Pandemic

World's oldest plague mass grave found beneath Roman racetrack in Jordan - study

According to the study, the grave predates the Black Death burial pits from medieval Europe by approximately 800 years.

People stand before the Roman-era South Gate, was built in honour of the Roman Emperor Hadrian on the occasion of his visit circa 130 CE, is pictured at the Roman ruins of Jerash in northern Jordan on April 29, 2026.
General view of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the river Seine in Paris October 20, 2009

France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP

A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at a hospital

Israel's measles outbreak linked to global decline in vaccination rates, WHO warns

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Stress is the silent pandemic, but recovery starts at home


Israeli study: Movement of wild animals can help us predict next pandemic

A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that tracking animal movement and behavior in near real-time could detect dangerous pathogens.

A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2022

DNA confirms Yersinia pestis as cause of the first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago

Using ancient DNA from eight teeth under Jerash's Roman hippodrome, scientists date the outbreak to mid-6th–early 7th century, finding nearly identical strains from a fast, deadly wave.

A researcher holds a Jerash tooth used to help identify the origin of the first plague.

Covid-19 pandemic tied to 5.5-month surge in brain aging across population

specialists from the UK National Institute for Health Research used a machine learning model trained on 15,334 UK Biobank brain scans to chart the shift.

Covid-19 pandemic tied to 5.5-month surge in brain aging across population. Illustration.

From Lockdown to Light: Sabina’s New EP Shines Bright

The singer-songwriter embraces Hebrew for the first time in a six-track release shaped by love, family, and life after the pandemic.

 Sabina - New Day

Crisis, conflict, and the kindest generation - opinion

For six years, Israeli children have known about pandemic, war, and little else, but they have not allowed their tumultuous adolescence to define them.

 NATIONAL SERVICE volunteers at the ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitation village shower a special education student with severe disabilities with affection, as though he were their own sibling.

Pandemic aftermath: Chronic fatigue cases surge across Germany

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of individuals affected by ME/CFS has increased. Experts note that the incidence has likely doubled during this period.

 Pandemic aftermath: Chronic fatigue cases surge across Germany.

The rise of homeschooling: A global trend shaped by technology and pandemic challenges


First foreign tourists since pandemic invited to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday in North Korea

Tour Rason's top sites and celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday in North Korea, Koryo Tours announced.

 North Korean waitress serves beer to foreign tourists, Kaesong Folk Hotel.

CIA concludes COVID-19 more likely originated from lab leak than natural causes

Agency assigns 'low confidence' to conclusion, evidence remains inconclusive.

 Wuhan, China, October 2020.

COVID-19 virus likely originated from lab leak, CIA says

The newly appointed CIA chief, John Ratcliffe, noted last week that one of his priorities would be assessing the origins of the pandemic.

 A man wearing a face mask walks past an image of a virus November 24, 2020. Oldham, United Kingdom.