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US sets single day records for cases; California readies new clamp down
California warns of a region-by-region shutdown as the US tops 100 thousand COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 6:00:13 AM
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Jewish Democrats welcome Meeks’ appt. as chair of Foreign Affairs Cmte.
Rep. Meeks will replace Eliot Engel, a staunch supporter of Israel, who lost his primary reelection bid and will not serve in the next Congress.
By OMRI NAHMIAS \
12/5/2020 10:42:26 PM
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Moderna to supply 100-125m COVID-19 vaccines globally in first quarter
The first-quarter doses are within the 500 million to up to 1 billion doses the company expects to manufacture globally in 2021, Moderna said.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 12:49:02 AM
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Biden's top economic adviser Deese to fight climate change, jobs crises
In 2017, Deese was named head of sustainable investment at $7.4 trillion asset giant BlackRock Inc, which is shedding some coal investments, but still invests heavily in fossil fuel companies.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 1:05:27 AM
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Trump's campaign, RNC have raised $207.5 million since Election Day
The fine print made clear most of the money would go to other priorities, including retiring the debts of Trump's campaign.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 2:16:33 AM
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'This is not science fiction,' say scientists pushing for 'neuro-rights'
“This is the first time in history that humans can have access to the contents of people's minds,” said Rafael Yuste, a neuroscience professor at Columbia University.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 1:56:31 AM
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IDF's elite Givati Brigade soldiers march alongside disabled comrades
The IDF is renowned for being one of the only armies in the world which incorporates young people with special needs into its ranks.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
12/4/2020 4:35:30 AM
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Egypt To Stiffen Child Marriage Penalties
Egypt’s government is considering a series of laws to tamp down on underage marriage and women’s advocates hope these policy changes will close all the loopholes.
By TARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE \
12/4/2020 2:50:23 AM
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Tunisians stage sit-ins at vital industrial sites, protest ailing economy
Government’s failure to implement reforms promised after Jasmine Revolution behind the unrest, experts say.
By DIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE \
12/4/2020 2:56:05 AM
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South Korea reports 629 new coronavirus cases, highest in nine months
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 2:58:13 AM
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Top AI ethics researcher says Google fired her; company denies it
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 3:02:46 AM
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Yemen coalition intercepts explosive drone launched by Houthis - state TV
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 3:47:30 AM
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Like winning the lottery: Identical triplets born at Hadassah Hospital
Identical triplets are born in one of every 200,000 births, a rare event that only occurs around once a year in Israel.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
12/4/2020 4:28:43 AM
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Female diplomats from Israel, Bahrain, UAE discuss equality in diplomacy
During the first-of-its-kind event, the speakers stressed the need for the involvement of women in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and beyond.
By IDAN ZONSHINE \
12/4/2020 4:43:57 AM
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Short film shows Birthright through the eyes of Russian Jews
For Horesh, the issues raised in the film speak to innate inequalities inherent in the Chief Rabbinate's laws.
By STEPHEN SILVER/JTA \
12/4/2020 5:13:21 AM
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Oldest Greek Holocaust survivor Esther Cohen dies at 96
In 2014, Cohen made headlines when then German President Joachim Gauck visited Ioannina and met her in a public event.
By TOBIAS SIEGAL \
12/4/2020 5:54:40 AM
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How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall decades after WWII
A tradition that had been paused for 70 years after the Holocaust, its resumption is helping to unite and revitalize a dwindling and divided community with its glorious past.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
12/4/2020 5:55:56 AM
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 23,449 - RKI
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 6:17:02 AM
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Black Shadow hacker group releases threat as payment deadline approaches
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 9:40:31 AM
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US Justice Dept probed Kushner lawyer over alleged graft scheme - NYT
In October, Broidy pleaded guilty in a separate case to legally lobbying Trump to drop an investigation into a Malaysian embezzlement.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 6:34:20 AM
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Biden addresses Fakhrizadeh's assassination, Iran nuclear program
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 6:50:02 AM
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Trump spy chief labels China biggest threat to freedom since WWII - WSJ
Ratcliffe said China's economic espionage approach was threefold: "Rob, Replicate and Replace."
