Safety

South Korea's new president, injured as a child laborer, cracks down on 'workplaces of death'

President Lee Jae Myung vows to reduce South Korea’s high industrial accident rate, but critics warn that his focus on punishment may not prevent future deaths in the workplace.

 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks at the National Assembly on November 04, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea.
An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Eight nights, nine lives: How to celebrate Hanukkah with your cats

Israel's Fire and Rescue Service rescues people trapped on a car in the Yarkon River.

Multiple groups rescued from Yarkon River after severe weather

Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The ranking every traveler must know: The safest countries to visit in 2026


Sukkot: Finding peace in a fragile sukkah

The structures may be temporary, but creating them with attention to these minute details allows God’s presence to dwell among us.

BUILDING A sukkah in Malkia, a kibbutz close to the border with Lebanon, before the holiday.

How to check that a website is safe to use

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Almost 93% of German pilots sleep during flights, survey reveals

A German pilots’ union warns of rising cockpit fatigue, with most pilots admitting to in-flight naps amid staffing shortages and packed flight rosters.

Planes of German air carrier Lufthansa are parked as Lufthansa pilots start a strike over a wage dispute, at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany September 2, 2022.

Protecting the cockpit: The new partition that guards against hijackings

Southwest Airlines is adding a retractable cockpit barrier to new planes in response to rising security concerns, marking another step forward in the evolution of flight safety.

Safety partition by Southwest Airlines

What a 40-year-old Golf crash test reveals about your car’s safety

Germany’s DEKRA tested a 2nd-gen VW Golf, once among the safest cars of the 1980s, in a modern crash test. The alarming results show the risks of driving an old car today.

The Old Golf: "Little Chance of Surviving the Collision"

Th crossover that made competitors stop laughing at Dacia jokes

Bigster is a car Dacia never expected to produce: Hybrid like a Toyota, equipped like a Chinese model, and priced higher than ever. Can Renault’s low-cost brand now challenge the major competitors?

Square, rugged, straightforward, and much less flashy than usual

How to survive summer vacation: Information to keep home, play areas safe

When September finally rolls around, a classroom’s worth of Israeli children will not return to kindergarten or school. They will have died.

An illustrative image of a baby reaching for a knife.

We all share responsibility to report cases of domestic, sexual violence - opinion

We cannot leave the detection of distress and the act of helping solely to the authorities or professionals. Each of us carries the ability – and the obligation – to pay attention, ask, and report.

Women block King George St. in Tel Aviv in protest against government inaction concerning domestic violence

Critical timing: Why the first and last minutes of a flight are the most dangerous

Studies show that 80% of air accidents occur during the first and last 11 minutes of a flight, meaning pilots must maintain absolute focus during this critical window.

 An Iberojet airplane, to be operated by Arkia for the TechAir round-trip flights to and from Tel Aviv and New York.

After three children die in 24 hours, child welfare organization advises caution this summer

Over the past five years, some 236 children were killed in traffic accidents and another 79 from drowning, according to data collected by Beterem.

 Ramot residents are locked in an ongoing struggle over the public swimming pool

Council of Europe: United to keep Europe a safe home for the Jewish people, now and in the future