South Korea has reported more than 300 new coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day as authorities begin enforcing toughened social distancing rules in some areas to fight a resurgence of small-scale clusters of infections. The 343 new cases announced Thursday raised the country’s case total to 29,654 for the pandemic, with 498 deaths from […]
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In an exclusive interview with Axios and Walla reporter Barak Ravid, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, who visited Israel on Wednesday, said that he expects the Biden administration to consult
Israeli-Serbian basketball player Deni Avdija was selected as the ninth overall pick by the Washington Wizards, the first Israeli to be selected in the top ten in NBA history. “Israel is such a small country that doesn’t produce as many NBA players as other countries, but for me, just to represent my country and to […]
BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon as part of a bigger deal that has the wireless giant investing in the digital-media company. BuzzFeed and Verizon did not disclose terms of
One of Dubai’s “jetmen,” whose flights over the world’s tallest building and alongside a jumbo jet with engines strapped to his back wowed watchers online, died Tuesday while training in the deserts of this Arabian sheikhdom, his organization said. Vincent Reffet, 36, of Annecy, France, was killed during the training, Jetman Dubai said in a […]
Israel is developing a strategy to shape the policy of the Biden administration on a new Iran nuclear deal, Axios reported on Wednesday. The report, which quoted two Knesset members
An accelerated U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced by Washington this week, has rattled both allies and adversaries. There are fears of worsening violence and regional chaos, which some say could embolden the local Islamic State affiliate to regroup and perhaps even try to build another “caliphate.” Under an earlier deal between the U.S. and […]
The United States hit Iran with new sanctions on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the case that undoing the actions of the Trump administration would be foolish
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A rapper who shot off a flamethrower while standing on an occupied New York City bus surrendered to police on Wednesday. Authorities said Dupree G.O.D was arrested on charges of
The United States government will officially designate the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as anti-Semitic and withdraw funding from groups associated with it, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday on his visit to Israel. “Today I want to make one announcement with respect to a decision by the State Department that […]
The United Nations humanitarian office is releasing $100 million in emergency funding to seven countries at risk of famine in Africa and the Middle East amid conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, while the humanitarian chief says returning to a world where famines are common would be “obscene.” A statement overnight said $80 million of the […]
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it’s “just a matter of time” until the state orders a halt to indoor dining. A shutdown likely will come “in the next week or two,” de Blasio said Thursday at a news briefing. On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo had warned that the entire city could be […]
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A massive fire is burning in industrial buildings in Middletown, NY, Thursday morning. The fire is in a complex on Midland Avenue that houses a movie studio, and other commercial/industrial
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Thursday aggressively made the case for the Trump campaign’s legal challenge of the 2020 election results, alleging in a fiery news conference that
Former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in modern history. The first-day sales, a record for Penguin Random House, includes pre-orders, e-books and audio. “We are thrilled with the first […]
Two incumbent Democrats have won re-election to Congress in districts east and north of New York City. U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi survived a tough challenge to win a third term representing a district that includes Long Island’s wealthy north shore. And U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado won a second term, defeating military veteran Kyle Van De […]
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