Some European countries are tightening restrictions over the coming weeks – while others are relaxing them for Christmas. In many nations, coronavirus cases are rising again after dipping at the end of November...
Drug deaths in Scotland hit worst level on record
Policy makers in Glasgow believe the pandemic may have contributed to an increase in drug use as latest figures show heroin and morphine has affected families on a record level. Figures from the National Records of...
Orr Shalom seeks to help at-risk youth – Naomi Liberman
The Orr Shalom association is a non-profit that works to protect and help at risk or impoverished youth and children in Israel who’ve been removed from their homes. And they are now hosting a Hanukkah-slash-end of the...
Delegations from UAE and Bahrain join holiday festivities
Ringing in the new peace in the Middle East, delegates from #Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are here in Israel this week; and they’re taking part in the annual holiday celebrations.
Israeli drip irrigation could change the way we grow rice
Israel’s famous drip #irrigation becomes the latest saving grace in fighting food scarcity, as well as harmful climate change.
Film show: ‘Lockdown: The Sequel’ tests patience of French cinemas
The house lights have dimmed once more but it’s not because the film’s about to start. Movie theatres in France had their hopes dashed when Covid-19 lockdown measures were extended as part of a second...
‘Culture is essential’: Arts and culture sectors protest against closure
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Opera Bastille to voice their anger and despair. Many are bitter that while non-essential shops were allowed to reopen two and a half weeks ago, theatres, cinemas and...