Month January 2021

Israel expanded its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday to include 16- to 18-year-olds. Israel, which has the world’s fastest vaccine distribution rate, is hoping to begin reopening its economy next… Read more » The post Israel Includes Teens in Vaccination… Continue Reading →

Clashes between Chareidim and Israel Police occurred in Mea Shearim, Ashdod, and Bnei Brak on Sunday, as police arrived at yeshivos and schools that had opened in violation of lockdown enforcement. In the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, police clashed… Continue Reading →

Inside the White House, President Joe Biden presided over a focused launch of his administration, using his first days in office to break sharply with his predecessor while signing executive orders meant as a showy display of action to address… Continue Reading →

Israel’s vaccination campaign expanded to teenagers aged 16-18 on Motzei Shabbos as the world’s fastest inoculation drive pushes full speed ahead, with about a quarter of the country’s population already vaccinated. The vaccination of this age group is aimed to… Continue Reading →

Italy’s data protection authority said Friday it was imposing an immediate block on TikTok’s access to data for any user whose age has not been verified. The authority said it was acting with “urgency” following the death of a 10-year-old… Continue Reading →

New York City police officers shot and killed a man after he chased a woman with a large knife on a Bronx street and refused to drop the weapon, Chief of Department Terence Monahan said. A detective and sergeant fired… Continue Reading →

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that New York’s COVID-19 vaccine stockpile was so low it “may already be exhausted” and Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded with President Biden for more shots — but the White House basically told them, “We’ll get back to you.” And with… Continue Reading →

998 Israelis have succumbed to coronavirus-related illnesses since the beginning of January, the Health Ministry reported Sunday morning, marking January as the month with the most coronavirus deaths. October saw… Read more » The post Close to 1,000 Have Succumbed… Continue Reading →

Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island just days… Read more » The post China-Taiwan Tensions Rise Days Into… Continue Reading →

An incredible moment of achdus, kiddush Hashem and Torah learning will take place on Thursday, January 28th and you can participate! We all know singles who are looking for their bashert and here is a real way to help! Shas… Continue Reading →

A Knesset bill that would increase the fines issued to people caught violating Israel’s public coronavirus health laws is slated to be presented to the Knesset for a first reading… Read more » The post Knesset to Debate Bill on… Continue Reading →

Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic… Read more » The post U.K. Expands Vaccinations; Six Million… Continue Reading →

The reports of the acquisition of Israir by the owners of the Rami Levy supermarket chain became a fait accompli when the sale of the company for NIS 162 million… Read more » The post Rami Levy Announces: Israir to… Continue Reading →

China on Saturday reported more new cases of COVID-19 and the financial hub of Shanghai imposed new restrictions, as the country marked the anniversary of the world’s first coronavirus lockdown… Read more » The post A Year After Wuhan Lockdown,… Continue Reading →

The Employment Service on Sunday reported that 150,159 jobseekers registered with the service since the start of the third nationwide lockdown some three weeks ago, including 5,560 of them who… Read more » The post 150K New Jobseekers Added Since… Continue Reading →

The head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, will reportedly meet with President Joe Biden in the coming weeks in Washington to present Israel’s terms regarding any new version of the… Read more » The post Report: Mossad Chief to Meet… Continue Reading →

Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up… Read more » The post Trapped for Two Weeks, 11… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden‘s administration will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions,… Read more » The post Biden Administration to Unveil More… Continue Reading →

Iran may cooperate with the United States on oil and security in the Gulf, but not on Israel, the Iranian foreign minister said in remarks published on Saturday. Ties between… Read more » The post Iran’s Zarif Open to Oil,… Continue Reading →