Articles by: JewishNews-David

The world’s new Covid-19 epicenter could be the worst yet

The world’s new Covid-19 epicenter could be the worst yet

Mexico City – For months, Latin America watched the rest of the world suffer as the coronavirus spread. It is a spectator no longer. “This… Read More ›

Dangerous Blood Clots Pose A Perplexing Coronavirus Threat

Dangerous Blood Clots Pose A Perplexing Coronavirus Threat

  WASHINGTON (AP) – First came a high fever, drenching sweats and muscle aches. Then, almost a month later, a weird numbness that spread down… Read More ›

The anti-science leadership of Trump, Bolsonaro, and Putin led to the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world

The anti-science leadership of Trump, Bolsonaro, and Putin led to the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world

  US President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are overseeing the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world. Public-health experts… Read More ›

New legislation to increase technological cooperation between Israel, US

New legislation to increase technological cooperation between Israel, US

The legislation would enhance collaboration on the research and development of technology used for national defense.   WASHINGTON – New bipartisan legislation aims to increase… Read More ›

Michigan Dam Had Repeated Safety Violations Before Flooding

Michigan Dam Had Repeated Safety Violations Before Flooding

  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations… Read More ›

Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts

Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts

New York – The economy has gone from President Donald Trump’s greatest political asset to perhaps his biggest weakness. Unemployment is spiking at an unprecedented… Read More ›

Biden: Israeli threats of annexation choke off hope of peace

Biden: Israeli threats of annexation choke off hope of peace

Biden vowed that if elected, he would support the Taylor Force Act while restoring funding to security cooperation with Israel.   Former vice president and… Read More ›

Abbas: PA no longer bound by agreements with Israel, U.S.

Abbas: PA no longer bound by agreements with Israel, U.S.

Palestinian president says decision also extends to security cooperation with Israel; announcement believed to be in response to Jerusalem’s declared plans to declare sovereignty over… Read More ›

Canadian Acrobatic Jet Crashes Amid Pandemic Show; 1 Dead

Canadian Acrobatic Jet Crashes Amid Pandemic Show; 1 Dead

  KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian acrobatic jet crashed into a British Columbia neighborhood Sunday during a flyover intended to boost morale during… Read More ›

What Netanyahu does in the next few months will seal his legacy

What Netanyahu does in the next few months will seal his legacy

Political Affairs: What the PM decides to do in Judea and Samaria will determine how he will be remembered.   It has taken 507 days,… Read More ›

Israel offers peek at new normal for air travel during pandemic

Israel offers peek at new normal for air travel during pandemic

Airport Authority’s plan set to create ‘virus-free area’ through use of disinfection stands, thermal imaging at the entrance to the airport, social distancing and allowed… Read More ›

Coronavirus may never go away, World Health Organization warns

Coronavirus may never go away, World Health Organization warns

Disease that has infected more than 4.2 million people worldwide, killing nearly 300,000, may, like HIV, become endemic and a part of the fabric of… Read More ›

Watch: Massive crowds gather in Mea Shearim for Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

Watch: Massive crowds gather in Mea Shearim for Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

In Bnei Brak, hundreds of residents gathered around a fire lit in the middle of Damesek Eliezer Street street. Police arrived on the scene, quickly… Read More ›

‘World War Z’ author/West Point teacher: Disasters are averted in pre-production

‘World War Z’ author/West Point teacher: Disasters are averted in pre-production

Preparedness is no joke to comedy legend Mel Brooks’ son Max, a writer and US military advisor, who lauds Israel’s COVID response and says global… Read More ›

Israel bans all Lag BaOmer bonfires due to coronavirus outbreak

Israel bans all Lag BaOmer bonfires due to coronavirus outbreak

Traditional lighting of bonfires banned in private homes and gardens due to fears of another mass spike in infections and possible house fires; pilgrims not… Read More ›

Court rejects petitions against Netanyahu, coalition deal, clears path to gov’t

Court rejects petitions against Netanyahu, coalition deal, clears path to gov’t

Judges find no legal justification to prevent PM from leading new gov’t; say accord ‘raises serious difficulties’ but intervention inappropriate; coalition to be sworn in… Read More ›

Intel shared among US allies indicates virus outbreak more likely came from market, not a Chinese lab

Intel shared among US allies indicates virus outbreak more likely came from market, not a Chinese lab

  Washington – Intelligence shared among Five Eyes nations indicates it is “highly unlikely” that the coronavirus outbreak was spread as a result of an… Read More ›

Minister: Israel ready to help world Jewry fight virus, but not exactly sure how

Minister: Israel ready to help world Jewry fight virus, but not exactly sure how

Diaspora Affairs Minister Tzipi Hotovely says Jerusalem exploring ways to help, in talks with community leaders, but Diaspora Jews yet to formulate concrete needs  … Read More ›

We Found And Tested 47 Old Drugs That Might Treat The Coronavirus: Results Show Promising Leads And A Whole New Way To Fight Covid-19

We Found And Tested 47 Old Drugs That Might Treat The Coronavirus: Results Show Promising Leads And A Whole New Way To Fight Covid-19

NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/AP) – The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for… Read More ›

Amazon’s Q1 profit misses Wall Street estimates even as sales jump on a surge in consumer demand

Amazon’s Q1 profit misses Wall Street estimates even as sales jump on a surge in consumer demand

  Amazon reported its first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Amazon’s sales grew faster than expected as more people shopped online amid COVID-19. But… Read More ›