WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world, the White House announced. The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign even as it rolls out boosters for domestic use, which critics say diverts doses from those who are in greater […]
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Joe Biden Marks 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Criticizing ‘Dark Forces’ in America Against ‘Peaceful Religion’ of Islam
President Joe Biden marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by criticizing Americans for the anti-Muslim anger that occurred in the United States after the attacks took place. “We also witnessed the dark forces of human nature. Fear and anger. Resentment and violence against Muslim-Americans — true and faithful followers of a peaceful […]
‘We mourn with you’: Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180
More than a month after extreme flooding killed more than 180 people in western Germany, survivors of the disaster, first responders, religious leaders and government officials came together Saturday to remember the victims who died and to express hope for the future. Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble, the leader […]
Flashback 1923: Hitler Awarded 6 Million Marks In Libel Suit Against Newspaper That Claimed He Was Financed By Jews
Today many ill-informed “truthers” swear that there is “overwhelming” proof that Adolf Hitler was “financed by the Jews” — but what they do not know is that the first newspaper to make this public accusation against Hitler was the communist newspaper Berlin Vorwaerts (Forward) — which Hitler successfully sued for libel, as reported by the […]
Norway cathedral service marks attack anniversary
Church bells rang out across Norway on Thursday marking 10 years since the country’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of […]
Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market marks the start of a tourism comeback
Dubai has hosted one of the first in-person travel industry events since the pandemic began. The Arabian Travel Market had over 11 000 attendees who were keen to highlight that the industry is ready to recover from the impact of COVID-19 as soon as borders reopen. In 2020, the size of the global travel and […]
Eventful 12 hours marks historical day for presidential election
Eventful 12 hours marks historical day for presidential election – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN — The 2021 election has been one of a kind so far, yet events occurred on May 24 and 25 made the presidential elections all the more interesting. It all began at 00:00 of May 25, when Fars News published a list of […]
Jerusalem, united in violence, marks bloody anniversary today. LISTEN
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
New Jerseyans still giving Murphy high marks for his handling of the pandemic, poll finds
Although New Jersey has the highest coronavirus death rate in the country — much of it from early in the pandemic — 53 percent of those surveyed think the state is doing better than others in dealing with coronavirus, while 23 percent say it’s doing worse and 23 percent say it’s doing about the same. […]
Hubble telescope team marks 31st birthday with image of rare ultra-bright star on the brink of annihilation
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, and has dazzled humanity with incredible images of our universe ever since. To mark its 31st anniversary, NASA shared a rare gem in the form of the star AG Carinae. tAG Carinae, a type of star called a luminous blue variable (LBV), is located some […]
J Street conference marks ‘a new day in Washington’ for U.S.-Israel relations
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Jewish Community Marks Loss of Prince Philip, Beginning with Prayer
(JNS) As the United Kingdom honored Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age 99, with a gun salute, flags at half-staff and the many who paid tribute outside of Buckingham Palace, Sabbath prayers for the longest-serving royal consort were a bit different in synagogues across England. For decades, the blessings recited for […]
Memorium: UK Jewish community marks loss of Prince Philip, beginning with prayer
Browse > Home / Featured Articles / Memorium: UK Jewish community marks loss of Prince Philip, beginning with prayer April 16, 2021 by Read on for article As the United Kingdom honoured Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age 99, with a gun salute, flags at half-staff and the many who […]
NDP boycott resolution marks loss for Israel lobby, win for democracy
Canada’s leading social democrat and sometimes opposition faction, the New Democratic Party, passed a resolution Saturday, “Ending all trade and economic cooperation with illegal settlements in Israel-Palestine,” becoming Ottawa’s first major political group to endorse a partial boycott of Israel. Over 80% of 2,000 delegates at the NDP policy convention voted in favor, 15% opposed. […]
US says there are ‘question marks’ about Iran’s intentions in nuclear talks
The United States offered “very serious” ideas to Iran on how to revive a nuclear deal during talks in Vienna but is waiting for Iran to show the same “seriousness,” a US official said Friday. “The United States team put forward a very serious idea and demonstrated a seriousness of purpose on coming back into compliance if Iran comes back into […]
Polish ambassador marks Holocaust Remembrance at home of Israeli survivor
Polish Ambassador to Israel Marek Magierowski and Kiryat Motzkin Mayor Haim Zuri commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day at the home of survivor Israel Yaldin a native of of Poland, who also just turned 100-years-old on Saturday, as reported by Walla news. The ambassador and mayor gave Yaldin a certificate of appreciation for his heroism as well as […]
Diaspora in Argentina Marks Greek Independence with Majestic Video
The Greek community in Argentina marked the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence by proudly flying the Greek flag over Buenos Aires. A drone was used by the Hellenic Collective of Buenos Aires to make a spectacular video of the celebrations. It flew over some of the most spectacular monuments of the Argentinian capital which […]
Italy marks haunting anniversary of Bergamo’s COVID-19 peak
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Pope Francis Marks Ten Years of Syria’s ‘Bloody’ Civil War
ROME — Pope Francis offered prayers for Syria Sunday, commemorating ten years of civil war that has left untold thousands of deaths in its wake. “Ten years ago the bloody conflict in Syria began, which caused one of the most serious humanitarian catastrophes of our time,” the pope said following his weekly Angelus prayer in […]