Shealah Craighead/White House President Donald Trump received a letter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the White House on Friday While the actual letter was not seen publicly, a North Korean official also presented Trump with a symbolic, oversized novelty envelope, and the two men took a picture with it in the Oval Office. […]
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A symbolic tree was planted on the North-South Korean border during the groundbreaking summit
Reuters South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un planted a commemorative pine tree “as an expression of wishes for peace and prosperity” during their diplomatic summit on Friday — their first in more than a decade. Moon and Kim applied a mixture of soil and water from the mountains and […]
Tesla fans reach a symbolic long-distance EV driving milestone
There’s been a relentless quest to set electric car driving records in 2017, and a team of Italians just managed to smash a couple of those records in style. Tesla Owners Club Italia drove their Model S P100D 1,078km (669.8 miles) on one charge, setting a new long-distance record (the previous was ‘just’ 901.2km) and […]
Putin-Trump meeting must bring specific results, not just symbolic handshake – Lavrov
The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump must be well prepared in order for the first eye-to-eye talks of the Russian and US presidents to bring concrete results, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “As far as I understand, both Washington and Moscow need this meeting not for the sake of impressing somebody and […]
Restaurants seek symbolic ‘sanctuary’ status amid U.S. immigration crackdown
Restaurants across America are seeking ‘sanctuary’ status, a designation owners hope will help protect employees in an immigrant-heavy industry and tone down fiery rhetoric sparked by the presidential campaign. CBC | Business News