Taiwan says its December warnings on coronavirus were ignored by China-friendly WHO

Taiwan says its December warnings on coronavirus were ignored by China-friendly WHO

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 In late December, health officials in Taiwan say they warned the World Health Organization (WHO) about the infectivity of the coronavirus. Weeks after receiving Taiwan’s warning, on Jan. 14, WHO repeated China’s claim that coronavirus was not contagious among humans. Since 1971, China has periodically blocked Taiwan’s membership in […]

Sen. Cotton advances plan to remove pharmaceutical production from China

Sen. Cotton advances plan to remove pharmaceutical production from China

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Sen. Tom Cotton on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at ending America’s reliance on Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturing, which was exposed by the coronavirus crisis. Cotton, Arkansas Republican, introduced legislation to limit the volume of Chinese active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from the U.S. medical drug supply. APIs are the “active ingredients” […]

DOJ quietly seeks ‘emergency’ powers due to outbreak

DOJ quietly seeks ‘emergency’ powers due to outbreak

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Justice reportedly is seeking “emergency” powers which would grant it the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial. Politico reported on Saturday that it had reviewed documents which “detail the department’s requests to lawmakers on a host of […]

U.S. airlines beg for bailout after funding social, cultural destruction of nation

U.S. airlines beg for bailout after funding social, cultural destruction of nation

Special to WorldTribune.com Corporate WATCH By Joe Schaeffer They cry about all the money they are losing due to the coronavirus pandemic yet the major U.S. airlines have had plenty of cash to spend over the years funding the socially destructive programs and globalist organizations that created the very conditions that have helped make the […]

Gun groups seek ‘essential’ designation during coronavirus crisis

Gun groups seek ‘essential’ designation during coronavirus crisis

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the gun industry is lobbying to be included as “critical infrastructure” by the federal government, a designation that would allow stores and manufacturing plants to stay open and supplied. Citing the supply needs of the police and military, and self-defense by the public, the industry […]

Bloomberg lays off staffers while at same time telling them of possible virus exposure

Bloomberg lays off staffers while at same time telling them of possible virus exposure

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Failed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg delivered a double whammy to his campaign staff at the end of the week. On Thursday night, Bloomberg’s campaign emailed staffers that employees on two floors of its Manhattan offices had been exposed to the coronavirus, Politico reported. On Friday, the campaign notified […]

Digestive issues could be first sign of coronavirus infection, study finds

Digestive issues could be first sign of coronavirus infection, study finds

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Digestive issues could be the first symptom of a coronavirus infection, according to a new study. Although most patients with COVID-19 have respiratory symptoms, the Wuhan Medical Treatment Expert Group for COVID-19 found that many patients also had digestive problems in the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan, […]

Biden says he’ll hold ‘shadow’ coronavirus briefings

Biden says he’ll hold ‘shadow’ coronavirus briefings

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 From the get-go, Joe Biden has been critical of President Donald Trump’s briefings on the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the likely Democratic Party presidential nominee plans on holding his own “shadow” coronavirus briefings. “They tell me there’s ways we can do teleconferencing via us all being in different locations,” Biden […]

Coronavirus: Majority approve of Trump’s response; Hillary slams

Coronavirus: Majority approve of Trump’s response; Hillary slams

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2020 Americans are giving President Trump high marks for his response and leadership during the Wuhan coronavirus crisis, a new poll found. According to a Harris poll released on Thursday, 56 percent approve of Trump’s handling of the crisis. In less than a week, the president’s general approval rating […]

Senators dumped stocks after intel briefing on coronavirus

Senators dumped stocks after intel briefing on coronavirus

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2020 Critics are calling on four senators to resign after it was revealed they sold off millions of dollars in stocks in the days before the coronavirus crisis crashed the market. The four senators, Republicans Richard Burr of North Carolina, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Democrat […]