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 6:51:08 AM
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Biden addresses Fakhrizadeh's assassination, Iran nuclear program
Biden reaffirmed his desire to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran complies, but noted that he has no intention of allowing Iran to reach nuclear capability.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 8:34:39 AM
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Israeli scientists warned: Iran could be watching you
One scientist was warned not to walk the same routes regularly and to be mindful of strange packages or unusual events.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 8:36:36 AM
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Coronavirus in Israel: 1,434 new cases in the last day - 2.3% positive
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 3:03:00 PM
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Shirbit hackers release more data as company refuses to pay ransom
Medical information, checks and pay stubs were among the customer information released.
By TZVI JOFFRE \
12/5/2020 7:22:32 PM
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Seven injured in S.Africa refinery explosion, fire under control
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 9:48:16 AM
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Baby’s first breath triggers life-saving changes in the brain - study
This discovery may help explain cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the leading cause of infant mortality in Western countries.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 12:10:43 PM
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Coronavirus cabinet to meet on Sunday
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 3:02:34 PM
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Nearly 50 tons of Gaza-grown strawberries exported to West Bank
COGAT's Colonel Iyad Sarhan says that this coordination is part of activity intended to improve the lives of residents of Gaza.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 10:25:37 AM
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Benny Gantz in direct message to Palestinians: Return to negotiations
Gantz touched on the effect of the coronavirus on Palestinians saying that Israel will work to provide Palestinians with aid.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 4:29:50 PM
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Trump, Sisi discuss Middle East peace on Thursday night call - report
By SARAH CHEMLA \
12/4/2020 11:49:50 AM
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New coronavirus cases top 1,500 as cabinet prepares to meet
Nachman Ash in Shfaram: Christmas should be celebrated with nuclear families alone * Middle schoolers head back to school on Sunday
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
12/5/2020 9:44:11 PM
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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Shabbat times for your area.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/6/2020 1:19:46 PM
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Second flight of 'Rock of Israel' immigrants lands in Israel (photos)
On the flight were 120 members of the Falash Mura community from Ethiopia who made Aliyah as part of the operation.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 12:43:41 PM
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'Disturbing reports' from Eritrean refugee camps in Tigray - UN
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 12:23:41 PM
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Stena Line says role in UK delivery of Pfizer vaccine going well
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 12:35:23 PM
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Gafni says will raise Draft bill if talk of budget bill arises
MK Moshe Gafni also celebrated his party's success at preventing the amendment of a basic law that is intended to ensure equality and prohibit discrimination.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 2:43:47 PM
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Smartphone-connected face mask designed in Romania
The “social mask” is a minimalist and transparent mask featuring a biosensor that can connect to a smartphone.
By SARAH CHEMLA \
12/4/2020 2:43:36 PM
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Turkish lira slips as US moves closer to sanctions over S-400s
Russia delivered the ground-to-air S-400s last year and Turkey tested them as recently as October.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 1:39:34 PM
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Benny Gantz: Elections are wrong for Israel but better than paralysis
"I will meet with the Finance Minister on Sunday and I say this clearly and now: The options are a budget now or elections."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 2:56:40 PM
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Erdogan says he hopes France will get rid of Macron "burden" soon
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 2:18:37 PM
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Gucci donates $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply COVID vaccines
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 2:23:55 PM
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Israel, Moderna sign expanded deal for 6 million COVID vaccine doses
PM Netanyahu: "This is three times the number of vaccines in the original contract with Moderna. It gives us hope."
