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Covid19’s gift to save the economic crisis of world powers

Covid19’s gift to save the economic crisis of world powers

BY: Seyyed Alireza Behbahani PEJOURNAL - Nearly 20 years before Covid19 pandemic, speaking at a conference entitled "Biotechnology Revolution, Economic Concepts and Governance" in 2001, Francis Fukuyama addressed the implications of the biotechnology revolution, including issues such as the aging of citizens, the effect of age increasing and elderly on politics issues, genetic manipulation, and how management of government and even examines religion and biotechnology. Fukuyama also answers some questions. "The biotechnology revolution is more important in the future, … And I think they have very different concepts of governance. We have been able to find ways to increase human…
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Antifa – YPG Relations and Its Impacts in Syrian Civil War

Antifa – YPG Relations and Its Impacts in Syrian Civil War

BY: Fatih Rifat PEJOURNAL - The US President Donald Trump stated that the AntiFascist (Antifa) Movement, which stands out in anti-racist protests, should be declared as a terrorist organization, brought up a different aspect of the conflict in Syria: the relationship between Antifa and YPG (People Protection Units). This movement, whose origins can be dated back to the 1930s, began to be heard again in the USA after 2007 and became well known after 2017. According to Mark Bray, the author of Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook, which is the most comprehensive work on this organization, and has many sources related…
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What’s next after Japan PM Shinzo Abe quits?

What’s next after Japan PM Shinzo Abe quits?

PEJOURNAL - The abrupt resignation of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, on Friday triggered an election in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to replace him as its president, followed by a vote in parliament to elect a new prime minister. Abe and his cabinet will continue to run the government until a new premier is elected but will not be able to adopt new policies. The winner of the party election will hold the post until the end of Abe’s LDP term in September 2021. The new party president is virtually assured the premiership, since the party has a…
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Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page an ‘operational mistake’

Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page an ‘operational mistake’

PEJOURNAL - Facebook Inc (FB.O) made an “operational mistake” in not acting sooner to remove a page for a militia group that posted a call to arms in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the company’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday. The social media company said on Wednesday it had removed the page for the Kenosha Guard, and an event listing there for Armed Citizens to Protect Our Lives and Property as it violated the company’s policy against “militia organizations”. Facebook’s action came after two people were shot and killed during protests in the town on Tuesday night, part of three nights of…
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The First Nuclear Power Plant in Arab World

The First Nuclear Power Plant in Arab World

BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - The United Arab Emirates grew to be the first Arab Country to open a Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday, raising concerns about the long-term consequences of introducing more nuclear programs to the Middle East. Two other countries in the region — Israel and Iran — already have nuclear capabilities. Israel has an unacknowledged nuclear weapons arsenal and Iran has a controversial uranium enrichment program that it insists is fully for peaceable purposes. The U.A.E., a tiny kingdom that has grown to be a regional heavyweight and international enterprise center, said it constructed the plant to…
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The presence of Zionism in Belarus

The presence of Zionism in Belarus

BY: Damir Nazarov PEJOURNAL - As with the Maidan in Ukraine, today's protests in Belarus are controlled by Zionists. Liberal Zionists prepared provocations against official Minsk in advance, and after waiting for the right moment, the Zionist Hasbara activated the process of destroying the Belarusian state. Sergei Tikhanovsky, a local businessman, blogger and liberal activist, became the main actor of the Belarusian Maidan. Tikhanovsky has a wide range of connections, including with the liberal party of the Russian Federation, as evidenced by the friendship with such as Sobchak. As the main trump card, the leader of the local Maidan activists…
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Deciphering the revelation of Arab-Israel relations

Deciphering the revelation of Arab-Israel relations

PEJOURNAL - Revealing UAE Political Relations with Israel, continues the path of compromise rulers who, after losing to Zionist regime, sought the liberation of Holy Quds only from hotel lobbies and international conferences, and achieved nothing but repeated concessions of retreat from, did not have the Palestinian cause. The Arab states formally went to war with the Israel four times in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, but were defeated in all but one case.The infamous Camp David Accords, signed jointly by Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter, marked the beginning of the regression of the Axis rulers, and Egypt…
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Covid-19: The unsung stories of nations with ‘zero’ cases

Covid-19: The unsung stories of nations with ‘zero’ cases

BY: Chaitra Arjunpuri When Covid-19 hit China and eventually spread to Southeast Asia, other countries, particularly the West, looked keenly wondering if they would ever have to face the virus on their doorsteps. However, very soon the coronavirus became a pandemic not sparing any country, whether developed or underdeveloped. While the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, are still hotbeds of Covid-19, there are countries that have been not touched by the novel coronavirus.  As of August 10, 12 countries in the world have not reported any Covid-19 cases, according to the tracking system generated by Johns Hopkins University, or Worldometers.com. JHU’s Center for…
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Blockade and COVID-19 Effects in Palestine

Blockade and COVID-19 Effects in Palestine

BY: Reema Aburamadan PEJOURNAL - As the citizens of the world are experiencing restrictions on movement because of COVID-19, Palestinians in Gaza and in the West Bank have been experiencing it for decades. Since 2006, the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian Territories has been under complete blockade, air, land, and sea. People living in Gaza have difficulties regarding travel either for seeking medical treatment, education, or even vacation. The world finds it very difficult and, in some places, people believe that the restrictions taken because of the coronavirus are limiting their freedom. On the other hand, for people living in…
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Is NATO prepared to celebrate its centenary?

Is NATO prepared to celebrate its centenary?

BY: Jacobien van der Kleij PEJOURNAL - NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated, following the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers on 17 June 2020, that the dire situation of COVID-19 does not imply that other challenges have gone away. With 70 years behind them, NATO member states have been hit with numerous historic consequential shifts and threats, shaping the direction of NATO, its deterrence and defence strategies, and indeed its very structure. These include the Readiness Action Plan, launched in 2014 and the Readiness Initiative in 2018, aiming to enhance the readiness of existing national force and new security challenges.…
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