Pandemic

France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP

France once stood out in Europe for its higher birth rate, but that advantage has eroded since the pandemic as the number of children per woman has fallen and retiree numbers climb.

General view of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the river Seine in Paris October 20, 2009
A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at a hospital

Israel's measles outbreak linked to global decline in vaccination rates, WHO warns

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Stress is the silent pandemic, but recovery starts at home

A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2022

Israeli study: Movement of wild animals can help us predict next pandemic


COVID-19: How to cope with 'pandemilash' amid lifting measures - opinion

Nearly 4,000 tourists caught COVID while in Israel. How will we stop future spreads without testing?

 MASKS NO more? Hanging on a fence in Glilot.

Children’s activity levels have not recovered since COVID lockdowns - study

UK researchers found that children spend 25 minutes longer being sedentary per day during the week than before the coronavirus crisis.

 Illustrative image of children eating vegetables.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine prevented almost 700,000 hospitalizations -study

The study also found that the vaccine saved over $30 billion in US healthcare costs and over $40 billion in lost productivity.

An illustrative photo of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

US will share COVID-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit

However, the US has no current plans to share vaccines with North Korea.

 The COVID-19 vaccine (illustrative).

Biden marks 1 million Americans dead from COVID

Biden will mark the grim milestone by ordering flags to be flown at half-staff, said the White House, which will also host a second global COVID Summit.

 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on administration plans to fight inflation and lower costs during a speech in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022.

2022 sets the record in Jewish youth groups visiting Israel

After two years of the pandemic, 2022 has been a record year in the last decade so far in the arrival of Jewish youth groups from all over the world.

 Jewish youth groups arrive in Israel thanks to Maccabi World Union.

Coming soon: Israelis, too, will call in their national guard - analysis

Effectuating Israeli sovereignty may seem like a contradictory idea. The country is the sovereign, that should be enough. But it's not.

 Israeli police officers at a temporary police checkpoint, during the search for the terrorist who murdered three people earlier tonight, near Elad, May 5, 2022.

How COVID-19 changed e-commerce for good - interview

Webzie CEO weighs in on the current state of e-commerce, how it was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of the online commerce industry.

 Online shopping illustrative.

Can China preserve both its economy and its zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy?

The costs of prioritizing the pandemic over all else are creating a dilemma for President Xi Jinping as he prepares to assume a third term later this year.

 A man stops on a shared bicycle at a main intersection during a quiet morning rush hour in the Central Business District, after the government recommended people work from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, on May 5, 2022 in Beijing, China.

COVID-19: Israel doesn't require masks anymore, but there are others we wear

Now that masks are no longer required against COVID-19, we need to tune in with ourselves and get rid of the other masks in our lives, the ones which aren’t visible.

 Illustrative image of a mask on the globe.