jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Balfour protesters approved to hold protest procession through Jerusalem

Protesters who, until now, demonstrated across from the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem against government conduct amid the coronavirus pandemic were approved by the city's police department to hold a protest procession, moving through the city streets, on Saturday night.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--China rejects accusations of hacking US vaccine developer Moderna

hina rejected on Friday charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc , a leading U.S.-based @ @ @ @ @ to steal data .
The accusations are baseless and without evidence , and China does @ @ @ @ @ not engage in technology theft , foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing @

hina rejected on Friday charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc, a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, to steal data.
The accusations are baseless and without evidence, and China does not need to and does not engage in technology theft, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Nine killed in Crimea minibus crash after driver falls asleep at wheel

At least nine people were killed after a minibus crashed in Crimea in the early hours of Friday , authorities @ @ @ @ @ .
The driver of the microbus , which was carrying tourists from the southern Russian @ @ @ @ @ asleep at the wheel and crashed into a large truck near a village northeast of @ @ @ @ @ Russian news agencies reported .
Seven people died on the spot , while another two @ @ @ @ @ treated for their injuries .
Another nine people were injured .
The local branch of @ @ @ @ @ was launching a criminal case into a suspected violation of traffic regulations .
Russia has @ @ @ @ @ .
Nearly 17,000 people were killed as a result of road accidents last year , @ @ @ @ @ .
Crimea , which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 , was a favored destination @ @ @ @ @ holidays and now attracts a steady influx of Russian tourists .

At least nine people were killed after a minibus crashed in Crimea in the early hours of Friday, authorities in the Russian-annexed peninsula said. The driver of the microbus, which was carrying tourists from the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a large truck near a village northeast of the regional capital Simferopol, Russian news agencies reported.
Seven people died on the spot, while another two died as they were being treated for their injuries.
Another nine people were injured.
The local branch of the Interior Ministry said it was launching a criminal case into a suspected violation of traffic regulations.
Russia has a patchy road safety record. Nearly 17,000 people were killed as a result of road accidents last year, according to the traffic police.
Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, was a favored destination for Soviet workers' state-funded holidays and now attracts a steady influx of Russian tourists.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Doctor arrested for alleged sexual misconduct during treatment

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A doctor in his 60s in southern Israel allegedly performed sexual misconduct and sexually harassed a patient, a woman in her 20s, the Police Spokesperson's Unit stated on Friday morning.The suspect was arrested and moved into an investigation and will be brought into court later on Friday to have his arrest extended.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Germany reports 870 new coronavirus cases

Germany reported 870 more confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday , according to a tally from the Robert Koch Institute for @ @ @ @ @ the total number to 208,698 while 9,141 deaths have been recorded .

Germany reported 870 more confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a tally from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases.
That brought the total number to 208,698 while 9,141 deaths have been recorded.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 17.29 million, death toll at 671,480

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in Mainland China @ @ @ @

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in Mainland China in December 2019. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in Mainland China in December 2019.
More than 17.29 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 671,480 have died, according to a Reuters tally.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell's dealings with Jeffrey Epstein are released

Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a US court , where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financier 's sexual abuse of girls .
Among the materials released were email correspondence between the pair in early 2015 , including an email in which Epstein told Maxwell she had `` done nothing wrong . ''
US District Judge Loretta Preska had ordered the documents ' release by Thursday , saying the public 's right to see them outweighed Maxwell 's interests in keeping them under seal .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell filed an emergency motion with the federal appeals court in Manhattan earlier on Thursday to keep them from becoming public .
That court has yet to rule , and the depositions will remain sealed until at least Monday .
Lawyers for Maxwell have said that in one of those depositions , filed in April 2016 , Maxwell was asked `` intrusive '' questions concerning her sex life , and that its release could make it `` difficult if not impossible '' to get a fair trial .
The second is a deposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Maxwell did not immediately respond to requests for comment after the documents were unsealed .
The cache of documents released on Thursday and the depositions that remain under wraps were part of a now-settled 2015 civil defamation lawsuit against Maxwell by Virginia Giuffre , who said she was underage when Epstein kept her as a `` sex slave '' with Maxwell 's assistance .
A lawyer for Giuffre did not immediately respond to a similar request .
She was arrested on July 2 at a home in New Hampshire where prosecutors said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been held in a Brooklyn jail after a judge denied bail , calling her a flight risk .
Her criminal trial is scheduled for next July .
Epstein was found hanged at age 66 last August in a Manhattan jail , while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges for abusing women and girls in Manhattan and Florida from 2002 to 2005 .
He had also pleaded not guilty .
Among the materials released on Thursday were January 2015 emails between Epstein and Maxwell , who were identified respectively as `` jeffrey E @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` G Maxwell . ''
`` You have done nothing wrong and i woudl urge you to start acting like it , '' Epstein wrote on Jan. 25 , 2015 .
`` go outside , head high , not as an esacping convict .
go to parties .
deal with it . ''
Epstein sent the email a day after Maxwell said she would appreciate it if another woman , identified by a single name only , `` would come out and say she was your g'friend - I think she was from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's lawyers have sought to distance their client from Epstein in their unsuccessful effort to win bail .
In a July 10 bail request , the lawyers said the media had shifted their focus to Maxwell following Epstein 's death , `` wrongly trying to substitute her for Epstein-even though she 'd had no contact with Epstein for more than a decade , '' had never been charged with a crime or been found liable in civil litigation , and had always denied allegations of misconduct .
Other unsealed materials included emails from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including when she expressed interest to the FBI in pursuing a case against Epstein and proving `` how much pedophilia occurred by Jeffrey and the many other monsters he obliged w underage girls . ''

Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a US court, where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financier's sexual abuse of girls.
Among the materials released were email correspondence between the pair in early 2015, including an email in which Epstein told Maxwell she had "done nothing wrong."
US District Judge Loretta Preska had ordered the documents' release by Thursday, saying the public's right to see them outweighed Maxwell's interests in keeping them under seal.
However, two depositions remain under seal after Maxwell filed an emergency motion with the federal appeals court in Manhattan earlier on Thursday to keep them from becoming public.
That court has yet to rule, and the depositions will remain sealed until at least Monday.
Lawyers for Maxwell have said that in one of those depositions, filed in April 2016, Maxwell was asked "intrusive" questions concerning her sex life, and that its release could make it "difficult if not impossible" to get a fair trial.
The second is a deposition by an unnamed Epstein accuser.
Lawyers for Maxwell did not immediately respond to requests for comment after the documents were unsealed.
The cache of documents released on Thursday and the depositions that remain under wraps were part of a now-settled 2015 civil defamation lawsuit against Maxwell by Virginia Giuffre, who said she was underage when Epstein kept her as a "sex slave" with Maxwell's assistance.
A lawyer for Giuffre did not immediately respond to a similar request.
Maxwell, 58, has pleaded not guilty to helping Epstein recruit and eventually abuse three girls from 1994 to 1997, and committing perjury by denying her involvement under oath.
She was arrested on July 2 at a home in New Hampshire where prosecutors said she had been hiding out.
Maxwell has been held in a Brooklyn jail after a judge denied bail, calling her a flight risk. Her criminal trial is scheduled for next July.
Epstein was found hanged at age 66 last August in a Manhattan jail, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges for abusing women and girls in Manhattan and Florida from 2002 to 2005. He had also pleaded not guilty.
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Pending appeals by Maxwell , Preska had ordered the release of more than 80 documents in all, including flight logs from Epstein's private jets; and police reports from Palm Beach, Florida, where Epstein had a home.
Among the materials released on Thursday were January 2015 emails between Epstein and Maxwell, who were identified respectively as "jeffrey E" and either "Gmax" or "G Maxwell."
"You have done nothing wrong and i woudl urge you to start acting like it," Epstein wrote on Jan. 25, 2015. "go outside, head high, not as an esacping convict. go to parties. deal with it."
Epstein sent the email a day after Maxwell said she would appreciate it if another woman, identified by a single name only, "would come out and say she was your g'friend - I think she was from end 99 to 2002."
Maxwell's lawyers have sought to distance their client from Epstein in their unsuccessful effort to win bail.
In a July 10 bail request, the lawyers said the media had shifted their focus to Maxwell following Epstein's death, "wrongly trying to substitute her for Epstein-even though she'd had no contact with Epstein for more than a decade," had never been charged with a crime or been found liable in civil litigation, and had always denied allegations of misconduct.
Other unsealed materials included emails from Giuffre to the FBI in 2014, including when she expressed interest to the FBI in pursuing a case against Epstein and proving "how much pedophilia occurred by Jeffrey and the many other monsters he obliged w underage girls."


