From virus-police state to climate-police state: Activists have seen the future

From virus-police state to climate-police state: Activists have seen the future

by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2020 Climate alarmists are using the coronavirus health crisis as a “dress rehearsal” for what they call the “climate emergency,” analysts say. “Even as Americans chafe under job losses and social restrictions, environmentalists see a ‘silver lining’ of falling global emissions while drawing comparisons between the pandemic and the ‘climate […]

China will take big hit from U.S. and Japanese firms leaving

China will take big hit from U.S. and Japanese firms leaving

WorldTribune, April 23, 2020 Analysis by Paul Crespo China may lose big as foreign firms relocate out of the country and move elsewhere in the aftermath of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is most concerned about the large-scale business withdrawal from U.S. and Japanese firms operating in China. As noted […]

Reports: China used text-message op to terrify America and NY Times helped

Reports: China used text-message op to terrify America and NY Times helped

by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2020 The New York Times, the same newspaper which analysts say has sought to create panic and promoted the coronavirus lockdown in the United States, is now reporting that China last month directed a campaign of fake news through social media and text messages to scare Americans about the Trump […]

Sweden could see herd immunity in weeks

Sweden could see herd immunity in weeks

by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2020 Sweden’s top epidemiologist said “herd immunity” to coronavirus could be reached in Stockholm within weeks. Sweden, unlike its Scandinavian neighbors, did not impose a lockdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak, instead employing a strategy aimed at building a broad-base of immunity while protecting at-risk groups. “In major parts of Sweden, […]

‘Thou shalt not . . .’: Totalitarian taboos against doubting the coronavirus ‘experts’

‘Thou shalt not . . .’: Totalitarian taboos against doubting the coronavirus ‘experts’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2020 There is no direct evidence that the coronavirus lockdowns are working, said Dr. John A. Lee, a recently retired professor of pathology and UK National Health Service (NHS) consultant pathologist. “The figures are just so unreliable. It’s very difficult to understand when you are looking at figures from different […]

Flurry of reports speculate sister of Kim Jong-Un poised to replace him

Flurry of reports speculate sister of Kim Jong-Un poised to replace him

by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2020 Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun and other news outlets reported on April 22 on the possibility of Kim Jong-Un’s sister, Kim Yo-Jong, taking over as supreme leader should an emergency regarding the North Korean leader’s health arise. Recent rumors and reports have called into question Kim Jong-Un’s health. Government officials in […]

Cotton: All evidence ‘points toward Wuhan labs’; Pompeo hits continued secrecy

Cotton: All evidence ‘points toward Wuhan labs’; Pompeo hits continued secrecy

by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2020 The evidence is increasingly pointing to laboratories in Wuhan, China as the source of the coronavirus outbreak, Sen. Tom Cotton said. “While the Chinese government denies the possibility of a lab leak, its actions tell a different story,” the Arkansas Republican wrote in the Wall Street Journal on April […]

Brexit champ’s blunt warning: China will rule world if Trump, alone, confronts it

Brexit champ’s blunt warning: China will rule world if Trump, alone, confronts it

by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump can’t go it alone when it comes to the world shaking off its dependence on Chinese goods, Brexit leader Nigel Farage said. “Ultimately, it isn’t governments or trade deals that decide how much business gets done between nations. It is consumers that make that decision, […]

Sweden’s coronavirus approach ‘based on individuals taking responsibility’

Sweden’s coronavirus approach ‘based on individuals taking responsibility’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2020 Taking a different approach to the coronavirus crisis than its Scandinavian neighbors, Sweden has left its schools, gyms, cafes, bars and restaurants open throughout the pandemic. The government is relying on citizens to act responsibly and follow social distancing guidelines. Most limitations announced by Swedish authorities are no more […]

Hong Kong raids: Suppressing dissent seen as CCP’s top priority

Hong Kong raids: Suppressing dissent seen as CCP’s top priority

by WorldTribune Staff, April 20, 2020 In a series raids on April 18, Hong Kong police arrested 15 pro-democracy activists in what reports said was the biggest crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement since the outbreak of mass protests last year. Among those detained on charges of illegal assembly were Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, […]