouse Society, a beacon was hoisted in Nantasket (now Hull), Massachusetts, fueled by […]
Chantek, the orangutan who used sign language, dies at 39 An orangutan who was one of the first apes to learn sign language has died in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 39. Chantek lived with an anthropologist in Tennessee for about nine years and learned to clean his room, make and use […]
ISIS and Taliban join forces in deadly village attack, Afghan officials claim Taliban and ISIS forces launched a joint attack on a village in northern Afghanistan, killing 50 people including women and children, local officials claimed. The village, in the Mirzawalang area of Sar-e-Pul province, came under attack by militants […]
Missing Marines declared dead after Australian Navy locates missing US aircraft Missing Marines declared dead after Australian Navy locates missing US aircraft:- The US Marine Corps has identified three Marines who died after a US military aircraft ditched into waters off Australia’s east coast on Saturday. A news release from […]
Hackers target Venezuelan government sites Hackers target Venezuelan government sites:- A hacking group has attacked Venezuelan government websites in an operation targeting the “dictatorship” of President Nicolás Maduro. Calling itself “The Binary Guardians”, the group posted messages appearing to support the actions of a group of armed men who attacked […]
Kenya election 2017: President Kenyatta urges peaceful vote Kenya election 2017: President Kenyatta urges peaceful vote:- People are voting in Kenya’s general election amid fears that the result could trigger communal violence. On the eve of the vote, President Uhuru Kenyatta appealed for calm in a televised speech. He urged […]
US Government department tells staff to not use term climate change US Government department tells staff to not use term climate change:- GOVERNMENT employees in the US have been given a dictionary of accepted words to use — and “climate change” isn’t one of them. In a directive reminiscent of […]
US spy satellites detect North Korea moving anti-ship cruise missiles to patrol boat Despite the United States’ insistence that North Korea halt its missile tests, U.S. spy agencies detected the rogue communist regime loading two anti-ship cruise missiles on a patrol boat on the country’s east coast just days ago. […]