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Seven killed, including state lawmaker, as two planes collide in Alaska

There were no survivors of the crash near the airport in Soldotna , a city on the Kenai Peninsula , the Alaska State Troopers said in a written statement .
State Rep. Gary Knopp , who represented the area , was alone in one of the planes .
The other plane was carrying four tourists from South Carolina , a guide from Kansas and a pilot from Soldotna , the troopers said .
All seven victims were pronounced dead at the site except for one person who died while being transported to a hospital , according to the troopers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was shut down briefly out of safety concerns .
The Federal Aviation Administration identified one of the planes as a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver .
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash .
Knopp , 67 , was a Republican and a member of the state House bipartisan majority .
Several colleagues expressed condolences .
“ I ’ m devastated and shocked to learn of the crash that claimed Gary Knopp ’ s life , ” House Speaker Bryce Edgmon , an independent , said in a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a true Alaskan who worked tirelessly for his district in the Legislature .
He will be missed by many.
” The other victims were identified as pilot Gregory Bell , 67 , guide David Rogers , 40 , and the South Carolina visitors : Caleb Hulsey , 26 ; Heather Hulsey , 25 ; Mackay Hulsey , 24 ; and Kirstin Wright , 23 .
The last fatal midair collision in Alaska happened in May of 2019 near Ketchikan .
Six people were killed when two planes ferrying cruise ship passengers on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survivors of that collision were rescued from the site .

There were no survivors of the crash near the airport in Soldotna, a city on the Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska State Troopers said in a written statement.
State Rep. Gary Knopp, who represented the area, was alone in one of the planes. The other plane was carrying four tourists from South Carolina, a guide from Kansas and a pilot from Soldotna, the troopers said.
All seven victims were pronounced dead at the site except for one person who died while being transported to a hospital, according to the troopers.
Crash debris fell on a highway, which was shut down briefly out of safety concerns.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified one of the planes as a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
Knopp, 67, was a Republican and a member of the state House bipartisan majority. Several colleagues expressed condolences.
“I’m devastated and shocked to learn of the crash that claimed Gary Knopp’s life,” House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, an independent, said in a statement. “Gary was a one-of-a-kind leader and a true Alaskan who worked tirelessly for his district in the Legislature. He will be missed by many.”
The other victims were identified as pilot Gregory Bell, 67, guide David Rogers, 40, and the South Carolina visitors: Caleb Hulsey, 26; Heather Hulsey, 25; Mackay Hulsey, 24; and Kirstin Wright, 23.
The last fatal midair collision in Alaska happened in May of 2019 near Ketchikan. Six people were killed when two planes ferrying cruise ship passengers on sightseeing expeditions struck each other. Ten survivors of that collision were rescued from the site.
A midair plane collision in Anchorage on Friday killed seven people, including a state lawmaker who was piloting one of the aircraft, Alaska officials said.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg discharged from hospital

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital on Friday after undergoing a procedure on a @ @ @ @ @ the week , a court statement said .
Ginsburg , at 87 the oldest member @ @ @ @ @ its senior liberal justice , is at home and `` doing well , '' the @ @ @

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital on Friday after undergoing a procedure on a bile duct stent earlier in the week, a court statement said.
Ginsburg, at 87 the oldest member of the Supreme Court and its senior liberal justice, is at home and "doing well," the statement added.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Iraq prime minister calls early election for June 6, 2021

Early elections are a key demand of Iraqi anti-government protesters who staged months of mass demonstrations last year and were killed in their hundreds by security forces and gunmen suspected of links to militia groups .
Iraqi 's parliament must still ratify the election date .
Kadhimi was selected by parliament in May to head a government that would guide the country towards early elections .
His predecessor Adel Abdul Mahdi quit under pressure from protests in December last year .
Activists have also demanded fairer elections and changes to Iraq 's voting process and election committee after widespread accusations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 .
Voter turnout in Iraq 's last election was 44.5 percent , but especially low in some impoverished southern Shi'ite Muslim areas .
Many Iraqis say they have no faith in Iraq 's electoral system .
Demonstrators who took to the street in their hundreds of thousands last year accuse the political elite , especially lawmakers , of squandering Iraq 's oil wealth to line their own pockets .
Kadhimi 's government faces a health crisis with a rapid spread of the coronavirus , a fiscal crisis because of low oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militia groups which oppose him and a rising Islamic State insurgency .
( Reporting by John Davison in Baghdad , Hesham Abdul Khalek and Omar Fahmy in Cairo Editing by Chris Reese , Kirsten Donovan )

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Friday called an early general election for June 6, 2021, roughly a year ahead of when it would normally be held.
Early elections are a key demand of Iraqi anti-government protesters who staged months of mass demonstrations last year and were killed in their hundreds by security forces and gunmen suspected of links to militia groups.
Iraqi's parliament must still ratify the election date.
Kadhimi was selected by parliament in May to head a government that would guide the country towards early elections. His predecessor Adel Abdul Mahdi quit under pressure from protests in December last year.
Activists have also demanded fairer elections and changes to Iraq's voting process and election committee after widespread accusations of fraud in the last nationwide vote in 2018.
The United Nations praised Kadhimi's announcement saying it would promote "greater stability and democracy."
Voter turnout in Iraq's last election was 44.5 percent, but especially low in some impoverished southern Shi'ite Muslim areas. Many Iraqis say they have no faith in Iraq's electoral system.
Demonstrators who took to the street in their hundreds of thousands last year accuse the political elite, especially lawmakers, of squandering Iraq's oil wealth to line their own pockets.
Kadhimi's government faces a health crisis with a rapid spread of the coronavirus, a fiscal crisis because of low oil revenues and exports, challenges from powerful militia groups which oppose him and a rising Islamic State insurgency. (Reporting by John Davison in Baghdad, Hesham Abdul Khalek and Omar Fahmy in Cairo Editing by Chris Reese, Kirsten Donovan)


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--9-year-old child injured by stray bullet in east Jerusalem

A 9-year-old child was hit by a stray bullet at the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of east Jerusalem on Friday, according to police.The child was evacuated to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem and is in stable condition.Police opened an investigation of the incident, and called a forensic team to the scene in order to identify the source of the stray bullet.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Trump doesn't want to delay 2020 election, worried about mail-in ballots

Hours after suggesting a possible delay in the 2020 US presidential election , US President Donald Trump on Thursday said @ @ @ @ @ postpone the vote , but remained concerned that millions of mail-in ballots would cause problems @ @ @ @ @ election and a result , much , much more than you , '' Trump told @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I do n't want to delay .
I want to have the election @ @ @ @ @ n't want to have to wait three months and then find out that the ballots @ @ @ @ @ the election does n't mean anything .
`` Trump cited recent media reports about potential @ @ @ @ @ late and said it could take weeks , months or even years to sort it @ @ @ @ @ want to see a date change ?
No , but I do n't want to @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .

Hours after suggesting a possible delay in the 2020 US presidential election , US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not want to postpone the vote, but remained concerned that millions of mail-in ballots would cause problems."I want an election and a result, much, much more than you," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I don't want to delay. I want to have the election. But I also don't want to have to wait three months and then find out that the ballots are all missing, and the election doesn't mean anything."Trump cited recent media reports about potential problems with mail-in ballots arriving late and said it could take weeks, months or even years to sort it out. "Do I want to see a date change? No, but I don't want to see a crooked election," he said.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--First Amendment group files new suit against Trump over blocked Twitter users

A group on Friday filed a new suit against US President Donald Trump demanding he unblock additional Twitter users from viewing his account.Trump lost a prior lawsuit in May 2018 on behalf of other Twitter users and agreed to unblock those accounts. The new suit filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in US District Court in Manhattan is on behalf of five additional individuals who remain blocked.The White House did not immediately comment.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--US to have permanent troop presence in Poland as defense pact agreed

