Wednesday, April 24, 2024

World

Sotheby’s Slaps $258 Million Price Tag On Caesarea Mansion

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CAESAREA (JNS) - The Sotheby’s international realty website recently listed a property in Caesarea for for the staggering price of $258 million. The “royal-style mansion” includ...

Samarian Companies Sign Historic Export Deal With Dubai Businessmen

DUBAI (VINnews) —  An historic export deal was signed Monday between businessman from Samaria and the UAE, opening the way for mutual business relations between an area of Israel w...

‘Nobody Knows’: Experts Baffled By Mystery Illness In India

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state ...

Israeli Flag Hung On Tehran Bridge With Caption: ‘Thank You Mossad’

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TEHRAN (VINnews) — An Israeli flag was seen hanging on a bridge in Tehran with the words "Thank you Mossad" emblazoned near it. The flag is an unusual sign which may indicate that ...

UAE Owner Of Israeli Club Says ‘Door Open’ To Arab Players

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Emirati businessman who has bought a stake in the controversial Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem said on Tuesday that “the door is open” to adding Arab pla...

World’s Deepest Swimming Pool Opens In Amshinov, Poland

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WARSAW, POLAND – Deepspot, the world’s deepest swimming pool, has officially opened for visitors and amateur divers in the city of Mszczonow, (Amshinov) south-west of Warsaw in Pol...

US Troop Pullouts In Mideast Raise Fears Of Iranian Attacks

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Pentagon pulls troops out of the Middle East in the coming weeks, under orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. military leaders are working to find other...

Mexico Asks US To Extradite Country’s Former Security Chief

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico confirmed Monday it has asked the United States to extradite former security chief Genaro García Luna, who currently faces trial in the U.S. for allegedly...

US Hits China With Hong Kong Sanctions, OKs Taiwan Arms Sale

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan and slapped new sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on pro-democracy adv...

UN Health Agency’s Advice For The Holidays: Don’t Hug

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: Don't hug. To stop the spread of the coronavirus, WHO's ...

WATCH: Prince Charles Calls Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ‘A Light Unto This Nation’ At Ceremony Marking ‘Shloshim’ Since Chief Rabbi’s Death

LONDON (JTA) - Prince Charles of the United Kingdom called former British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks a “light unto this nation” at a tribute marking the end of Judaism’s 30 days of...

Trudeau: Canada To Get Pfizer Vaccine By End Of This Year

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada will get up to 249,000 doses of the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech before the...

EU Invites Biden To Usher In New Era For Trans-Atlantic Ties

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday invited U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to help mend tattered trans-Atlantic ties and urged him to join it in a long-term “strategic dia...

UAE Royal Buys Stake In Israeli Soccer Club

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which has gained notoriety for never having an Arab player on its roster, announced on Monday that an Emirati investor has p...

Senior Dubai Official: We Received Hundreds of Requests For Chareidi Weddings

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DUBAI (VINnews) — Coronavirus restrictions on weddings in Israel have led numerous Israelis to look eastwards towards Dubai which is fast becoming a trendy tourist attraction as we...

Hundreds Ill, 1 Dead Due To Unidentified Disease In India

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NEW DELHI (AP) — At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Mond...

Chinese Probe Prepares To Return Moon Rocks To Earth

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time ...

UK Gears Up For Huge Vaccination Plan Watched By The World

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LONDON (AP) — Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech were delivered Sunday in the U.K. in super-cold containers, two day...

German Experts Defuse WWII-Era Bomb Found In Frankfurt

BERLIN (AP) — German explosives experts successfully defused and disposed of a 500-kilogram (1,100 pound) bomb Sunday in the country's financial capital Frankfurt, which was droppe...

Mexican President Wants To Restrict US Agents In Mexico

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has tossed another hot potato to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden with a proposal that would restrict U.S. agents in...