After a traumatic year of shuttered mosques and a deserted al-Aqsa, worshipers and vendors were overjoyed to return to routine, though visitor numbers remained far lower than usual

Research finds ultra-Orthodox children mostly unaffected; majority of kids had difficulties with online classes

America nears landmark of 200 million doses administered, as other countries struggle with stubbornly high infections and deaths

Albert Bourla believes COVID-19 inoculations will become an annual affair; says bringing down pool of people susceptible to virus crucial to halting pandemic

WHO says situation in region remains 'serious,' with variants driving new infections to record levels in some nations

As Independence Day comes to an end, health minister's announcement of latest milestone in beating back the pandemic gives country another cause to celebrate

All are currently asymptomatic; Health Ministry will investigate if the residents were infected with a variant strain

Organizers insist Games can be held safely, pointing to other sporting events going ahead in country, but polls show most Japanese favor postponement or cancellation

Bloc to start receiving the vaccines by end of April, providing a boost to the European Union's beleaguered immunization campaign

Nation seems to be winning virus battle, with economy hit, not shattered; political deadlock, inequality, unemployment and creaking infrastructure are wars still waiting to be won