by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas will soon be re-opening businesses that have been shuttered amid the coronavirus crisis. During a Friday press conference, Abbott said: “Next week, I will be providing an executive order talking about what will be done in Texas about re-opening Texas businesses,” adding that economic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2020 China’s appointment to a seat on the Consultative Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has sparked global outrage from human rights groups. China’s appointee, Jiang Duan, will be part of a panel that will select the UNHRC’s monitors on health, freedom of speech, arbitrary detention and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2020 Supporters of religious freedom are mounting a major battle against governors and mayors in the U.S. who have banned church services amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Department of Justice said it may take action next week against local governments that have cracked down on religious services. “While social distancing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2020 It’s a well-reported claim that President Donald Trump is a germaphobe. The president himself has confirmed it, a columnist noted. “This puts him in a vulnerable leadership spot on the coronavirus outbreak,” Cheryl K. Chumley wrote for The Washington Times on April 3. Writing for American Greatness on April […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2020 In his Easter message Friday, President Donald Trump urged Americans to “focus on prayer, reflection, and growing in our personal relationship with God” during “this sacred time”. “On this Good Friday, Christians from all around the world remember the suffering and death upon the cross of our Lord and […]
Special to WorldTribune Robert Morton, January 29, 1999 Very late on Saturday night, Nov. 21, 1998 several dark figures approached the home just north of central Teheran and were admitted by prominent Iranian opposition leader Daruosh Forohar. During the remaining hours of darkness the visitors apparently tortured their host and his wife Parvaneh before brutally killing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 Radio and TV host Mark Levin on Thursday had a series of questions for Drs. Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. “They tell you to hunker down. How long are we supposed to hunker down until?” asked Levin, who made clear that he […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 When the term of World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan, a Chinese citizen, ended in 2017, the regime of Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping pushed hard for Ethiopian microbiologist Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as her successor. “When you look at Tedros, Beijing really campaigned for him because they […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 The Trump administration last month shut down the nation’s asylum system by using a law which allows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ban foreigners if their entry would create “a serious danger” to the spread of a communicable disease. The move took effect on March […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 The disruption of supply chains due to the Wuhan coronavirus crisis has led Japan to set aside ¥243.5 billion (nearly $2.5 billion U.S.) of its economic support package to help manufacturers shift production out of China. The funds include ¥220 billion for companies shifting production back to Japan and […]