The United States will establish a permanent military presence in Poland as it deploys around 1,000 additional US troops there, Poland's Defense Ministry said on Friday.Poland is setting growing store by its bilateral defense relationship with its NATO partner, fearful of an increasingly assertive posture from Russia to the east since Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.On June 12 last year, U.S. President Donald Trump agreed, with Polish President Andrzej Duda beside him at the White House, to send 1,000 more troops to his NATO ally.But negotiations on the details of where the troops would be stationed and how much Poland would pay dragged on for years."We did it. We have finished the negotiations on military cooperation," Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said in a statement.Poland currently hosts a rotating contingent of over 4,000 US troops. A permanent presence, which the statement says will now number at least 5,500 troops, is likely to cost Poland more.The deal also involves the development of expertise for Polish forces in the areas of reconnaissance and command, with the possibility of more U.S. forces coming to Poland in case of an increased threat, the statement said.The financial details of the new deal were not revealed in the ministry's statement.The US military on Wednesday expanded on plans to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany and indicated that some of them could be moved to Poland or the Baltic states.It was unclear from Friday's statement where the additional 1,000 troops would come from, and whether some would be reassigned from Germany. Poland's Defense Ministry was not immediately available to comment and the US embassy declined to do so.US officials have insisted that the agreement with Poland and the decision to pull some US troops out of Germany are separate matters.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Protesters in Jerusalem, Caesarea call on Netanyahu to resign

Hundreds of protesters gathered on Friday outside of the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Jerusalem to protest against government corruption, while calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign immediately.At the same time, protesters also gathered outside of Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea, with similar demands.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--Russia pledges reciprocal steps after EU sanctions for alleged cyberattacks

`` Of course this unfriendly action by the EU will not be left unanswered , '' the ministry said in @ @ @ @ @ the sanctions were politically-motivated .
`` In diplomacy everything is reciprocal . ''
In its @ @ @ @ @ cybercrime , the EU targeted the department for special technologies of the Russian military intelligence @ @ @ @ @ Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation .
It @ @ @ @ @ having carried out two cyberattacks in June 2017 , which hit several companies in Europe @ @ @ @ @ .
The service is also accused of two cyberattacks against Ukraine 's power grid in @ @ @ @

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it would respond with reciprocal measures to European Union travel and financial sanctions against a department of Russia's military intelligence service for alleged cyberattacks.
"Of course this unfriendly action by the EU will not be left unanswered," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the sanctions were politically-motivated. "In diplomacy everything is reciprocal."
In its first ever sanctions related to cybercrime, the EU targeted the department for special technologies of the Russian military intelligence service, known as Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
It accused the Russian service of having carried out two cyberattacks in June 2017, which hit several companies in Europe resulting in large financial losses. The service is also accused of two cyberattacks against Ukraine's power grid in 2015 and 2016.


jerusalempost--2020-07-31--20-year-old woman found dead in Wadi Qelt, West Bank

A 20-year-old hiker was found dead on Friday in Wadi Qelt in the West Bank. According to the police report, at around 1:00 p.m. officers received a report about the young woman.Police and paramedics rushed to the area and began searching for her, and she was eventually found by a rescue helicopter. Despite continued resuscitation efforts, paramedics were forced to declare her death.The women's identity is not yet known.Police are investigating the incident.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Ten crushed to death in Indian crane collapse

Ten people died on Saturday when a crane collapsed , trapping them underneath , at a state-run shipyard in the @ @ @ @ @ , a senior police officer said .
The incident at the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd site @ @ @ @ @ collapsed during a weight-bearing trial , Suresh Babu , a deputy commissioner of police , @ @ @ @ @ were trying to cut the crane and remove its pieces , Babu said .
He @ @ @ @ @ trapped alive under the crane , they would only be found once it was lifted @ @ @ @ @ comment from Hindustan Shipyard .
A company official said senior executives were in a meeting @ @ @ @

Ten people died on Saturday when a crane collapsed, trapping them underneath, at a state-run shipyard in the southern Indian city of Visakhapatnam, a senior police officer said.
The incident at the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd site occurred when a new crane collapsed during a weight-bearing trial, Suresh Babu, a deputy commissioner of police, told Reuters.
Rescue workers were trying to cut the crane and remove its pieces, Babu said. He added that if anybody was trapped alive under the crane, they would only be found once it was lifted.
There was no immediate comment from Hindustan Shipyard. A company official said senior executives were in a meeting over the accident.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Moscow denies links between Belarus opposition and Russian mercenaries

RIA also reported that Russian diplomats met the 33 suspected mercenaries arrested in Belarus .
The Belarusian authorities say they @ @ @ @ @ presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya may have ties to the detained group and have launched a @ @ @ @ @ suspicion of inciting riots .

RIA also reported that Russian diplomats met the 33 suspected mercenaries arrested in Belarus.
The Belarusian authorities say they believe the husband of opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya may have ties to the detained group and have launched a criminal case against him on suspicion of inciting riots.
MOSCOW - Moscow has denied any links between the Belarus opposition and alleged Russian mercenaries detained this week in Belarus, a Russian diplomat in Minsk said, according to Russia's RIA news agency.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Russia's coronavirus death toll exceeds 14,000

Officials also reported 5,462 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours , pushing the country 's @ @ @ @

Officials also reported 5,462 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, pushing the country's tally to 845,443.
MOSCOW - Russia reported 95 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, pushing its national tally to 14,058.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Tokyo reports record 472 new coronavirus cases on Saturday - NHK

TOKYO - The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo was around 472 on Saturday , a new record @ @ @ @ @ Tokyo officials as saying .
It was the second day in a row that the @ @ @ @ @ capital rose by more than 400 .
Though Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said the @ @ @ @ @ state of emergency , the central government says there is still no need to do @ @ @ @ @ spike in several cities around the nation .

TOKYO - The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo was around 472 on Saturday, a new record, NHK public television quoted Tokyo officials as saying.
It was the second day in a row that the number of cases in the capital rose by more than 400.
Though Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said the city could declare its own state of emergency, the central government says there is still no need to do so nationally despite a record spike in several cities around the nation.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--IDF detains Gaza man who attempted to cross border into Israel

The statement added that `` no weapons were found on the man and after interrogation he was returned to the @ @ @ @

The statement added that "no weapons were found on the man and after interrogation he was returned to the Gaza Strip."
The IDF spokesperson's unit announced on Saturday morning that "a short time ago, IDF fighters arrested a Palestinian man who crossed the border fence in the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory."


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Egypt reports lowest coronavirus daily figure since May 3

In total , 94,078 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Egypt , of which 39,638 have recovered and 4,188 have @ @ @ @ @ Friday , the ministry said in a statement late on Friday .
Egypt reopened resorts @ @ @ @ @ 1 after tourism came to a halt in March under measures to curb the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ not yet made it to a `` safe list '' of countries for resumption of @ @ @ @ @ Union .
Tourism accounts for 5 % of Egypt ’ s economic output , according @ @ @ @ @ figure rises to as much as 15 % if jobs indirectly related to the sector @ @ @ @ @ .

In total, 94,078 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Egypt, of which 39,638 have recovered and 4,188 have died, including 31 on Friday, the ministry said in a statement late on Friday.
Egypt reopened resorts to foreign tourists on July 1 after tourism came to a halt in March under measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
But Egypt has not yet made it to a "safe list" of countries for resumption of non-essential travel to the European Union.
Tourism accounts for 5% of Egypt’s economic output, according to the government. The figure rises to as much as 15% if jobs indirectly related to the sector are included, analysts say.
CAIRO, Aug 1 - Egypt reported 321 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the health ministry said, the lowest figure since May 3.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Mexico registers record 9,556 new daily coronavirus cases

Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported a record 9,556 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 784 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 434,193 cases and 47,472 deaths.The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Coronavirus: Brazil reports 45,392 new cases, 1,088 deaths.

Brazil recorded 45,392 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as well as 1,088 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, its health ministry said on Saturday.Brazil has registered more than 2.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 93,563, according to ministry data.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Egypt says Turkey's seismic survey plans could encroach on its waters

An advisory issued last month by Turkey for the survey overlaps with Egypt 's exclusive economic zone ( EEZ ) @ @ @ @ @ and an attack on Egypt 's sovereign rights , '' the Egyptian foreign ministry said @ @ @ @ @ did not give details , but said the potential encroachment came under point eight of @ @ @ @ @ surveys are part of preparatory work for potential hydrocarbons exploration .
The announcement of the @ @ @ @ @ on one side and Greece and Cyprus on the other , amid conflicting claims to @ @ @ @ @ has since indicated it could pause exploration operations pending talks .

