UK-based entertainment outlet Daily Mail on Sunday published a list of the richest members of the British royal family. While many might expect King Charles to top the list, you may be surprised to learn that his eldest son, Prince William, the…
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Franz Kafka’s Hebrew writings are now on view in New York City
Celebrated Jewish writer Franz Kafka may have written his most famous works, including the novella “The Metamorphosis,” in German, his mother tongue.
But Kafka was proficient in other languages, too, including Hebrew — a…
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IDF soldier severely injured in Gaza battles, fights drug-resistant bacteria
Yisrael Lonberg, 19, an IDF soldier in the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion, is fighting for his life at Sheba Medical Center after sustaining severe injuries during combat in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.His left leg was amputated, and he…
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Spanish far left moves to bar Israeli champions from entering Spain
Maccabi Tel Aviv is far from winning this season’s EuroLeague – It lost its last game by a score of 100-74 against Milan in its “home” arena in Belgrade, and dropped to a record of 15-5. And if all this is not enough, the championship Israeli…
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Why are some people perpetually sick during winter? Experts explain
Winter season brings a plethora of illnesses, with health clinics overwhelmed and hospital internal medicine departments filled to capacity. Among these, a particularly troubling phenomenon stands out: “serial” patients – individuals,…
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A game changer for sustainable fisheries
University of Haifa experts offer solution to global overfishing; powered by acoustic technology, system autonomously monitors fish populations, minimizes bycatch and supports sustainable fisheries, with successful trials in Israel, Malawi and…
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Second Israeli NGO to send aid to California wildfires
Humanitarian aid NGO IsraAID is preparing to send an emergency response team of volunteers and professionals to support communities affected by the devastating wildfires in Californian city Los Angeles.
The fires broke out on Tuesday…
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Kim Kardashian fined, Angelina Jolie and Jamie Lee Curtis donate
So far 16 people have died in the Los Angeles fires, which reportedly burned over 37,000 acres of land and destroyed about 12,000 homes, including those of Hollywood celebrities such as Paris Hilton—who was forced to watch her house burn to the…
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Teaching Bedouin kids Hebrew improves their opportunities
“Recently, I was contacted by a Bedouin guy from the Negev who really wanted to get accepted into engineering studies,” Malka Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) diversity and inclusion officer, lecturer and researcher,…
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Cells that cure the lungs
Fibrosis is a process in which scar tissue forms in internal organs as the body attempts to repair damage—an attempt that ultimately fails. In pulmonary fibrosis, this damage can be caused by factors such as smoking, air pollution, exposure to…Continue Reading