MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian doctors have died and another was seriously injured in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure over working conditions in the coronavirus pandemic. The exact circumstances of the separate incidents in the last two weeks remain unclear and they are being investigated by police, but they underscore […]

JERUSALEM (VINNews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu submitted a complaint to Israeli police after death threats were issued against his son Yair and against other members of his family by anarchistic left-wing demonstrators outside the prime minister’s residence. One of the demonstrators, Chaim Shadmi, warned that “Yair Netanyahu is flanked by security guards for a […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s leader said Wednesday the world’s 1 billion people living with disabilities are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus and called for them to have equal access to prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the pandemic is revealing the extent to which people are marginalized and […]

HAVANA (AP) — Rarely used in Latin America outside hospitals before the coronavirus pandemic, face masks are now compulsory for subway riders, supermarket shoppers and even joggers in some countries — and they’re becoming a colorful part of the region’s daily life. Motifs showing up on masks are varied, often reflecting local cultures. There are […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro brought an Israeli flag to a rally on Sunday that called for shutting down the country’s Supreme Court and Congress. Leading Brazilian Jewish organizations say that including the flag sends a false message about the Jewish community’s feelings toward the president, who has come under fire […]

REIMS, France (AP) — Nazi commanders signed their surrender to Allied forces in a French schoolhouse 75 years ago this week, ending World War II in Europe and the Holocaust. Unlike the mass street celebrations that greeted this momentous news in 1945, surviving veterans are marking V-E Day this year in coronavirus confinement, sharing memories […]

ROME (AP) — From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths will hit, but when — and how badly. As more countries and U.S. states chaotically re-open for business — including some where […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a landmark decision which will serve as a precedent for the treatment of recalcitrant husbands in Israel, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a wealthy tycoon from abroad who has been helping his son evade giving a get (divorce document) to his wife will be fined a sum of about a […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has likely taken a heavy toll on North Korea, forcing leader Kim Jong Un to avoid public activities and his people into panic buying for daily necessities, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday. Although North Korea has taken intense quarantine measures, it maintains there are no […]

LONDON (AP) – Meet your new but shy galactic neighbor: A black hole left over from the death of a fleeting young star. European astronomers have found the closest black hole to Earth yet, so near that the two stars dancing with it can be seen by the naked eye. Of course, close is relative […]