Egypt said on Saturday that part of a seismic survey planned by Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean potentially encroached on waters where Cairo claims exclusive rights.
An advisory issued last month by Turkey for the survey overlaps with Egypt's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), constituting "a violation and an attack on Egypt's sovereign rights," the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement.
It did not give details, but said the potential encroachment came under point eight of Turkey's advisory.
Seismic surveys are part of preparatory work for potential hydrocarbons exploration.
The announcement of the survey escalated tensions between Turkey on one side and Greece and Cyprus on the other, amid conflicting claims to offshore hydrocarbon resources. Turkey has since indicated it could pause exploration operations pending talks.
Egypt is a regional rival of Turkey and has close relations with Greece and Cyprus.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes Mindanao, Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 473 kilometers (293.91 miles) on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.An initial report, later revised, said the magnitude of the quake was 6.3. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.The Philippines' volcanology agency said it was expecting damage and aftershocks, but there was no tsunami threat due to the nature of the tectonic, nearshore quake."No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data," the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported.The southern coastal province of Sarangani registered intensity two while cities in South Cotabato recorded intensity one, the agency said.The region is home to 1.2 million people, or around 1% of the Philippine population, according to data from the statistics agency.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Rafi Peretz tests positive for coronavirus

The total number of people infected with the virus stands at 72,218 among them 26,590 active patients .
There were @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday night , including 96 who were intubated .
More than 10 people died @ @ @ @ @ the death toll to 526 .

The total number of people infected with the virus stands at 72,218 among them 26,590 active patients.
There were 328 patients in serious condition on Saturday night, including 96 who were intubated.
More than 10 people died over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 526.
Stores could be open next weekend, the skies by mid-August and schools on September 1, as Israel’s new coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu – or as he likes to be known, “director of the Shield of Israel program” – leads a new coronavirus decision-making process.The Health Ministry announced Friday that Israel will soon have a uniform procedure for determining when and how to establish restrictions at places of work, cultural events and even synagogues. The plan will begin to be formulated by Health Ministry director-general Chezy Levy and Gamzu, along with the relevant parties from the various government ministries, at the start of this week.According to the Health Ministry, “round tables” will be convened and relevant parties will meet as often as three times a week to make decisions effectively and coherently about restrictions.Among the discussions expected to happen this coming week: Opening schools and the skies. In an interview with N12’s Dana Weiss, Gamzu said that opening schools is a “complicated question,” but one that he plans to deeply investigate in the coming week with hopes that “we will have a decision by the end of the week.”Last week, Gamzu said in a separate interview that he believed schools could open by September 1.Also, he said there will be discussions about opening the skies by mid-August, at least for visitors from green states and maybe to travelers from additional locations, as well.First on the agenda, however, will likely be removing weekend restrictions on stores and malls.“I have received many requests in recent days regarding changes in restrictions,” Gamzu said in a statement shortly before Shabbat. “These requests – for the most part – are correct and justified, based on the real distress” in which people find themselves. “At the same time... the necessary corrections or changes cannot be realized through hasty or rash decisions. Providing the Israeli public with a correct, professional and appropriate response requires consideration, an examination of alternatives and an orderly presentation of those decisions to the public – one that is transparent.”He asked the public to be patient, to work with him collaboratively.“I am convinced that only in this way will we be able to quickly embark on the royal path in the fight against the epidemic,” he said.Despite Gamzu’s heart-felt plea on Friday afternoon, many stores opened on Saturday in defiance of the government’s failure to lift restrictions on them before the weekend, when they make a hefty portion of their profits.Among those, The Jerusalem Post’s Hebrew sister paper Ma’ariv reported, was Bilu Center Mall in Kiryat Ekron, near Rehovot. Police officers arrived at the scene, ordered the managers or people in charge to close, but in general did not issue any fines.Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, Levy and Gamzu had agreed on Thursday that the weekend closure of stores and malls should be lifted before Saturday, but they could not get buy-ins from all ministers and therefore no change was made and it was decided to push off making any decisions until the next coronavirus cabinet meeting on Monday.Also, on Saturday, the Kinneret Towns Association reported that more than 45,000 people visited beaches over Shabbat. At one point on Saturday, it had to close entry because of congestion on all but one beach.The Israel Police, in cooperation with the Sea of Galilee Authority’s inspectors, increased enforcement to ensure Health Ministry directives were followed, in addition to standard safety protocols.Likewise, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, reported that some 70,000 people visited the country’s national parks and trails.Palmahim National Park was fully occupied Saturday and forced to turn people away.In total, the police issued 1,905 tickets over the weekend, mostly for people not wearing masks in public spaces.In the interview with Weiss, Gamzu admitted that mistakes had been made, that incoherent and illogical restrictions had been put into place, which caused the public to disconnect from its leaders.“We did not succeed,” he said. “But when we say we failed – that is all of us. We did not prepare well enough. We did not use all the tools at our disposal. The Health Ministry thought it could investigate everyone. It didn’t.”Gamzu’s new methodology is coming at the same time as reports that Israel is gaining control of coronavirus.On Saturday night, the Health Ministry reported that Israel surpassed 72,000 patients since the start of the pandemic and reported that more than 500 were dead.Specifically, according to the ministry’s post-Shabbat report, there were 1,358 people diagnosed with the novel virus on Friday.Jerusalem Affairs Minister MK Rafi Peretz tested positive for coronavirus. He entered quarantine three days ago after his director-general, Avi Cohen, tested positive for the virus. In addition, three other MKs – Avi Dichter, Osnat Hila Mark and Eli Cohen – are in isolation after coming in contact with a known coronavirus patient.Gamzu told Weiss that, “right now the situation is manageable in terms of the number of sick and the number of seriously ill.” When asked to rank the situation on a scale of one to 10, he said it is a seven.He said the country is at a turning point – either the infection rate can increase or retract.“We are starting to have some breathing room – slowly, slowly,” he said. “This is the time to open. This is the time to ease restrictions. This is the time to get back our income.”On Thursday, a report by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem predicted that at least another 200 people will die of coronavirus within the next three weeks. At the same time, according to their model, Israel has “gained control” of the pandemic and has started to flatten the curve.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--MK Michaeli: NIS 4 billion earmarked for ultra-Orthodox education

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MK Merav Michaeli tweeted on Saturday evening claiming that the Finance Ministry’s alleged NIS 4 billion emergency expense, which is allegedly needed to begin the school year on September 1, is actually meant to fund ultra-Orthodox religious schools.The Labor MK wrote sarcastically that it was “surprising to everyone.”Finance Minister Israel Katz hinted at the request on Saturday evening on Channel 13 when he claimed that unless the "Coronavirus Box" is expanded he "can’t give [Education Minister Yoav] Gallant even one shekel.”The proposed law will be presented to the Knesset on Sunday.The "Box"' is a solution to fund unexpected expenses that could not have been foreseen when the state budget was passed.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Coronavirus: 1,358 people diagnosed in the last day


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 17.67 million, death toll at 679,918

More than 17.67 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 679,918 have died @ @ @ @ @ tally.Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases @ @ @ @ @ December 2019 .

More than 17.67 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 679,918 have died, according to a Reuters tally.Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.


jerusalempost--2020-08-01--Three children among five killed in Nepal monsoon landslides

Five people including three children were killed in two landslides in Nepal , raising to 175 the toll of dead @ @ @ @ @ in May , a home ministry official said on Saturday .
A 30-year-old woman and @ @ @ @ @ between 10 months and nine years , were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy @ @ @ @ @ in Gulmi district in the west of the Himalayan nation on Friday , Murari Wasti @ @ @ @ @ killed in another landslide in Sunsari district in east Nepal .
Wasti said at least @ @ @ @ @ 52 others injured in landslides and floods since the monsoon began in May .
In @ @ @ @ @ heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc .
About 8 million people have been displaced and @ @ @ @ @ since May in India 's eastern Bihar and northeastern Assam , two of the nation @ @ @ @ @ neighboring Bangladesh , heavy floods have submerged nearly 50,000 hectares of paddy fields , according @ @ @ @ @ Ministry .

Five people including three children were killed in two landslides in Nepal, raising to 175 the toll of dead since the monsoon season began in May, a home ministry official said on Saturday.
A 30-year-old woman and her three children, aged between 10 months and nine years, were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy rains swept their house away in Gulmi district in the west of the Himalayan nation on Friday, Murari Wasti said.
One person was killed in another landslide in Sunsari district in east Nepal.
Wasti said at least 108 people were missing and 52 others injured in landslides and floods since the monsoon began in May.
In India, floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc. About 8 million people have been displaced and more than 110 have died since May in India's eastern Bihar and northeastern Assam, two of the nation's poorest states.
In neighboring Bangladesh, heavy floods have submerged nearly 50,000 hectares of paddy fields, according to officials from the Agriculture Ministry.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Lebanese report: Israeli listening station found on southern border

An Israeli listening station was discovered on the southern border of Lebanon, according to Israeli media reports, who cited Lebanese media.This is a developing story.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Government approves NIS 4.2 billion for back to school budget plan

The government has allocated NIS 4.2 billion to the education system in approval of Education Minister Yoav Gallant 's plan @ @ @ @ @ school on September 1 , Channel 13 reported .

