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Robert O’Brien told an event at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas that China was engaged in a massive naval buildup probably not seen since Germany’s attempt to compete with Britain’s Royal Navy prior to World War One. “Part of that is to give them the ability to push us back out of the Western…

Under a resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on Wednesday the U.N. will provide technical assistance to help the government of President Rodrigo Duterte ensure unlawful killings and other violations are properly investigated and prosecuted. Philippines ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva Eva…

The policy-heavy, relatively sedate debate stood in stark contrast to last week’s chaotic presidential showdown between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, which was marred by Trump’s constant interruptions and personal insults from both men. Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis, along with …

Trump’s tweet breaking off talks for a new round of stimulus spooked Wall Street, sending stocks down as much as 2% from their session highs and tarnishing one of the metrics that the Republican president has touted as a sign of his success. Along with Democrat Biden, the former vice president whom…

In a Phase 1 trial of 191 healthy participants aged between 18 and 59, vaccination with the group’s experimental shot showed no severe adverse reactions, its researchers said on Tuesday in a paper posted on medRxiv preprint server ahead of peer review. The most common adverse reactions reported by …

Grijalva encouraged local government officials, organizations and communities to provide feedback on the discussion draft by Friday, Nov. 13.  “U.S. territories are facing sea level rise, more frequent and intense tropical storms, extreme temperatures, and serious public health risks because they’r…

Due to the economic uncertainty posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the FY 2021 budget reflects a concerted effort to maintain the FSM’s capacity to provide essential services whilst ensuring that bureaucratic bloat is eliminated. Thus, while the FSM national government’s FY 2021 budget is $63,760,476 …

Britain’s Roger Penrose, professor at the University of Oxford, won half the prize of 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million) for his proof that black holes are a direct consequence of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. “It was an extreme honor and great pleasure to hear the news this…

Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente stressed that foreign nationals are still not allowed to enter the country. “Generally speaking, only Filipinos, their spouse and minor children are allowed to enter the country holding tourist visas,” he explained. Others who are allowed to come in the countr…

Trump arrived at the White House on Monday in a made-for-television spectacle in which he descended from his Marine One helicopter wearing a white surgical mask only to remove it as he posed, saluting and waving, on the mansion’s South Portico. “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it,” Tr…