Month: December 2021
France arrests man suspected of helping Syria produce chemical weapons
Unidentified detainee, who lives abroad, suspected of aiding crimes against humanity committed by Assad regime during civil war
Read MoreIsraeli hospital to begin study on efficacy of 4th COVID vaccine dose
6,000 individuals, including 150 medical staff, to be given additional booster shot in first-of-its-kind research
Read More‘We just do not have enough players’: More bowl games canceled as COVID cases surge
The Fenway Bowl and the Military Bowl are canceled as the U-Va. Cavaliers and Boston College Eagles bowed out due to an insufficient number of players. (Image credit: Mary Schwalm/AP)
Read MoreCoalition MKs to push climate law within weeks to force PM’s hand
Yesh Atid’s Yorai Lahav-Hertzano will sponsor bill, drafted by Adam Teva V’Din, calling for National Climate Council, target of 50% renewables by 2030
Read MoreIsrael could lift curbs on international travel next week — health minister
Horowitz says closing skies pointless when Omicron is rapidly spreading; quarantine may be nixed for vaccinated, as current rules expected to lead to ‘effective lockdown’
Read More‘An inspiration to generations’: Tributes pour in for Archbishop Tutu
US President Biden says he is ‘heartbroken’; Queen Elizabeth II calls the late anti-apartheid icon a ‘man who tirelessly championed human rights’
Read MoreFauci: cases will rise due to ‘extraordinarily contagious’ Omicron – Business Insider
Fauci: cases will rise due to ‘extraordinarily contagious’ Omicron Business Insider Fauci says Covid cases will go much higher as omicron spread continues, warns against getting complacent CNBC Fauci says U.S. must do ‘better’ on testing amid omicron surge Washington Post Fauci warns
Read MoreGermany to release $200m to 150,000 Holocaust survivors due to pandemic
Funds were supposed to be distributed in two payments by end of 2022, but are expedited to help recipients cope with coronavirus-related financial hardships
Read MoreSaudi Arabia accuses Iran, Hezbollah of aiding Houthis after deadly missile attack
Two people killed in latest assault from Yemen; coalition’s response leaves at least three civilians dead, medics say
Read MoreMajor storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California
A 70-mile (112-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 80 was shut Sunday from Colfax, California, through the Lake Tahoe region to the Nevada state line. The California Department of Transportation also closed other mountain routes while warning of poor visibility and slippery
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