The government has allocated NIS 4.2 billion to the education system in approval of Education Minister Yoav Gallant's plan for students to return to school on September 1, Channel 13 reported.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Suspected Boko Haram terrorists kill at least 13 in Cameroon

Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least 13 people and wounded eight others in a grenade attack in a camp for displaced people in northern Cameroon on Sunday, a security source and a local official told Reuters.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Seven-year-old boy drowns in the Kinneret

A seven-year-old boy was pronounced dead Sunday morning having drowned in the Kinneret while visiting with his family.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Indonesia reports 1,519 new coronavirus infections, 43 deaths

Indonesia reported 1,519 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 111,455, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed.The data also showed 43 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the toll to 5,236.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Tokyo confirms 292 new coronavirus cases on Sunday

Tokyo confirmed 292 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, after cases rose by more than 400 in the past two days, public broadcaster NHK said.Governor Koike Yuriko said on Friday Tokyo could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital deteriorates further, as debate deepened over how to respond to record increases in new infections.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Israel Katz: Coronavirus grants to enter bank accounts today

Finance Minister Israel Katz announced that the coronavirus grants approved by the government as apart of the economic aid program @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Government grants will be distributed to citizens today , '' Katz said in @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday morning .
`` I fully understand the protesters on the economic issue , @ @ @ @ @ economic protests stopped demonstrating in front of the Finance Ministry , because I changed the @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of millions [ of shekels ] to those in need of money . ''
@ @ @ @ @ spoke on the 2020 state budget , stating that no biennial budget is ready , @ @ @ @ @ be submitted now .
`` There is currently no biennial budget ready .
There is @ @ @ @ @ [ annual ] budget for 2020 , the second option is to wait until November @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .

Finance Minister Israel Katz announced that the coronavirus grants approved by the government as apart of the economic aid program will enter bank accounts today.
"Government grants will be distributed to citizens today," Katz said in an interview with Army radio on Sunday morning.
"I fully understand the protesters on the economic issue, but the heads of the economic protests stopped demonstrating in front of the Finance Ministry, because I changed the criteria, and we added hundreds of millions [of shekels] to those in need of money."
In addition, he also spoke on the 2020 state budget, stating that no biennial budget is ready, however an annual budget could be submitted now.
"There is currently no biennial budget ready. There is a possibility to submit a [annual] budget for 2020, the second option is to wait until November and submit another budget," he said.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Coronavirus: 26,127 cases, death toll at 527

The number of active coronavirus cases in Israel has reached 26,127, with 328 of those in serious condition, according to Health Ministry figures on released Sunday morning.The death toll rose by one overnight to reach 527.Of the active cases, 96 are on ventilators.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Latin America coronavirus death toll passes 200,000 mark

The death toll in Latin America from the novel coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday night, a Reuters tally showed, after Peru reported another 191 deaths from the pandemic.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Microsoft to continue talks to buy TikTok from ByteDance

Aug 2 - Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from @ @ @ @ @ and that it was aiming to conclude the negotiations by Sept. 15 .
The company @ @ @ @ @ conversation between is CEO Satya Nadella and U.S. President Donald Trump .
It said it @ @ @ @ @ data of TikTok 's American users is transferred to and remains in the United States @ @ @ @ @ the importance of addressing the President 's concerns .
It is committed to acquiring TikTok @ @ @ @ @ review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States , including the United States @ @ @ @ @ in a statement .

Aug 2 - Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance, and that it was aiming to conclude the negotiations by Sept. 15.
The company made the statement following a conversation between is CEO Satya Nadella and U.S. President Donald Trump. It said it would ensure that all private data of TikTok's American users is transferred to and remains in the United States.
"Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President's concerns. It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury," Microsoft said in a statement.
The company added that there was no certainty a deal would be reached.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--IDF thwarts attempt to lay explosive charges along Syrian border fence

Scene of foiled attack (Photo: IDF Spokesman's Unit)
Bag with explosive devices (Photo: IDF Spokesman's Unit)
As tensions remained high in the North, soldiers thwarted an attempt to place explosive devices near the Syrian border fence late Sunday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced Monday.“A short time ago, an IDF force foiled an attempt to place explosive devices along the border with Syria,” the IDF said. “Special forces that were carrying out an ambush near an IDF post in the southern Golan Heights spotted a cell with a number of terrorists planting explosive devices along the border. An IDF force and an aircraft opened fire together on the four-member cell and hit them.”The soldiers were unharmed, the IDF said.While the IDF cannot say with certainty which group was behind the foiled attack, it considers the Syrian regime responsible for “any action taken from its territory” and will not allow for any violation of Israeli sovereignty, IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman said.“We don’t know who sent them,” he said. “There are a lot of players in Syria, some acting for Iran and some not. We cannot say right now that this is a Hezbollah attack, but we can’t rule it out either.”Northern Command has been on high alert over the past 10 days, bracing for an attack by Hezbollah following the death of an operative in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria.Over the past few days, the military said it had identified several suspicious shepherds in the area, turning it into a hostile area. The IDF deployed troops from the elite Maglan reconnaissance unit.The IDF has identified several locations along the Golan Heights where Hezbollah collects intelligence on Israel using shepherds to report on troop movements.On Sunday night, observers identified suspicious movement of two shepherds around 8 p.m. and around 11 p.m. and saw the four-man cell approach the same area and place explosives along the fence.The cell crossed the Alpha Line between Syria and Israel, putting them in Israeli territory, but did not cross the border fence, Zilberman said. They were simultaneously struck and killed by air and ground forces.Later on Monday, the IDF said during an investigation of the scene, some 25 meters from the perimeter fence inside Israeli territory, weapons and a bag containing a number of explosive devices were found.The foiled attack took place near an abandoned military post in the southern Golan Heights on the Syrian border where the IDF operated the Mazor Ladach field clinic, which was opened in August 2017 and closed a year later, Zilberman told reporters.The clinic provided medical treatment for some 6,800 locals from the Syrian Golan Heights, he said.Following the return of Syrian regime forces to the south of the country and the rebuilding of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), which was decimated over the course of the ongoing civil war, the influence of Hezbollah on the SAA has increased.Last week, the IDF thwarted an attack by a Hezbollah cell from Lebanon after they crossed the border, known as the Blue Line, several meters into sovereign Israeli territory. They were identified by soldiers, who opened fire on them, causing them to flee back across the border without firing.The IDF remains on high alert along the northern border for additional attacks by the Lebanese terrorist group.“We will harm anyone who will try to harm us and who harms us,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a Likud faction meeting on Monday. “This principle remains intact.”Defense Minister Benny Gantz said: “Only an irrational enemy would dare to test Israel’s preparedness to respond” to attacks.“Let there be no misunderstanding: Troops have all measures required to defend residents and hit anyone who attempts to infringe upon Israeli sovereignty,” he said.On Monday afternoon, OC Bashan Division Brig.-Gen. Roman Goffman and OC International Cooperation Unit Brig.-Gen. Efi Dafrin met with United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Ishwar Hamal at the scene and stressed that the IDF “will not allow the security of the residents of Israel and its sovereignty to be harmed,” the military said.“The IDF considers the Syrian state responsible for everything that happens on its territory,” Goffman told Hamal.Israel has said it will not allow Hezbollah to entrench itself on the Golan Heights, and according to foreign reports, it has carried out several strikes against operatives belonging to the Lebanese terrorist group in the area.While Hezbollah used to act against soldiers in the area of Mount Dov in the contested Shebaa Farms, its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has warned that it will act along the entire Lebanese and Syrian border should Israel kill one of its fighters.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Brazil registers 25,800 new coronavirus cases, death toll tops 94,000

BRASILIA , Aug 2 - Brazil recorded 25,800 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 541 deaths from the @ @ @ @ @ in the past 24 hours , the health ministry said on Sunday .