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
12/6/2020 1:40:33 PM
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US expert Fauci backtracks on criticism of UK on vaccine -NBC
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 2:55:44 PM
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Terrorist associated with attack of Rabbi Meir Chai arrested in Nablus
Rabbi Meir Chai was killed in a drive-by shooting attack in 2009, the fourth attack of its kind that year.
By CELIA JEAN \
12/4/2020 4:10:47 PM
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Iran tells IAEA it will accelerate underground uranium enrichment
The confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report obtained by Reuters said Iran plans to install several more cascades, or clusters, of advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the plant at Natanz.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 6:07:21 PM
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Ethiopia says war ending, with most Tigray leaders dead or caught
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 3:56:03 PM
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Medical miracle? Woman recovers from stroke in two hours
Biton was told about what had happened during the event by the medical team which treated her, after which she concluded that such a thing can happen to anyone at any age.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 5:16:33 PM
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Jewish man arrested for setting fire to Roman Catholic church in Jerusalem
The suspect poured flammable liquid inside the Roman Catholic church, and then set it alight before a church guard detained him and police took him for questioning.
By CELIA JEAN \
12/6/2020 6:50:52 AM
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Warner Bros to debut all 2021 films on HBO Max on the same day
The change, led by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, was the most aggressive move to date to bring movies into homes sooner, and it sent a shock across Hollywood.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 5:07:33 PM
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Bahrain reverses statement on settlement products' ‘Made in Israel’ label
The denial came during a phone call between Al Zayani and Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Malki, according to a statement released by the PA.
By LAHAV HARKOV,KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
12/5/2020 8:50:43 PM
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Israeli Diamond Exchange signs agreement with Bahrain's economy minister
Khalifa demanded to arrive to Israel to sign the agreement to allow Bahrain to integrate into the the diamond business.
By OMRI RON \
12/4/2020 7:38:17 PM
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Pompeo: Iran 'desperately' keen to return to talks for sanctions relief
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 6:18:27 PM
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Moshe Ya'alon: If Telem left Yesh Atid, Gadi Eisenkot would run as my #2
Ya'alon said that if and when the Telem Party breaks away from Yesh Atid, it will be Ya'alon leading the party with Eisenkot beneath him.
By CELIA JEAN \
12/5/2020 4:04:53 PM
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Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in protest, Palestinians say
The teenager was hit by a bullet in his abdomen and was taken in critical condition for treatment at a hospital in Ramallah where he succumbed to his wounds, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 11:28:47 PM
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Bahrain approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 8:48:16 PM
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ARISE organizes digital conference for post-coronavirus world
The gathering this year will also include dignitaries and business people from the UAE and Bahrain as speakers.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 10:33:48 PM
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Pfizer chairman 'unsure' if COVID vaccine prevents transmission to others
“I think this is something that needs to be examined. We are not certain about that right now with what we know."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
3/4/2021 1:40:27 PM
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How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration
Official notice of Hanukkah began in 1979, by which time Jews had become much more visible as members of American society.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 9:43:06 PM
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WHO warns against pandemic complacency amid vaccine rollout
The WHO has backed the COVAX global vaccines program which seeks to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines and to date has seen 189 countries join.
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 10:07:52 PM
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Saudi Arabia says resolution of Gulf dispute seems within reach
Washington has been pushing for reopening Gulf airspace for Qatari aircraft as a first step, diplomats and sources have said.
By REUTERS \
12/5/2020 3:14:29 AM
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Will Netanyahu, Edelstein receive the coronavirus vaccine in public?
The two will get vaccinated in front of cameras in a public attempt to encourage the public to get vaccinated themselves.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
12/4/2020 10:52:34 PM
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Trump to withdraw most troops from Somalia as part of global pullback
The mission has received little attention in the United States, but is considered a cornerstone of the Pentagon's global efforts to combat al Qaeda.
By REUTERS \
12/5/2020 12:07:07 AM
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Kuwait's emir happy with efforts to solve the Gulf dispute - state media
By REUTERS \
12/4/2020 11:56:39 PM