Month May 2020
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed” in an annual speech in support of the Palestinians, renewing threats against Iran’s Mideast enemy. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali… Continue Reading →
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More than 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York’s already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state directive that was ultimately scrapped amid criticisms it was accelerating the nation’s deadliest outbreaks, according to a count by The Associated… Continue Reading →
MICHIGAN (VINnews) — During a visit on Thursday to a Ford plant which formerly made cars but has now been refurbished to manufacture ventilators, President Donald Trump once again toured the facility without wearing a face mask—despite the company saying… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Can you imagine that just 141 days ago we came together in MetLife Stadium with nearly 100,000 fellow yidden, with no distancing, no masks, no gloves, (well ok, maybe some winter gloves) and we joined as one, united, in… Continue Reading →
As the spread of the coronavirus in Israel continues to dramatically decrease, with only 18 new cases in the past 24 hours and no new fatalities, the ban on non-citizens from entering Israel that was imposed as the coronavirus pandemic… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — “A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one study. “A political hit job,” he said of another. As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen the country despite warnings from doctors about the consequences of moving too quickly… Continue Reading →
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ROME — The head of Italy’s pharmacological agency says there is little data about the effectiveness of the anti-malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to treat coronavirus. Dr. Nicola Magrini offered a briefing on the various trials the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority says it was not informed about a shipment of coronavirus aid sent by the United Arab Emirates to Israel earlier this week on the first known direct commercial flight between the two countries. Palestinian… Continue Reading →
When supermarkets around the world quickly ran out of toilet paper and other staples as the coronavirus pandemic began, many countries had to assess an important topic – were they capable of supplying their citizens with their basic needs if… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Lieutenant Yerushalayim Andela is used to people taking a double take when she says her name: “When I told my friends from the army my name for the first time, they thought I hadn’t understood the question,… Continue Reading →
A letter recently submitted and published on TLS decried the fact that many are focusing on making smaller simchos in response to coronavirus pandemic, even though there is not explicit issur regarding throwing a lavish party. The writer said that instead… Continue Reading →
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines crashed near the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing all 107 passengers and crew, the city’s mayor said. The aircraft crashed into a crowded neighborhood… Continue Reading →
Over 3,400 Muslim teenagers and children stood in line this week in Nigeria to receive food boxes from Chabad shlichim for the holiday of Ramadan, COL reported. “It’s a sign of co-existence and mutual respect,” one of the shlichim explained… Continue Reading →
With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named storms, disaster preparedness experts say it’s critically important for people in evacuation zones to plan to stay with friends or family, rather than end… Continue Reading →
In a joint Kol Korei released by the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudas Yisrael, Degel HaTorah and Moetzes Chachmei HaTorah, the Gedolei Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael, shlita, call upon Klal… Read more » The post Moatzos Gedolei HaTorah Call for… Continue Reading →
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Palestinians on Friday to continue their uprising against Israel, suggesting the Israeli government was a “tumor” that should be confronted until Palestinians… Read more » The post Iran’s Khamenei Calls Israel a… Continue Reading →
The United Kingdom will later on Friday spell out details of its plans for a COVID-19 quarantine for travelers arriving from overseas, a measure that airlines have warned will devastate… Read more » The post U.K. to Outline Quarantine Measures… Continue Reading →
The United Nations secretary-general is again urging all parties to conflicts to respond to his call for a global ceasefire to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, pointing to the more than… Read more » The post U.N. Chief Renews Call for… Continue Reading →