Month March 2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he will announce new restrictions on gatherings to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in the coming days but but… Read more » The post Mayor de Blasio: New Virus… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks fell sharply once again on Thursday after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns over the possible economic slowdown from the coronavirus. The S&P 500 dropped 7% shortly after the open, triggering a 15-minute “circuit… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — An early plunge of 7% on Wall Street triggered a trading halt as a sell-off slamming global markets continued. The Dow Jones industrials dropped more than 1,600 points, or 7%, the S&P 500 fell a similar… Continue Reading →
ROME (AP) — Natalina De Santis’ three adult children come to her front door, bringing food to keep her healthy and books to relieve her boredom, but she doesn’t let them in any more. Widowed a few months ago and… Continue Reading →
Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak that has hit the Islamic Republic hard, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif… Read more » The post Iran Asks IMF for $5B… Continue Reading →
A sign on the wall of Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky’s home on Thursday morning announced that the Gadol’s kabalas kahal has been discontinued, Kikar H’Shabbos reported. The unprecedented announcement of the cancellation of the Gadol HaTorah’s kabalas kahal follows the… Continue Reading →
The Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer said Thursday that one of its doctors has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The doctor, a member of the hospital’s emergency medicine unit,… Read more » The post Doctor at Tel Hashomer Diagnosed… Continue Reading →
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday lashed out at President Donald Trump’s “unilateral” decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States over the coronavirus, saying that the illness doesn’t respect borders. Trump has called the disease… Continue Reading →
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — The “corona effect” is already dramatically effecting the tourism industry both in Israel and abroad, with multiple cancellations and desperate airline companies offering flights for as low as 13$. The new stringent guidelines of Israel’s health… Continue Reading →
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Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s new restrictions on travel from European nations, saying the epicenter of the coronavirus has shifted from Asia to Europe. In… Read more » The post Pence Defends Europe Travel Curbs… Continue Reading →
Israel is not about to be hit by a natural disaster, despite rumors to that effect that have been circulating on social media, Channel 13 forecaster Elad Zohar said Thursday… Read more » The post Forecaster: Eilat Will Not be… Continue Reading →
Practical Suggestions I shall conclude with some practical suggestions for making our schools more inclusive. The goal of schools should be chanoch l’naar al pi darko, (Mishlei 22:6) to find each child’s strengths and abilities and work through these to… Continue Reading →
The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, Beijing’s senior medical officer said on Thursday, as China declared the peak had passed there… Read more » The post China Senior Medical Adviser: Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran. The House gave final legislative approval to the measure Wednesday, 227-186, sending it to Trump. The president has… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — More than 100 corona patients have been diagnosed in Israel, and tens of thousands have people have been quarantined. Yesterday the government issued a directive prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 people which has severely affected the… Continue Reading →
U.S. residents will begin receiving census forms in the mail as early as Thursday as the federal government kicks off its once-a-decade count of the population, a gargantuan effort crucial… Read more » The post First Online U.S. Census Kicks… Continue Reading →
A 69-year-old man who had visited Italy and had a pre-existing illness has become the first person in Austria to die of the coronavirus, the city of Vienna said on… Read more » The post Austria Reports First Coronavirus Death,… Continue Reading →
Police have stationed extra security around the home of Gesher head Orly Levy-Abukasis because of threats to her life, apparently by leftists, over the announcement that her faction would not… Read more » The post Police Provide Security to Gesher… Continue Reading →
Iraq’s military on Thursday said it opened an investigation into a rocket attack hours earlier that killed three servicemen, including two Americans, at an Iraqi base housing coalition forces. At… Read more » The post Iraq Will Investigate Attack on… Continue Reading →