BRASILIA, Aug 2 - Brazil recorded 25,800 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 541 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Brazil has registered more than 2.73 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 94,104, according to ministry data.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Sderot Mayor urges government to respond after tonight's rocket launch

In response to tonight's rocket launch from Gaza, Sderot Mayor, Alon Davidi, said: "It's a pity that on such a night, on which we inaugurated a large drive-in compound for our dear residents, so that they will have a chance to enjoy themselves despite the coronavirus , the terrorists from Gaza fired a rocket towards the city to disrupt this evening. I expect, and demand, from the country's leadership a painful reaction, so that we can live quietly and enjoy the summer vacation as much as possible," according to YNET.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Isaias causes hurricane watch, storm surge warning for parts of Carolinas

Aug 2 - Tropical storm Isaias led to a hurricane watch and storm surge warning being issued for parts of @ @ @ @ @ and South Carolina on Sunday evening , the National Hurricane Center said .
The storm @ @ @ @ @ just offshore the east-central Florida coast , the NHC said in an advisory .
Isaias @ @ @ @ @ ( 105 kilometers ) southeast of Cape Canaveral , Florida , with maximum sustained winds @ @ @ @ @ , according to the advisory .

Aug 2 - Tropical storm Isaias led to a hurricane watch and storm surge warning being issued for parts of the US states of North and South Carolina on Sunday evening, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm strengthened slightly while moving north-northwestward just offshore the east-central Florida coast, the NHC said in an advisory.
Isaias was located about 65 miles (105 kilometers) southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour, according to the advisory.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Trump: Government should again seek death penalty for Boston bomber

WASHINGTON , Aug 2 - President Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government should again seek the death penalty @ @ @ @ @ Tsarnaev .

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 - President Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government should again seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
In a tweet, Trump said the federal government must challenge a Friday appeals court decision overturning the death penalty for the 2013 attack.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Trump says government should again seek death penalty for Boston bomber

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government should again seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.In a tweet, Trump said the federal government must challenge a Friday appeals court decision overturning the death penalty for the 2013 attack.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--IDF reports 388 active coronavirus cases

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released a statement on Sunday evening saying that 388 soldiers and IDF civilian employees have been diagnosed with active cases of coronavirus, all in a mild condition.Some 3,472 additional soldiers are currently in home isolation, according to the statement.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Major incident declared in Manchester to tackle coronavirus

A major incident has been declared in the Manchester area of Britain, allowing the creation of a "central command structure" to help tackle the rising number of coronavirus cases, a local official was quoted as saying on Sunday.Health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday the COVID-19 lockdown in parts of northern England - including Greater Manchester, parts of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire - would be tightened because of an increasing rate of transmission."Although the council and partner organizations have been working closely to tackle the impacts of the pandemic since early this year, declaring a major incident means we can ramp this up further," the Leader of Manchester City Council Richard Leese said in the Manchester Evening News."It allows the establishment of a central command structure to oversee the response and enables agencies involved to draw on extra resources."The city council did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment from Reuters.The pandemic has killed more than 46,000 people in Britain, the fourth highest toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally collated on Sunday.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Three border police officers arrested for robbing, beating Palestinian

IDF military police arrested three border police officers for allegedly robbing and assaulting Palestinians at a Gaza border crossing, according to a Walla report on Sunday.The reported noted that the three officers would take advantage of Palestinians wishing to move to Israeli territory.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Blue and White demands subsidy for LGBT surrogacy treatments

Blue and White presented a series of demands for the yet-to-be presented state budget on Sunday, including a subsidy for LGBT surrogacy treatments, and approving the immigration of 4,500 Ethiopian Jews into the country, Channel 13 reported.The demands include an increase in old-age pensions, free education starting at the age of two, and collecting payments Israel Chemicals allegedly owes the state before the court makes its decision.Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen said her party wants to promote growth in the market, and claimed she “do[esn't] see the value of having a two-month plan.”Farkash-Hacohen meant the state budget, as Likud is pushing for a rapid one-year budget. Blue and White are pushing for a two-year budget.Unless the deadline is changed, Israel must have a budget before August ends or face an another election.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--US CDC reports 4,601,526 coronavirus cases

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 4,601,526 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 58,947 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 1,132 to 154,002.The CDC reported its tally of cases of COVID-19 as of 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 1, versus its previous report a day earlier.The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--White House Chief of Staff Meadows says US will hold election on Nov. 3

WASHINGTON - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday that the United States will hold an election on Nov. 3 and that President Donald Trump was raising concerns about mail-in ballots when he floated the idea of delaying the U.S. vote."We're going to hold an election on November 3 and the president is going to win," Meadows said on CBS' "Face the Nation."


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus - Iraq aviation

BAGHDAD - Flights between Turkey and Iraq have been suspended because of rising coronavirus infections in Turkey, Iraq's Aviation Authority said on Sunday.Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern airports last week for international travel after months of closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Five health workers attacked by family member of patient who died

It was reported that the 18-year-old deceased patient was suffering from a serious preexisting illness .

It was reported that the 18-year-old deceased patient was suffering from a serious preexisting illness.
Five health workers from the Galilee Medical Center were attacked Sunday by a family member, who upon receiving news of the death of their relative, began assaulting staff at the center.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Thai army suspends US training plans after soldiers contract COVID-19

BANGKOK - Thailand has suspended plans for its army to undertake joint training with the US military after nine Thai soldiers tested positive for coronavirus upon returning from Hawaii, the defense ministry said on Sunday.The Thai Army said the infected soldiers were among 151 Thai officers who had returned from Lightning Forge 2020 training with US soldiers in Hawaii for the first three weeks of July."The army has suspended all plans to bring forces abroad until the situation improves," said defense ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantawanich. Thailand had no plans for joint training with other countries but the United States, he said.Nattapon Srisawat, the head of the Thai Army's anti-Covid-19 unit, told Reuters the army had to exercise caution. "It will be difficult to travel at the moment as we have to be careful," he said.Thailand has reported 3,317 cases and 58 deaths. Recent infections were imported from abroad, marking 69 successive days without of any domestic transmission.


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Gantz approves order to call up additional 3000 IDF reservists

Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an order allowing the recruitment of an additional 3000 IDF reservists @ @ @ @ @ Front Command , to aid in the fight against coronavirus .
Gantz noted that the @ @ @ @ @ the establishment of an epidemiological investigation system , increased support for coronavirus hotels and more @ @ @ @ @ classified as `` Orange . ''

Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an order allowing the recruitment of an additional 3000 IDF reservists, mostly from the Home Front Command, to aid in the fight against coronavirus.
Gantz noted that the additional reservists will allow for the establishment of an epidemiological investigation system, increased support for coronavirus hotels and more help for officers in cities classified as "Orange."


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--India's interior minister hospitalized with coronavirus

my father , thankfully , has tested negative on his latest Covid-19 test and has been discharged from the hospital @ @ @ @ @ at home and rest .
Thank you all for all your prayers and wishes for @ @

NEW DELHI - India's Interior Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to hospital after catching the coronavirus, he said on Sunday, becoming the most senior politician in the country to test positive for the disease.Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, heads a ministry that has been at the forefront of managing the epidemic.India's coronavirus outbreak is the third worst in the world behind the United states and Brazil, with nearly 1.7 million confirmed cases and 36,500 deaths, according to a Reuters tally."I request all of you who came in contact with me in the last few days to isolate yourselves and get tested," Shah said in a tweet.Shah, 55, said he had got himself tested after exhibiting initial symptoms of COVID-19. "My health is fine but I am being hospitalized on the advice of doctors," he added.An interior ministry spokesman said he was unable to immediately comment on when Shah had last met with Modi.Indian movie star Amitabh Bachchan, who was hospitalized on July 11 after being diagnosed with COVID-19, was discharged after his latest coronavirus test came back negative, his son Abhishek Bachchan tweeted on Sunday.
my father, thankfully, has tested negative on his latest Covid-19 test and has been discharged from the hospital. He will now be at home and rest. Thank you all for all your prayers and wishes for him. — Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) August 2, 2020


jerusalempost--2020-08-02--Ireland considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel

DUBLIN - Ireland is considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel in the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 infections in recent days both in Ireland and other European countries, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said on Sunday.Ireland already advises against all non-essential international travel and requires people arriving from all but 15 countries to self-isolate for 14 days, but it does not require COVID-19 tests from visitors and has not banned flights from any country."We're introducing random testing at the airports and an increased public health presence and we're examining other options as well for further restrictions on non-essential travel... because the international situation is becoming more volatile," Donnelly told RTE radio.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Vietnam reports 21 new coronavirus infections

All of the new cases are linked to Danang , the new coronavirus epicenter where Vietnam more than a week @ @ @ @ @ transmitted infections in more than three months , the Ministry of Health said in a @ @ @ @ @ nearly 200 cases since the virus resurfaced in Danang , with six deaths .
Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ in at least 10 locations in Vietnam .

