Category: Business

By Contributing Author With many states in complete lockdown and the overall population avoiding travel, most car-owners are driving much less. As of March 26, 3.3 million Americans have filed for unemployment, and others are scared about their financial future.  If you’ve stopped driving and you’re looking for ways to cut costs, you may be […]

Israel’s health minister tests positive for coronavirus, Netanyahu in isolation again Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and his wife were diagnosed with coronavirus and are in isolation following guidelines, his ministry said on Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu re-enters quarantine as a result, only one day after his first isolation stint. Several other senior officials, including […]

Israeli startup Cordio will begin clinical trial at Haifa’s Rambam Hospital on a remote diagnostic technology based on speech analysis for determining the status of coronavirus patients   Israeli startup Cordio Medical today announced that it will begin a clinical trial on a remote diagnostic technology using AI and speech pattern sample analysis with the […]

The Jewish doctor who excited Trump: “I healed 700 people from Corona” The non-back-up treatment of the New York doctor’s study, which claims to have recovered 700 Corona patients, has excited the Trump administration. “It is a game-changing” The Trump administration began examining a program last week offered by an Orthodox Jew doctor named Vladimir […]

In Israel this morning a 34-year-old man who was hospitalized in a minor condition of Coronavirus jumped out of the window and was seriously injured.   In Israel this morning a 34-year-old man who was hospitalized in a minor condition of Coronavirus jumped out of the window and was seriously injured. The patient arrived in the […]

Quarantine for premier and inner circle could end if epidemiological study shows Rivka Paluch, Netanyahu’s adviser on ultra-Orthodox affairs, did not have contact with prime minister in past two weeks; Gantz may also be subjected to self-isolation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle are placing themselves in self-isolation pending epidemiological results after one […]

The Daily Mail reports the Duke of Sussex, who organizes the multi-sport event for wounded armed services personnel, has agreed in principle with the Israeli delegation on participation in 2022 games and drawn ire of UK’s Muslims; teams from Jordan and Iraq also set to participate United Kingdom’s Prince Harry speaks during the opening ceremonies […]

Haifa, March 29, 2020 – With 12 Israelis already dead and more than 3,800 infected with COVID-19, the nation is fixated on the physical and economic ramifications of this devastating virus. However, Dr. Eli Somer, a clinical psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Haifa’s School of Social Work, warned that many […]

Eyewitnesses say police forces that were present at the funeral, attended by some 400 people, not only failed to enforce the new restrictions meant to fight COVID-19 but even allowed for the event to continue with no interruptions Hundreds participated in the funeral of a leader of an extreme ultra-Orthodox community who passed away late […]

Microsoft has withdrawn from its $74 million investment in AnyVision due to claims the company has used the technology to monitor the Palestinian population. Microsoft has withdrawn from its $74 million investment in Israeli face recognition startup AnyVision as a result of an investigation it contacted following claims the company uses its technology to monitor […]