Pandemic
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.
World's oldest plague mass grave found beneath Roman racetrack in Jordan - study
France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP
Israel's measles outbreak linked to global decline in vaccination rates, WHO warns
Children express their feelings better to robots than to people - study
A team from the University of Cambridge conducted a study to see how well children express their feelings and their mental health to a robot.
Wanderlust in Israel – why and to where do people travel?
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis will take the opportunity to travel abroad once more, while the weather is ideal in so many parts of the world and the prices are far cheaper than the summer fares.
Wanderlust in Israel – why and to where do people travel?
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis will take the opportunity to travel abroad once more, while the weather is ideal in so many parts of the world and the prices are far cheaper than the summer fares.
North Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies COVID
Authorities have dispatched epidemiological, virology and test experts to the area to investigate the cause of the fever cases while imposing measures to prevent their spread.
Economic inequality is the great plague of the 21st century
Zvi Stepak: “Inequality must be reduced. Israeli society is divided enough between right and left, between the haredim and the secular. We don’t need to add to this.”
Israel's Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Q2 profit tops expectations
In the April-June period, the bank said it earned 1.05 billion shekels ($325 million), up from 988 million a year earlier.
Partisanship influences how people view pandemic response - report
A Pew Research Center survey found that people's views of their government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic are heavily influenced by partisanship.
The mental health pandemic: America's great national emergency - opinion
We can only hope that our elected officials will begin to address mental health for what it is, a national emergency.
Delta had worst cancelation rate among US airlines in May
Researchers create COVID-19 antibodies from eggs - study
Researchers say that birds are ideal for producing antibodies quickly and cheaply, and these could potentially be used to treat or help prevent COVID-19.
