by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2020 Herd immunity for coronavirus may be much closer than scientists had originally thought, a report noted. Scientists say that herd immunity will be reached when a virus is unable to spread broadly because there are not enough vulnerable hosts. The consensus has been that 70 percent of a population […]
FPI / August 17, 2020 By Michael Graham, InsideSources As the demand for PPE surged over the summer and shortages plagued supply lines, international law enforcement agencies and industries alike warned that criminal gangs were exploiting the desperate need for personal protection equipment. Now the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports that one of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 17, 2020 According to the Nobel Prize Committee, it takes “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” to qualify for Nobel Peace Prize. Last week, the Trump administration, led by Middle East point man Jared Kushner, brokered a deal in which Israel and the UAE agreed to normalize […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 14, 2020 The City of Seoul, citing coronavirus concerns, has banned a group of conservative activist organizations from holding a large anti-government protest on Saturday, a report said. “At least 26 organizations have been planning large protests to be held in various locations in Seoul on Aug. 15 to mark the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump brokered a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations, the White House announced on Thursday. The agreement was sealed in a phone call on Thursday between […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2020 The U.S. State Department on Thursday designated China’s Confucius Institutes a foreign mission of Beijing, charging that the institutes which are present at hundreds of U.S. colleges and classrooms are Chinese-funded propaganda efforts. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Confucius Institute U.S. Center is “an entity advancing Beijing’s […]
FPI / August 12, 2020 Commentary by Jason Orestes The Trump administration has followed through on a key and far overdue promise to mandate stringent U.S. accounting rules for Chinese companies that trade in U.S. markets. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the recommendation to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, and it’s fully […]
FPI / August 12, 2020 Geostrategy-Direct.com By Richard Fisher One hour before the highest ranking United States official to visit Taiwan since the end of formal diplomatic relations in 1979, Health and Human Resources (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on Aug. 10 met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) J-11 and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 11, 2020 Jimmy Lai, founder of the Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s popular pro-democracy newspaper, has been released on bail after being arrested Monday on suspicion of collusion under the Chinese Communist Party’s new national security law, reports say. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong said in a statement that Monday’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2020 Australia needs U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued leadership when it comes to confronting China, an Australian legislator said. The U.S. president would be better at dealing with China than Democrat candidate Joe Biden because Trump knows “when you deal with bullies … you don’t give them shoulder massages, you’ve […]
