A bitter sweet #Sukkot holiday weekend as the #coronavirus death toll rises dramatically. – Israel and #Lebanon begin landmark talks on a maritime border. – Rabbis of old offer surprising insights on how to...
Weekend infection rate slows as morbidity spikes in Israel
Good news and bad news, as Israel comes back from the opening #Sukkot holiday weekend. Dozens of deaths making for a terrible spike; but while the overall infection rate drops.
France to put Paris on top Covid-19 alert level as virus resurges
Paris and neighbouring suburbs will be put under maximum coronavirus alert on Monday, the prime minister’s office announced on Sunday, with the city’s iconic bars to close as alarming Covid-19 infection...
New York mayor announces Covid-19 shutdown plan for nine areas
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday he planned to put nine neighborhoods back under tight shutdowns as Covid-19 cases rise in parts of the city, which had largely controlled the pandemic after a catastrophic...
Cities under fire as Karabakh fighting intensifies, Azeri leader demands Armenian pullout timetable
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchanged heavy rocket and artillery fire as fighting intensified over Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, with the breakaway region’s capital and Azerbaijan’s second-largest city hit...