NEWS

The hypocrisy of France
05
Nov
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The hypocrisy of France

BY: Hanieh Tarkian PEJOURNAL - France tries in every way to encourage the clash between peoples and religions, after having favored a globalized and mondialist society, in which no more space is left for religious and cultural identities, favored the culture of nihilism, encouraged an ultra-laicist vision of society, but on the other hand strengthened the alliance with countries that economically and ideologically finance terrorism in the Middle East, given asylum to individuals linked to terrorist groups and having instead opposed countries such as Syria and Iran that have fought against terrorism. Unfortunately, we can see the proliferation of groups…
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Turkey-NATO Alliance Under Threat
03
Nov
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Turkey-NATO Alliance Under Threat

PEJOURNAL - The Turkish lira has hit a record low against the dollar amid investor anxiety about the Turkish economy, hit by coronavirus and friction with NATO allies. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has riled France and the US among others. Analysts attribute the weakening to concern about Turkish inflation and the central bank's refusal to raise its key interest rate. A rate rise could dampen inflation and encourage investors to buy lira. It was the beheading of a school teacher in Paris that sparked the latest war of words. Samuel Paty was murdered by a Chechen extremist, having shown a…
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Pentagon Reportedly Warned Senior Officials Involved in Gen. Soleimani Assassination of Threat on US Soil
03
Nov
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Pentagon Reportedly Warned Senior Officials Involved in Gen. Soleimani Assassination of Threat on US Soil

PEJOURNAL - The US Department of Defense reportedly issued threat warnings last month to several senior staff members who were involved in the January 3 assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani that they faced an active threat against them while on US soil, five senior officials told NBC News. According to the report, the threat remains active, but the officials did not note a definitive link between the threat and the January 3 drone strike outside Baghdad International Airport that killed the Iranian commander and several senior Iraqi military leaders. According to NBC, the briefing at…
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Countries that are reliant on oil face uncertainty as renewable energy gain ground
02
Nov
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Countries that are reliant on oil face uncertainty as renewable energy gain ground

BY: Paul Cochrane PEJOURNAL - The theory of peak oil, whereby the cost of extraction would exceed how much consumers were willing to pay while demand outstripped supply, was first floated more than 60 years ago. Oil production, geologist M King Hubbert predicted, would peak by the turn of the millennium. That didn’t happen - but the spectre of peak oil raised its head again in the mid-2000s, in part pushed by Matthew Simmons’ book Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. Simmons argued that Saudi Arabia had inflated its colossal oil reserves - a…
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Macron’s Religious Separatism; The fine line of censorship
02
Nov
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Macron’s Religious Separatism; The fine line of censorship

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - At the beginning of October, Emmanuel Macron presented a bill on “Religious Separatism” but, curiously, it is directed at Islam. Despite having been presented by Macron with great fanfare, it will be made official at the beginning of December to be debated during the first half of 2021. Macron maintains that "Islamic radicalism" is a danger to France, referring to certain attitudes regarding the publication of cartoons about the prophet, which generated large demonstrations, including violent actions that were attributed to Islamic "terrorists", but far criticizing the provocation by Charlie Hebdo magazine, he supported what…
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Biden Roadmap for Iran; Trump Strategy, Obama Tactics
01
Nov
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Biden Roadmap for Iran; Trump Strategy, Obama Tactics

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - US presidential and congressional elections are scheduled. At the moment, Biden's position, policy and roadmap towards Iran can also be attractive to Iranian audiences. So far, however, more than 60 million people have cast their ballots. Democratic candidate Joe Biden has been ahead of his Republican rival, Donald Trump, on paper. However, the experience of previous elections in the United States suggests that polls alone cannot predict a definite election victory. But Biden's relative chance of victory raises a number of questions about his policies and agenda in various areas, including foreign policy. For information…
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Smart Manufacturing Ecosystems
27
Oct
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Smart Manufacturing Ecosystems

PEJOURNAL - Smart manufacturing ecosystems are accelerating digital transformation and results, with early adopters achieving twice the revenue growth, digital maturity and new product/service delivery as their peers. Seventy-five percent of US manufacturing leaders surveyed are most concerned about the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and economic slowdown on operations, and 72% are concerned with meeting profitability goals. In response, 62% of leaders surveyed are continuing smart factory investments, allocating 20% more to those initiatives than last year. Eighty-five percent of manufacturers surveyed believe ecosystems are important or extremely important to their competitiveness. Why this matters Ongoing disruption and economic hardship…
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Construction of chemical recycling plant in France
27
Oct
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Construction of chemical recycling plant in France

PEJOURNAL - This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy to deploy chemical recycling. Total and Plastic Energy announce the creation of a strategic partnership and the development of the first chemical recycling project in France (Total 60 %, Plastic Energy 40 %). This plant, with a capacity of 15,000 tonnes per annum, will be located on the new Total platform zéro crude in Grandpuits, France. The project is expected to become operational in early 2023. This first project in France represents the start of the collaboration between Total and Plastic Energy…
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Mapping Agency Wants to ID Locations by Sound
27
Oct
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Mapping Agency Wants to ID Locations by Sound

BY: Brandi Vincent PEJOURNAL - If your technology can tell Location just by listening, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may have a prize for you. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency—the government’s key intel force for pinpointing planetary happenings—announced it will dish out cash prizes for projects that can identify locations from audio and video data in an open innovation challenge. Through the newly unveiled Soundscapes Competition, the agency will distribute up to eight awards, including a $27,000 top prize, for innovative, novel means to identify, analyze and model “sound and acoustic scene indicators” used to decipher the origination of recordings in one of eight…
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Apple 5G iPhones
25
Oct
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Apple 5G iPhones

Now that people have their hands on the first Apple Inc. 5G iPhones, they will see service indicators showing either 5G, 5G E, 5G UW or 5G+, a battling iconography that says fifth-generation wireless has finally arrived. Mobile-service providers, like any consumer company, can’t resist the opportunity to slap on a logo or coin a buzzy new abbreviation. The five bars that measure signal strength weren’t enough -- the carriers have now each crafted their own unique symbols to help brand the 5G experience. Can you blame them? Verizon Communications Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and AT&T Inc. each have invested…
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