Canadian PM Quarantining Self After Wife’s Flu-Like Symptoms
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is quarantining himself at home after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms.
Trudeau's office said Thursday that Sophie Grég...
‘The Worst Situation We Have Faced Since World War Ii’: Rome’s Jewish Community Responds To The Coronavirus
ITALY (JTA) - Rome’s Jewish community is in a “state of complete uncertainty” amid Italy’s coronavirus crisis, according to its president.
“We are a proud and ancient community ...
Philippine President Imposes Travel Limits, Quarantines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has suspended domestic travel to and from the Manila area for a month and authorized sweeping quarantines in the region to fight...
Virus Lockdown Means Italy’s Old Are Isolated From Relatives
ROME (AP) — Natalina De Santis’ three adult children come to her front door, bringing food to keep her healthy and books to relieve her boredom, but she doesn’t let them in any mor...
Hotels Start To Close In Tel Aviv As Corona Crisis Deepens
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — The "corona effect" is already dramatically effecting the tourism industry both in Israel and abroad, with multiple cancellations and desperate airline compani...
Public Trial Of 68 Hamas Activists Gets Underway In Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA (JCPA) — The trial of 68 alleged Hamas members has begun in Saudi Arabia. They were arrested in April 2019 in Saudi Arabia; most were Palestinians from the Palestinian...
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Russian Lawmakers Move To Keep Putin In Power Past 2024
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until 2036.
If Putin won an...
Hezbollah Officials Test Positive For Coronavirus, Nasrallah Under Quarantine
BEIRUT (JNS) — Senior Hezbollah officials have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) and have been placed under quarantine after meeting with affected Iranian military officia...
Naomi Campbell Takes Selfie With Hazmat Suit, Adding “Safety First” Caption
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Supermodel Naomi Campbell is taking no chances with the coronavirus. In these pictures posted on her Instagram she can be seen wearing a hazmat suit. The first...
UN Agency Warns Nations For Scenarios Like Italy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe:
World Health Organization officials are telling national governments it’s time for aggressive action...
Turkey’s Erdogan Compares Greek Actions At Border To Nazis
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president on Wednesday made the incendiary claim that the Greek authorities' alleged mistreatment of migrants at its border was comparable to "what t...
Iran Says Virus Kills 63 More, Death Toll Climbs To 354
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday that the new coronavirus killed 63 more people, raising the death toll to 354 amid over 9,000 cases in the Islamic Republic.
Health Minis...
What’s Happening: Markets, Cruise Ships, Travel Chaos
ROME (AP) — More than half of the world's countries have now reported a combined total of more than 110,000 cases of the new coronavirus. While most of the people infected so far —...
Report: Software Pushed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max Nose Down 4 Times Before Crash
ETHIOPIA (AP) - Software designed to stop an aerodynamic stall activated four times as Ethiopian Airlines pilots struggled to control their Boeing 737 Max 8 shortly before the jet ...
Sudan PM Says He Survived ‘Terror Attack’ In Capital
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum.
Abdalla Hamdok, a lo...
Arabic Paper In Canada Says Israelis Bury Palestinians Alive And Steal Their Organs
TORONTO (JTA) - An Arabic-language newspaper in the greater Toronto area published an article falsely accusing Israel of burying Palestinians alive and stealing their organs, a Jew...
Anxiety Grips Companies Across The World As Virus Spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since breaking out of China, the coronavirus has breached the walls of the Vatican. It's struck the Iranian holy city of Qom and contaminated a nursing home in Se...
In Purim Coronavirus Joke, Dutch Synagogue Asks Congregants To Wear Kippahs Over Their Mouths
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The rapid spread of the coronavirus throughout Europe may be affecting Jewish communities there, but it hasn’t dampened their sense of humor.
On Friday, the Je...
Europe’s Modern Anti-Semitic Carnivals Are Carrying On A Centuries-Old Tradition
BELGIUM (JTA) - Over the past two years, at least five parades featuring offensive depictions of Jews have taken place in EU member countries.
The first happened in the Belgian ...