Vietnam reported 21 more novel coronavirus infections late on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 642.
All of the new cases are linked to Danang, the new coronavirus epicenter where Vietnam more than a week ago detected its first locally transmitted infections in more than three months, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
There have been nearly 200 cases since the virus resurfaced in Danang, with six deaths. Coronavirus infections have since been detected in at least 10 locations in Vietnam.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Liberman warns of Bibi-steria

Liberman warns of Bibi-steria

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman warned at his faction meeting on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was leading Israel to an unnecessary election due to his legal troubles."Over the past week, we have seen a shameful show of Bibisteria in which everyone is guilty, including protesters, the press, Yifat Shasha Biton and Shaul Meridor," Liberman said. "Netanyahu is leading Israel to a fourth election for his own personal reasons and just using the budget is an excuse. The public will hold him accountable for it."


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran

Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari was quoted by the state TV as saying the 215 deaths in the past 24 hours took the combined death toll to 17,405 in Iran , and the number of confirmed cases rose by 2,598 to 312,035 .
State television showed several Iranians in a busy Tehran street without wearing face masks or social distancing .
Some experts have doubted the accuracy of Iran 's official coronavirus tolls .
A report by the Iranian parliament ’ s research center in April suggested that the coronavirus tolls might be almost twice as many as those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report said that Iran 's official coronavirus figures were based only on the number of deaths in hospitals and those who had already tested positive for the coronavirus .
British broadcaster BBC reported on Monday that , based on data from an anonymous source , the number of deaths in Iran might be three times higher than officially reported .
Iranian health authorities denied the report and said there had been no cover-up .
With COVID-19 deaths surging since restrictions were eased in mid-April , Iranian authorities have said measures to curb the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health regulations are not observed .
Since last month , wearing face masks in public places and covered spaces has been mandatory .

One person is dying from COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran, state television said on Monday, as the Health Ministry reported 215 new deaths from the disease and state media warned of a lack of proper social distancing.
Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari was quoted by the state TV as saying the 215 deaths in the past 24 hours took the combined death toll to 17,405 in Iran, and the number of confirmed cases rose by 2,598 to 312,035.
State television showed several Iranians in a busy Tehran street without wearing face masks or social distancing.
Some experts have doubted the accuracy of Iran's official coronavirus tolls. A report by the Iranian parliament’s research center in April suggested that the coronavirus tolls might be almost twice as many as those announced by the health ministry.
The report said that Iran's official coronavirus figures were based only on the number of deaths in hospitals and those who had already tested positive for the coronavirus.
British broadcaster BBC reported on Monday that, based on data from an anonymous source, the number of deaths in Iran might be three times higher than officially reported. Iranian health authorities denied the report and said there had been no cover-up.
With COVID-19 deaths surging since restrictions were eased in mid-April, Iranian authorities have said measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 will be reimposed if health regulations are not observed. Since last month, wearing face masks in public places and covered spaces has been mandatory.
Iran's National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce was expected to announce later on Monday whether nationwide university entrance examinations, with over 1 million participants, will take place in August. Many Iranians have called on social media for the examinations to be postponed.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 18.14 million, death toll at 688,080

More than 18.14 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 688,080 have died, according to a Reuters tally.Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Northern Irish Catholic leader and Nobel Peace laureate John Hume dies

`` The death of John Hume represents the loss of 20th century Ireland ’ s most significant and consequential political @ @ @ @ @ Colum Eastwood said in a statement .

John Hume, a key architect of Northern Ireland's Good Friday peace agreement and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, died on Monday at the age of 83, his SDLP party said.
"The death of John Hume represents the loss of 20th century Ireland’s most significant and consequential political figure," SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said in a statement.
"This is an historic moment on this island but most of all it is a moment of deep, deep sadness."


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Hong Kong reports 80 new coronavirus cases, slight drop from previous highs

Hong Kong reported 80 new coronavirus cases on Monday, dropping below 100 infections for the first time in 12 days, as a team of Chinese officials began preparations for widespread testing in the global financial hub, which has seen a resurgence in cases. The initiative, which was announced by the Chinese government, marks the first time mainland health officials have assisted Hong Kong in its battle to control the epidemic.Since late January, around 3,600 people have been infected in Hong Kong, 37 of whom have died.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Philippines reports 3,226 new coronavirus infections, 46 more deaths

In a bulletin , it said total confirmed cases have reached 106,330 and deaths have increased to 2,104 .
With @ @ @ @ @ record infections , the Philippines is close to passing Indonesia with the most cases so @ @ @ @ @

The Philippine health ministry on Monday confirmed 3,226 novel coronavirus infections and 46 additional deaths.
In a bulletin, it said total confirmed cases have reached 106,330 and deaths have increased to 2,104.
With four successive days of reporting record infections, the Philippines is close to passing Indonesia with the most cases so far in Southeast Asia.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday ordered the re-imposition of a strict lockdown in and around the capital starting Aug. 4 to stem the case surge and help inundated hospitals.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Russia reports more than 5,300 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported 5,394 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, pushing its national tally to 856,264, the fourth largest in the world.Officials said 79 people had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 14,207.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--India reports 52,972 new coronavirus infections

India reported 52,972 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1.8 million, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed on Monday.With 771 new deaths, the COVID-19 disease has now claimed 38,135 lives in the world's second-most populous country.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Haredi MKs say Labor leader asked support for presidential run - report

The MKs told KAN Reshet Bet that Peretz has begun a series of meetings concerning his candidacy for the position @ @ @ @ @ Herzog has also been looking into running for the position , according to KAN Reshet @ @ @ @ @ the presidency will take place in June 2021 , as President Reuven Rivlin finishes his @ @ @ @ @ .

The MKs told KAN Reshet Bet that Peretz has begun a series of meetings concerning his candidacy for the position.
Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog has also been looking into running for the position, according to KAN Reshet Bet.
The elections for the presidency will take place in June 2021, as President Reuven Rivlin finishes his seven year term in July.
MKs from the Haredi parties have been asked by Labor Party head Amir Peretz to support him in a bid to be the next president of the State of Israel, according to KAN Reshet Bet radio.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Isaias to be near hurricane strength when it reaches Carolinas - NHC

Aug 2 - Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to be near hurricane strength when it reaches the Carolinas , with @ @ @ @ @ makes landfall , the U.S. National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) said on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ miles ( 80 km ) east of Cape Canaveral , Florida , with maximum sustained @ @ @ @ @ hour ( 110 km per hour ) , the NHC said .

Aug 2 - Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to be near hurricane strength when it reaches the Carolinas, with some weakening forecast after it makes landfall, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.
Isaias was located about 50 miles (80 km) east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 km per hour), the NHC said.
"Slow weakening is forecast after Isaias makes landfall in the Carolinas and moves across the U.S. mid-Atlantic region late Monday and Tuesday," the Miami-based weather forecaster said.


jerusalempost--2020-08-04--China to retaliate if US forces out Chinese journalists

`` Given that the US side has n't renewed visa of Chinese journalists , Chinese side has prepared for the @ @ @ @ @ journalists have to leave the US , '' Hu said in a statement on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ the case , Chinese side will retaliate , including targeting US journalists based in HK @ @ @ @ @ newspaper is published by the People 's Daily , the official newspaper of China 's @ @ @ @

China will take retaliatory measures should all Chinese journalists based in the United States be forced to leave the country, including targeting US journalists in Hong Kong, Global Times Editor in Chief Hu Xijin said on Tuesday.
"Given that the US side hasn't renewed visa of Chinese journalists, Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US," Hu said in a statement on Twitter. "If that's the case, Chinese side will retaliate, including targeting US journalists based in HK."
The Global Times newspaper is published by the People's Daily, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party.


jerusalempost--2020-08-04--Coronavirus: Mexico reports 4,767 new cases, 266 deaths

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Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 4,767 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 266 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 443,813 cases and 48,012 deaths.The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Coronavirus: Brazil records 16,641 new cases, 561 deaths

Brazil on Monday said confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 16,641 to 2,750,318 while deaths rose by 561 to 94,665.Brazil has the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world after the United States.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Trump withdraws controversial Pentagon post nomination

