#Charlie Hebdo cartoons are a scapegoat for Islamic terror

#Charlie Hebdo cartoons are a scapegoat for Islamic terror

“#Charlie Hebdo cartoons are a scapegoat for Islamic terror” A man walked into a French church and began knifing people to death while screaming, “Allahu akbar!” The crack squad over at The Associated Press produced the headline: “Terrorism suspected.” “Offensive Charlie Hebdo cartoon pushes Turkey-France tensions into overdrive,” says the NBC headline. Is that really…

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#French terror attacks are a stark warning to US voters

#French terror attacks are a stark warning to US voters

“#French terror attacks are a stark warning to US voters” On Thursday, a knife-wielding assailant crying “Allahu Akbar” murdered three people at the Catholic basilica of Notre Dame de Nice, beheading one woman. The savagery in France is a reminder of the choice facing American voters at the ballot box next week. Will we stick…

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#US researchers dream of life after Trump

#US researchers dream of life after Trump

“#US researchers dream of life after Trump” WASHINGTON, DC – From his lab in Toulouse, France, Benjamin Sanderson models the range of extreme risks to humans from climate change, research he hopes can inform policymakers planning for worsening wildfires and floods. It is the kind of work he once performed in the United States –…

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# ConsenSys collaborates with Banque de France digital euro partner

# ConsenSys collaborates with Banque de France digital euro partner

“# ConsenSys collaborates with Banque de France digital euro partner ” Ethereum software firm ConsenSys has just sealed its sixth central bank digital currency project. On Oct. 28, the blockchain organization announced that it will be collaborating with Société Générale Forge on experiments for a digital euro. Société Générale Forge is the digital capital markets platform…

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#Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

#Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

“#Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures” DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified. Kuwaiti stores pulled French yogurts and…

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#Emmanuel Macron predicts nine more months of COVID-19 agony

#Emmanuel Macron predicts nine more months of COVID-19 agony

“#Emmanuel Macron predicts nine more months of COVID-19 agony” The French are looking at another nine months of fighting the coronavirus if their president’s prediction comes true — and leaders all across Europe have their guard up, ready to impose lockdowns again to stymie the alarming spike in COVID-19 cases. President Emmanuel Macron delivered his…

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#Eating like Brits? French curfew puts early dinner on menu

#Eating like Brits? French curfew puts early dinner on menu

“#Eating like Brits? French curfew puts early dinner on menu” They’ll have to swallow their pride along with their dinner. An enterprising French restaurateur is allowing customers to circumvent Paris’ newly imposed coronavirus curfew by adopting a decidedly taboo custom — eating as early as the English. “We said to ourselves we have two options:…

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