Patriot back on the water after capsize
American Magic's boat Patriot is back in the water for the first time since capsizing in its America's Cup challenger series race against Luna Rossa...
Metal tags of children murdered in the Holocaust unearthed at Sobibor
Four metal identity tags belonging to young children murdered at the Sobibor extermination camp were uncovered in a joint excavation project carried out by Yoram...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day goes online for 2021
Yad Vashem has also created a sub section of its website featuring online exhibitions, educational resources and the unique “IRemember Wall.” Reflected image of Zalman...
Israel cries blood libel over false Palestinian COVID-19 vaccines charge
False Palestinian charges with regard to the COVID-19 vaccines is a modern-day form of a blood libel, Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan told...
Netanyahu: ‘Never again’ is Israel’s mission
Israel’s mission is to ensure the Jewish people will never be defenseless against those who seek to destroy it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in...
When will Joe Biden call Benjamin Netanyahu? – analysis
The headlines coming out of some of the first phone calls the Biden administration made to foreign leaders and national security figures were all about...
IDF lone soldier from UK thwarts stabbing, Palestinian attacker killed
Corporal "L." from the Home Front Command's Search and Rescue Unit currently on routine security activity in the West Bank, succeeded in stopping the attacker...
Growing concern in Israel over appointment of Malley as US rep. to Iran
The Jewish anti-Israel co-head of the radical left-wing group Code Pink, Ariel Gold, supports the appointment of Robert Malley as the next US special representative...
900 Holocaust survivors died of COVID-19 in Israel in 2020
A total of 179,600 Holocaust survivors live in Israel; 5,300 were infected with coronavirus over last year A Holocaust survivor shows the number that was...
Joe Biden’s rabbi on his connection to Jews, leadership and Israel
To really understand US President Joe Biden, his connection to the Jewish community, his style of leadership, and what it all means for Israel, you...
Cannabis can reduce COVID-19 complications, mitigate fibrosis – study
A new study out of Canada has found further evidence that certain strains of cannabis could inhibit severe cases of respiratory inflammation known as "cytokine...
Biden envoy: US to reopen diplomatic missions for Palestinians
The United States plans to reopen the diplomatic missions for the Palestinians, US envoy Richard Mills told the UN Security Council on Tuesday, as he...
IDF Chief Kochavi: Return to Iran 2015 nuclear deal is strategic mistake
Iran’s jumps in enriching uranium could eventually bring it to be "only weeks" away from a nuclear bomb. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi overlooks...
Court: No postponing PM trial to wait for Case 4000 entities’ decision
Netanyahu's lawyers had hoped that open decisions about whether Yediot Ahronot and Walla will be part of the Case 4000 Jerusalem trial could be used...
If border restrictions increase to combat new Covid-19 strains, what rights do returning New Zealanders have?
As we know, getting into New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic is difficult. There are practicalities, such as high airfare and managed isolation costs. And...
North Korea develops coronavirus vaccine, begins human trials
The vaccine seems to be made from information put together through hacking activities. Coronavirus vaccine under development (illustrative) (photo credit: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS) North Korea is...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine should not be used on pregnant women – WHO
Regarding pregnant women's reactions to coronavirus vaccines in general, no research was published so far, that it be for Moderna or Pfizer's vaccines. Visibly pregnant...
Israel reopens mission to Morocco after 20 years
“This is living proof of the changes in the region and the warm peace between us and countries in the region,” Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi...
Is there an end in sight for Ōtara’s gang problem?
A gang turf war gripped the South Auckland suburb in late 2020, forcing a school into lock down and armed police to patrol the streets....
Spike in kids with COVID-19 means Israel unlikely to open schools
While adults over the age of 40 are getting vaccinated at an almost miraculous rate, Israel is seeing a sharp rise in the number of...
Coronavirus: Israeli data supports Pfizer vaccine effectiveness – Maccabi
The preliminary results shared by Maccabi showed that only 20 people out of some 128,600 who received both shots have since been infected with the...
Joaquin Castro criticizes Israel on corona vaccines for Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority leadership has said it prefers to receive vaccines from other sources. Coronavirus vaccines being prepared at Sourasky Medical Center, December 20, 2020...
Covid-19 cases: More than 100m infected worldwide – US university
More than 100 million people around the world have now been infected with Covid-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. People wearing protective...
Senate confirms Blinken as the next Secretary of State
The US Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Antony Blinken as the next secretary of state. Seventy-eight senators from both parties voted to approve his...
Former Dunedin airport worker jailed for ‘cruel’ bomb hoax
A former Dunedin Airport aviation security officer who planted a fake bomb on the airfield only days after the Christchurch terror attack has been jailed...
Cold change on its way as parts of South Island sizzle again
Canterbury and Marlborough are again sweltering in hot temperatures today with Christchurch, Ashburton and Timaru about 30C or higher. Sam Kerr, left, and his brother,...
New Zealand on track to receive Pfizer vaccine by March – Dr Bloomfield
The Director-General of Health is confident that New Zealand will receive a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of March. Director General of Health Dr Ashley...
CDC researchers see little evidence in-person school drives COVID-19 infection
Studies in the United States and abroad found little evidence schools were spreading COVID-19 infections, showing a “path forward” to in-person classes, researchers from the...
West Coasters ask – where’s our $24m?
Pressure is mounting on the government to release $24 million earmarked for the hurting tourism town of Franz Josef. Photo: 123RF Six months since it...
Wellington businesses sick of constant ‘poo-namis’ stench after latest burst pipe
Downtown Wellington workers and residents are fed up with the putrid stench of raw sewage pervading the city after a wastewater pipe burst. Workers see...
Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call
US President Joe Biden has warned Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call, the White House says. US President Joe Biden...
Police justified in tasering man four times – IPCA
The police have been cleared of wrongdoing after a man was tasered four times and hit with a baton during an incident in Palmerston North....
Auckland start up aims to digitise healthcare system
A new Auckland-based company has ambitious plans to deliver primary healthcare through digital applications as well as build up a stable of medical practices. Tend...
Dry ice, containers and overworked doctors: the hurdles for Japan’s vaccine roll-out
Japan’s vaccination roll-out faces logistical hurdles that could further delay the slow-moving campaign, experts and officials say, complicating plans to deliver widescale coronavirus inoculations in...
U.S. ‘actively looking’ at mandating COVID-19 testing for domestic air travel
The Biden administration is “actively looking” at expanding mandatory COVID-19 testing to travelers on U.S. domestic flights, a senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Biden administration aims to have enough vaccine for most Americans by summertime
The United States aims to acquire an additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, enough to inoculate most Americans...
Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial
Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some...
Alan Mnuchin-backed SPAC in talks to take Sharecare public – sources
A blank-check acquisition firm backed by veteran investment banker Alan Mnuchin is in talks to merge with digital health startup Sharecare Inc and take it...
Housing: Judith Collins says free up land and bring in more tradespeople
New Zealand faces the risk of a generation being locked out of the housing market unless land is freed up and more houses built, National...
Yellen, Rice tout economics as key to fixing American inequality
Dismantling racial inequalities that have plagued the United States since its founding will boost economic growth and create new jobs for everyone, top advisers to...
Widespread internet outage hits U.S. East Coast
Thousands of users across the U.S. East Coast faced widespread internet outage from providers including Verizon Communications Inc on Tuesday, disrupting services offered by Google,...
Dilworth School: Four men to stand trial accused of historical sexual offending
Four men linked to Dilworth School will go to trial in the High Court accused of historical sexual offences against boys. Dilworth School in Auckland....
Covid-19 Update: Northland’s community cases and today’s numbers
There are four new border-related cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said...
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