Articles by: JewishNews-Malki

Fed slashes main interest rate to near zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic

Fed slashes main interest rate to near zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic

  The Federal Reserve slashed its main interest rates to near zero in an emergency move. It’s part of a broader government effort to ease… Read More ›

President Reuven Rivlin receives official March 2 election results

President Reuven Rivlin receives official March 2 election results

“There are many who are looking here with hope that answers will come from this house. The answers are for you to find,” Rivlin said.… Read More ›

Trump Says White House To Seek Possible Payroll Tax Relief Amid Virus Outbreak

Trump Says White House To Seek Possible Payroll Tax Relief Amid Virus Outbreak

  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Monday his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief, as he looks to calm financial… Read More ›

Head of the New York/New Jersey port authority has coronavirus, governor says

Head of the New York/New Jersey port authority has coronavirus, governor says

The head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has tested positive for coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Executive… Read More ›

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

Since the novel coronavirus outbreak began in China last December, it has spread across the world and now threatens to become a global pandemic. The… Read More ›

With 99% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc slumps to 58 seats

With 99% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc slumps to 58 seats

The bloc is 3 seats short of gaining 120 Knesset majority needed to form coalition government; Blue & White appears to have gained a seat… Read More ›

Analysis: Likud has beaten Blue and White, but Netanyahu’s options hinge on final count

Analysis: Likud has beaten Blue and White, but Netanyahu’s options hinge on final count

In Israel’s multi-party system, there’s a world of difference between the prime minister winning the backing of 61, 60 or 59 of the Knesset’s 120… Read More ›

Israelis arriving from Italy move freely at airport, take public transport

Israelis arriving from Italy move freely at airport, take public transport

Many Israeli nationals returning from abroad, who were ordered to self-quarantine upon arrival, say they’re amazed there was no one at Ben Gurion Airport to… Read More ›

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Announces Gaza Ceasefire, IDF Warns Of Escalation

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Announces Gaza Ceasefire, IDF Warns Of Escalation

  JERUSALEM (JNS) — Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Monday evening after two days of heavy fighting between… Read More ›

Coronavirus is fast becoming an ‘economic pandemic

Coronavirus is fast becoming an ‘economic pandemic

London – The emergence of hundreds of coronavirus cases in two major economies outside China has dashed hopes of a speedy recovery from an epidemic… Read More ›

A WeWork exec who was Rebecca Neumann’s cousin regularly ran up huge expense reports before other execs ganged up and forced him out

A WeWork exec who was Rebecca Neumann’s cousin regularly ran up huge expense reports before other execs ganged up and forced him out

  In the summer of 2018, a woman who worked on WeWork’s real estate team sent the company a document filled with allegations involving the… Read More ›

Trump gleefully taunted Bloomberg over his disastrous first Democratic debate, saying it was the ‘worst in the history of debates’

Trump gleefully taunted Bloomberg over his disastrous first Democratic debate, saying it was the ‘worst in the history of debates’

  President Donald Trump mocked the Democratic presidential contender Mike Bloomberg after he endured a tough night Wednesday in his first Democratic presidential debate. “Mini… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders’ Campaign To Request Recount Of Iowa Caucuses

Bernie Sanders’ Campaign To Request Recount Of Iowa Caucuses

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign plans to ask for a partial recount of the Iowa caucus results,after the state Democratic Party released… Read More ›

3 red flags Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler said she noticed early on

3 red flags Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler said she noticed early on

  Former Uber employee and whistleblower Susan Fowler says in her new book that she noticed a handful of red flags early on in her time at… Read More ›

Third Israeli contracts coronavirus on cruise ship off Japan

Third Israeli contracts coronavirus on cruise ship off Japan

Health Ministry working to extract remaining Israelis from Diamond Princess; Jerusalem chief rabbi to enter self-quarantine after Singapore visit, as Israel toughens rules   A… Read More ›

UK Parents Lose Court Appeal To Keep Baby On Life Support

UK Parents Lose Court Appeal To Keep Baby On Life Support

  LONDON (AP) — The parents of a baby declared brain dead by doctors have lost the latest round of a legal battle in Britain’s… Read More ›

Over 1,700 frontline medics infected with coronavirus in China, presenting new crisis for the government

Over 1,700 frontline medics infected with coronavirus in China, presenting new crisis for the government

Ning Zhu, a nurse in Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the heart of a deadly coronavirus outbreak, is restless. Instead of helping on the… Read More ›

China’s massive security state is being used to crack down on the Wuhan virus

China’s massive security state is being used to crack down on the Wuhan virus

Hong Kong – The camera hovers just above the elderly woman’s head, as she looks up, her face becomes confused and worried. “Yes auntie, this… Read More ›

Israeli winter to return at weekend after hot spell

Israeli winter to return at weekend after hot spell

The storm is set to hit the country overnight Thursday, with most of the precipitation falling on a night between Friday and Saturday; fears of… Read More ›

Scholars urge transparency to restore Yad Vashem credibility after Putin fiasco

Scholars urge transparency to restore Yad Vashem credibility after Putin fiasco

Holocaust memorial has apologized for revisionist videos shown at World Holocaust Forum but won’t say who produced, or vetted, the pro-Russian content; Forum also keeping… Read More ›