Cho Myoung-Gyon

Google finds Russian-financed content

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Google has found evidence its platforms were exploited by Russian operatives seeking to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, The Washington Post reported on Monday. Google, a unit of Alphabet, "found that tens of thousands of dollars were spent on ads by Russian agents who aimed to spread disinformation" across Google's products, the newspaper wrote, citing people familiar withRead more

12 Nobel Laureates Join Thousands in Petition Against Trump’s Muslim Ban

Toronto - Arab Today

Not everyone in America is celebrating President Trump’s ban on Muslim immigration, temporary though it may be. The Washington Post is reporting that thousands of academics, including 12 Nobel Laureates, have signed a petition against the executive order which has barred entry to the U.S. for anyone from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen, the so-called Trump 7.Read more

Trump promises health care 'for everybody'

Washington - Arab Today

President-elect Donald Trump wants health "insurance for everybody," he told The Washington Post, no small feat in a country where millions are uninsured. The Republican has long lashed out at President Barack Obama's signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act, campaigning on a pledge to repeal and replace it. But the billionaire developer had never said precisely with what. Read more

'Profitable' Washington Post will expand newsroom

Washington - AFP

The Washington Post, purchased three years ago by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will turn a profit in 2016 and expand its newsroom, defying the downward trend in the newspaper industry. A memo to staff this month from Post publisher Fred Ryan, obtained by AFP, said the newspaper has been helped by its digital efforts and will be launching new "initiatives"Read more

Talks of Ban running for South Korean presidency

Washington - MENA

Saying that Eumseong likes UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is a bit like saying that Koreans like kimchi. It’s technically true, but it doesn’t quite capture the strength of the feeling, The Washington Post reported on Monday. If you arrive in this backwater south of Seoul by train, you’ll be greeted by a huge banner declaring, "Eumseong is the hometownRead more

Flying while Muslim is not a crime

Washington - Arab Today

The Washington Post lashed out at the attitude of passengers towards Muslim passengers who traveled by airplanes, saying flying while Muslim is not a crime. Muslim passengers are escorted off US-based airlines with alarming frequency these days, and while the circumstances of each incident vary, there is also a sameness to them. More often than not, someone on the planeRead more

US accuses Russia of harassing, intimidating diplomats

Washington - Arab Today

The United States has complained to Russia about a mounting campaign of harassment and intimidation of American diplomats and their families in Moscow, the State Department said. Among those to raise objections, US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said. "Over the past two years, harassmentRead more

Washington Post: North Korean leader's aunt runs dry-cleaner in US

Washington - AFP

The aunt of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-Un lives anonymously in the United States, where she runs a dry-cleaning business after having defected in 1998, The Washington Post reported Friday. Ko Yong-Suk -- who lives with her husband Ri Gang and their three children under assumed names -- was the sister of Ko Yong-Hui, one of former North KoreanRead more