COVID-19

14

Apr

China, Chip, COVID-19, Crisis, Huawei, shortages

Chip shortages are creating a new crisis in the world

BY: Soheil Seyed Jamali PEJOURNAL - The world is currently in a COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The outbreak of this mysterious disease has affected most countries of the world for over a year and has caused many problems. The economic crisis can be considered the biggest and worst result of this virus. According to our current knowledge, the virus started in China and later spread to the rest of the world. Industrialized and rich countries have more production and industrial centers than Third World countries. Thus, the spread of the virus within those countries has complicated the crisis both for them…

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30

Mar

COVID crisis, COVID-19, COVID19, covidiot, coxxidiot

This is a coxxidiot

Original column BY: Clara Carluccio Translation BY: Costantino Ceoldo PEJOURNAL - They write to us with their usual arrogance, of those who despise those who propose alternative versions of the facts. They are the ones who keep in mind the numbers repeated every day, for a year, like a voodoo formula. Those who walk down the street and complain about “too many people around”, because only they can have the right to go shopping, buy the newspaper, walk an hour or two. They are the ones who spy, when they see people too close, or worse, laughing and having fun,…

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30

Mar

2020, 2021, COVID crisis, COVID-19, COVID19, PANDEMIC

Short comic history of a pandemic (2020-2021)

Original column BY: Sergio Flore Translation BY: Costantino Ceoldo PEJOURNAL - In a way yes, they are right: it is like a war. But no, no bayonet charges against the enemy. No act of courage or self-denial and certainly a few pats on the back between fellow soldiers. However, there is Manichean thought, the implicit rhetoric of the “with us or against us”. There is the impossibility of stopping, doubting, asking questions, on pain of social exclusion. Here, in this sense, yes, it is like a war. Brief review, in outline, of the stages of the military campaign. I go…

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22

Mar

COVID-19, IEA, Oil 2021, Oil markets

Oil markets face uncertain future

PEJOURNAL - World oil markets have rebounded from the massive demand shock triggered by Covid-19 but still face a high degree of uncertainty that is testing the industry as never before, according to a new IEA report.  The forecast for global oil demand has shifted lower, and demand could peak earlier than previously thought if a rising focus by governments on clean energy turns into stronger policies and behavioural changes induced by the pandemic become deeply rooted, according to Oil 2021, the IEA’s latest annual medium-term market report. But in the report’s base case, which reflects current policy settings, oil demand…

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28

Jan

COVID-19, massacre, Moderna, monopoly, Pfizer, World Health Organization

Competition between Pfizer-Moderna and Covid-19 in the mass massacre of the people of the world!

BY: Mohammad Ghaderi PEJOURNAL - Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of vaccine production is the most important factor in the fight against this unknown virus has been on the agenda of many claiming countries in the field of health, to the point that competition in it was also drawn to domestic and international political issues of countries. The main reason for the warming of the tenor of the competition, in addition to the vitality of the story, was the ability to generate power and wealth, which, if realized, could create a special place for the…

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10

Nov

Africa, America, Atlantic Council, China, COVID-19, EU, foreign policy, Joe Biden, Latin America, Middle East, Multilateralism, NATO, presidency, Trumpism, USA

What does Joe Biden’s presidency mean for America’s role in the world?

BY: Atlantic Council PEJOURNAL - We finally have a winner. After several days of counting votes, former Vice President Joe Biden has defeated President Donald J. Trump in the US presidential election, after the Associated Press called Pennsylvania for the former vice president on November 7.  While Biden may have to contend with a divided Congress to achieve his many domestic priorities, he will have much more power to shape US foreign policy going forward. “Under a Biden presidency, the United States will shift from a ‘with or without us’ approach to a policy that fundamentally believes the United States can achieve more when we work together with partner nations,” Jason Marczak, director of…

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27

Oct

COVID-19, digital transformation, Ecosystems, Smart Manufacturing

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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02

Sep

antibody, CODE Genetics, coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine

Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts

PEJOURNAL - Antibody that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus over time, and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines. If a vaccine can spur production of long-lasting antibodies as natural infection seems to do, it gives hope that “immunity to this unpredictable and highly contagious virus may not be fleeting,” scientists…

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25

Aug

COVID-19, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, North Korea, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

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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25

Aug

Blockade, China, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eid Al Fitr, Gaza, Hebron, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, West Bank

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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