NEW YORK (JNS) — As 2019 came to close, the New York metropolitan region recorded extremely high number anti-Semitic incidents. Lawmakers, community leaders, law enforcement and ordinary citizens expressed the importance of tolerance and respect for all people. It seemed to work for a short time, anyhow. Then the COVID-19 outbreak began, and as fears […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two months after an embarrassing end to his presidential campaign, Mike Bloomberg is again deploying his massive personal fortune – this time to combat the coronavirus. The billionaire former New York City mayor is spending tens of millions of dollars to bolster social services, feed first responders and help local […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman announced that he will step down from his post for a new cabinet position following weeks of criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis. The criticism reached its peak after Litzman allegedly violated the health ministry rules and prayed in an illicit minyan before contracting coronavirus. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ________________________ GOVERNMENT & CENTRAL BANKS: Governments around the globe are laying out billions of dollars to stabilize their […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) — While many businesses were allowed to open in Israel on Sunday morning as coronavirus restrictions in the country are gradually relaxed, COVID-19 hot-spot neighborhoods in the towns of Netivot and Beit Shemesh were placed under strict lockdown, which is expected to last until Friday morning. Most shops, beauty salons and retail outlets […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — With limited supplies of coronavirus tests available, the Pentagon is focusing first on testing those performing duties deemed most vital to national security. Atop the list are the men and women who operate the nation’s nuclear forces, some counterterrorism forces, and the crew of a soon-to-deploy aircraft carrier. Defense leaders hope to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday he hopes to have a roadmap by June 1 on how to rebuild the city after the coronavirus threat subsides. The mayor, a Democrat, said at a news conference that city leaders he’s invited to help plan the city’s recovery should give […]

TOKYO (AP) — When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores. So much for social distancing. Many Japanese lack the basic tools needed to work from home. Contrary to the ultramodern image of Japan […]

BEIJING (AP) — Hawaii extended its stay-at-home order until the end of May, and California police closed a park because it got too crowded as U.S. states and nations around the world took divergent paths on when to reopen their economies and communities. The number of deaths officially attributed to the new coronavirus topped 200,000 […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Hey, they’re talkin’ here! With New York City at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and its native-born among those offering crucial information to the nation in televised briefings, the New York accent has stepped up to the mic — or maybe the megaphone. Holly Kelsey, for one, […]