by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Chinese President Xi Jinping sees the need for global Internet standards – as long as they don’t infringe on any country’s “cyber sovereignty.” “The development of the Internet knows no international boundaries. The sound use, development and governance of the Internet thus calls for closer cooperation,” Xi said in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 A formal protest on behalf of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has been filed in North Carolina’s Bladen County over what was called a “blatant” scheme involving fraudulent absentee ballots that benefited gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper and other Democratic candidates. The protest included evidence of a “massive scheme to run […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Kuwait has agreed to supply Egypt with up to two million barrels of crude oil per month at the global price, a report said. The Kuwait deal will fill the gap in Egypt’s oil needs after Saudi Aramco suspended its shipments to Cairo in October. Kuwait’s cabinet on Nov. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Hate crimes are most likely to be committed in traditional blue states, according to newly released FBI data. In 2015, over 800 of the 5,850 hate crimes reported nationwide were committed in California. Other blue states with high numbers of incidents included New York (500), Massachusetts (411), New Jersey […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Since when could any serious journalist take a London Daily Mail piece based on one anonymous source as Gospel? The easy answer is “never”. But what if the source claims to have overheard Bill Clinton screaming at his wife Hillary about who was to blame for her imploding campaign? […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 As the Trump revolution rolls into D.C., Republicans “need to seize this moment and come together like never before,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Nov. 14 as Congress reconvened. Ryan urged GOP colleagues to “hit the ground running as we join forces with the new Trump administration.” “We […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Still reeling from Nov. 8, key Washington-based media outlets erupted in unison this week as President-elect Donald Trump (who reportedly won the election) named one of the people responsible for his victory as his chief strategist. “The losers of the left have worked themselves into such a bizarre hysteria […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 A Russian MiG-29 crashed on Nov. 14 while apparently attempting to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean. The Russian Defense Ministry blamed a technical failure for the crash. The pilot, who was the only one in the jet, ejected safely and was picked up by […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Although the spotlight was focused elsewhere on Nov. 8, several other key elections were decided, including the thrashing of Colorado’s proposed single-payer healthcare plan, the thorough repudiation of David Duke and one in which Oregon voters delivered a candidate the ultimate “just desserts”. In Oregon, Democratic Secretary of State […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 A group of UN peacekeepers returned to the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Nov. 14, two years after Al Qaida-linked Syrian rebels captured dozens of peacekeepers. UN spokesman Farhan Haq said more troops from the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) would return to camp Faouar in Syria […]
