Thursday, November 30, 2023

World

Israeli Search-and-rescue Organization Zaka Signs Historic MoU With UAE Counterparts

JERUSALEM (JNS) - The Jerusalem-based ZAKA International Rescue Unit announced this week that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its counterparts in the United ...

Dominion Rep Who Scanned Ballots In Contended Georgia County Worked For Kamala Harris

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — A member of the Dominion company who scanned ballots in Floyd County, Georgia apparently worked as a photographer for Kamala Harris's Democratic contender camp...

Who Was Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, The ‘Mysterious’ Nuclear Scientist Killed Outside Of Tehran?

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TEHRAN (JNS) - Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the senior Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by a hit squad outside of Tehran on Friday, was being “reserved” by the Iranian regime for the ...

Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Dies After House Fire, Ivanka Trump Eulogizes ‘My Dear Friend’

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Former Zappos CEO and tech entrepeneur Tony Hsieh has died from injuries incurred after a fire broke out in a Connecticut house where he was visiting family. T...

Analysis: Saudia Waiting For Biden Administration Before Normalization With Israel

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — While Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had hoped to achieve a Saudi agreement for normalization with Israel during last week's secr...

ZAKA Volunteer Dies while Performing Taharah On Deceased Person

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BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — ZAKA volunteer Chaim Rechnitzer, one of the founders of the Tel Aviv section of the ZAKA organization which is devoted to maintaining the honor of the dead, c...

An Interview With Malcolm Hoenlein: Biden, Trump, and the Future of the US/Israel Relationship

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman As part of VINNEWS new podcast, Rabbi Yair Hoffman, the host, interviewed Malcolm Hoenlein.  Below is a partial transcript of the podcast – filled with ver...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Blames Israel, Vows Revenge Over Slain Scientist

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear pr...

Emirati Royal In Talks On Buying Jerusalem’s Beitar Soccer Club

UAE (JTA) — A member of the United Arab Emirates’ royal family has formally announced his interest in buying half of the Israeli soccer team Beitar Jerusalem. Sheikh Hamad bin K...

S. Korea Agency Says N. Korea Executed People To Control COVID

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang, as part of frantic...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Rejects COVID-19 Shot, Calls Masks Taboo

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he won't take any working COVID-19 vaccine himself and calls the use of masks to limit the spread of the disease “the last ...

Iran Scientist Accused By Israel Linked To Military Nuclear Program Killed

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s ...

Knife-wielding Woman Screaming ‘Slaughter All Jews’ Attacks Rabbi In Vienna

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BERLIN (AP) — A rabbi was attacked at knifepoint in Vienna by a woman who ripped the Jewish skullcap from his head and yelled an anti-Semitic threat before fleeing, police in the A...

UK Asks Regulator To Assess AZ-Oxford Vaccine Amid Questions

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford...

Venezuela Judge Convicts 6 American Oil Execs, Orders Prison

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were found guilty of corruption charges by a judge Thursday and immediately sentenced to pri...

Manchester United Unable To Fully Restore Systems After Cyberattack

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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has been unable to fully restore its computer systems a week after being targeted in a cyberattack. The Premier League club's staff ...

France Resumes Tax On Tech Giants, Seeks Deal With US

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PARIS (AP) — France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French Champagne, chees...

Julian Assange’s Partner Appeals To Trump To Pardon Him

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LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s partner, Stella Moris, has tweeted President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving, appealing to him to pardon the WikiLeaks founder. Moris posted a photo ...

Parchment From 450-Year-Old Torah Scroll Found In Druze Village

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HAIFA (VINnnews) — During a raid in the Druze village of Yarka Monday to locate illegal drugs, Israeli police were surprised to recover sections of a 450-year-old Torah scroll. Aid...

Sky Over Swedish Town Turns Purple At Night

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Residents of the town of Trelleborg on the south coast of Sweden were astonished to discover the sky around their homes taking on a bizarre purple color at nig...