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Wiesenthal Center puts BBC 3rd – after only Iran, Hamas – on antisemitism list

Organization’s head says ‘months of intense debate and discussion’ preceded ranking; cites alleged biased reporting, antisemitic staff

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High Court upholds Likud MK’s plea deal in corruption case

Petitioners had claimed Haim Katz shouldn’t be allowed to get off without prison time in exchange for confessing to a lesser charge

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Taliban-run government dissolves Afghan election commissions

The Taliban dissolved Afghanistan’s two election commissions as well as the state ministries for peace and parliamentarian affairs, an official said Sunday.

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Taliban-run government dissolves Afghan election commissions

The Taliban dissolved Afghanistan’s two election commissions as well as the state ministries for peace and parliamentarian affairs, an official said Sunday.

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Save the Children Says Staff Missing After Myanmar Massacre

BANGKOK — The international aid group Save the Children said two of its staffers were missing in a massacre in eastern Myanmar that left more than 30 people, including women and children, dead and burned in their vehicles after they

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‘Spider-Man’ Surpasses $1B Globally in Second Weekend

Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend. Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies, and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot and netted a

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The Students Returned, but the Fallout From a Long Disruption Remained

“They’re like, ‘The world’s out of control, why should I be in control?’” the principal of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., said of some of his struggling students.

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Crew Shortages Cause Nearly 1,800 Flights Cancellations Christmas Weekend

Bloomberg — Airlines’ U.S. flight cancellations neared almost 1,800 for the Christmas weekend, disrupting travel on one of the busiest periods of the year as the omicron-fueled wave of Covid cases triggered air-crew shortages. Saturday’s pullbacks erased at least 10%

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Health Ministry grants emergency approval to Pfizer’s anti-COVID pill

Ministry says first shipment of Paxlovid oral medication slated to arrive in Israel in coming days, is expected to be equally effective against Omicron

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