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Anthony Tata, a retired Army brigadier general who has called former President Barack Obama a "terrorist leader," to be undersecretary of defense for policy, the White House said on Monday.The White House statement came a day after a Pentagon spokeswoman said Tata, who failed to secure a Senate confirmation hearing, had taken a different, less-senior policy role at the Defense Department.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Pregnant woman hospitalized after contracting coronavirus

A pregnant woman in her 30s with no prior illnesses is intubated in Sourasky Medical Center after contracting the coronavirus, N12 reported.The woman is 29 weeks pregnant and is hospitalized in the intensive care unit.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Former king Juan Carlos to leave Spain amid investigation

In June , the Spanish Supreme Court opened an investigation into Juan Carlos ' involvement in a high-speed rail contract in Saudi Arabia , after Switzerland 's La Tribune de Geneve newspaper reported he had received $ 100 million from the late Saudi King .
Through his lawyer , Juan Carlos , 82 , has declined to comment on the allegations .
`` Guided by my desire to do what is best to serve the Spanish people , its institutions and you as king , I am informing you of my ... decision to leave Spain at this time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' letter to the king as saying .
King Felipe thanked Juan Carlos for his decision , underlining `` the historic importance that his father 's reign represents '' for democracy in Spain .
He also reaffirmed `` the principles and values on which it ( democracy ) is based according to our Constitution and legal framework . ''
Spanish monarchs have immunity during their reign but Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 , potentially leaving himself vulnerable to prosecution .
King Felipe put an end to his father 's palace allowance and renounced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations of secret offshore accounts .
Juan Carlos came to the throne in 1975 after the death of General Francisco Franco and was widely respected for his role in helping guide Spain from dictatorship to democracy .
`` Juan Carlos de Borbon 's flight abroad is an act unworthy of a former head of state and it leaves the monarchy in a very compromised position , '' Iglesias , who is the leader of the far-left Podemos party that is part of the ruling coalition , said in a Facebook post on Monday @

Spain's former king Juan Carlos has already left Spain, El Mundo newspaper said on Monday after the Royal House announced he planned to do so after corruption allegations about him surfaced in recent weeks.
In June, the Spanish Supreme Court opened an investigation into Juan Carlos' involvement in a high-speed rail contract in Saudi Arabia, after Switzerland's La Tribune de Geneve newspaper reported he had received $100 million from the late Saudi King.
Through his lawyer, Juan Carlos, 82, has declined to comment on the allegations.
"Guided by my desire to do what is best to serve the Spanish people, its institutions and you as king, I am informing you of my ... decision to leave Spain at this time," the palace statement quoted Juan Carlos' letter to the king as saying.
King Felipe thanked Juan Carlos for his decision, underlining "the historic importance that his father's reign represents" for democracy in Spain.
He also reaffirmed "the principles and values on which it (democracy) is based according to our Constitution and legal framework."
Spanish monarchs have immunity during their reign but Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014, potentially leaving himself vulnerable to prosecution.
King Felipe put an end to his father's palace allowance and renounced his own inheritance in March, following allegations of secret offshore accounts.
Juan Carlos came to the throne in 1975 after the death of General Francisco Franco and was widely respected for his role in helping guide Spain from dictatorship to democracy.
But his popularity sank in later years due to a series of scandals, prompting him to step down.Spain's far-left Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias called former king Juan Carlos' decision to leave the country amid a corruption investigation unworthy of a former head of state and said it compromised the Spanish monarchy.
"Juan Carlos de Borbon's flight abroad is an act unworthy of a former head of state and it leaves the monarchy in a very compromised position," Iglesias, who is the leader of the far-left Podemos party that is part of the ruling coalition, said in a Facebook post on Monday.
He said that Juan Carlos should respond for any alleged wrongdoing in Spain and added that a democratic government could not justify behaviors that undermine the monarchy.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Russian planes bomb rebel-held area in Syria's Latakia, say opposition

The Syrian army and allied forces also clashed with rebel fighters while trying to advance on a frontline town near the strategic Jabal al-Akrad mountain range , said Jaish al-Nasr and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights .
An opposition tracking center that monitors military aircraft movements said the airstrikes by Russian warplanes had stopped by the early afternoon .
There was no mention of the operation on Russian or Syrian news agencies .
Moscow has long backed Syria 's President Bashar al-Assad in his nine-year-old war against rebels .
Russia has an air base in Latakia .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to seize the Kubayna mountain in Jabal al-Akrad .
The eviction of rebels from commanding positions in the mountains would bring the army closer to securing parts of Idlib , in the northwest , and a main highway connecting the cities of Latakia and Aleppo .
The northwest is home to a mix of Islamist militant and opposition groups , many of which fled other parts of Syria as Assad , with Russian backing , seized back territory from them in the civil war that erupted after a crackdown on protests in @ @

Russian warplanes bombed Syrian rebel-held mountainous areas in the western coastal province of Latakia on Monday as Syrian government forces hit the area with artillery and rocket fire, an opposition group and a war monitor said.
The Syrian army and allied forces also clashed with rebel fighters while trying to advance on a frontline town near the strategic Jabal al-Akrad mountain range, said Jaish al-Nasr and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
An opposition tracking center that monitors military aircraft movements said the airstrikes by Russian warplanes had stopped by the early afternoon.
There was no mention of the operation on Russian or Syrian news agencies.
Moscow has long backed Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in his nine-year-old war against rebels. Russia has an air base in Latakia.
The Syrian army has launched several campaigns to try to seize the Kubayna mountain in Jabal al-Akrad. The eviction of rebels from commanding positions in the mountains would bring the army closer to securing parts of Idlib, in the northwest, and a main highway connecting the cities of Latakia and Aleppo.
The northwest is home to a mix of Islamist militant and opposition groups, many of which fled other parts of Syria as Assad, with Russian backing, seized back territory from them in the civil war that erupted after a crackdown on protests in 2011.
The area is also populated by hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons who rely heavily on humanitarian assistance.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Pompeo, Taliban negotiator discuss Afghan peace process -Taliban spokesman

The discussions included the issue of Taliban prisoners whose release by the Afghan government the insurgents are demanding , Suhail Shaheen , the Taliban spokesman in Doha said on Twitter .
The Taliban want the prisoners freed before they join talks with government officials and other Afghans on a political settlement to decades of war .
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
`` Both sides talked about the inception of intra-Afghan negotiations '' and they `` emphasized that the release of the remaining prisoners are essential for commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Baradar , the Taliban 's Doha-based deputy leader , came as Afghan security forces ended a siege of a major prison in eastern Afghanistan by Islamic State militants in which hundreds of prisoners escaped .
It was not immediately known if the escapees included any of the prisoners whose release the Taliban is demanding .
The release of the Taliban prisoners has become a major hurdle to the convening of intra-Afghan peace talks , which were to have started by March 10 .
A Feb. 29 US-Taliban agreement for a US troop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5,000 Taliban prisoners in return for the release by the insurgents of up to 1,000 government detainees .
The Taliban has released around 1,000 detainees .
The Afghan government , under US pressure , has freed around 4,600 Taliban prisoners named on a list compiled by the insurgents .
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani , however , is resisting freeing the remaining 400 named on the list , contending they were involved in serious crimes , including a massive 2017 bombing against the German embassy and other bloody attacks .
Instead , Ghani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not on the list , and has called a traditional assembly of tribal elders from across the country - known as a loya jirga - to consult on whether to free those remaining on the list .

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Taliban's chief negotiator, Mullah Baradar Akhund, to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process, an insurgent spokesman said.
The discussions included the issue of Taliban prisoners whose release by the Afghan government the insurgents are demanding, Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesman in Doha said on Twitter.
The Taliban want the prisoners freed before they join talks with government officials and other Afghans on a political settlement to decades of war.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"Both sides talked about the inception of intra-Afghan negotiations" and they "emphasized that the release of the remaining prisoners are essential for commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations," Shaheen wrote.
The meeting between Pompeo and Baradar, the Taliban's Doha-based deputy leader, came as Afghan security forces ended a siege of a major prison in eastern Afghanistan by Islamic State militants in which hundreds of prisoners escaped.
It was not immediately known if the escapees included any of the prisoners whose release the Taliban is demanding.
The release of the Taliban prisoners has become a major hurdle to the convening of intra-Afghan peace talks, which were to have started by March 10.
A Feb. 29 US-Taliban agreement for a US troop withdrawal called for Kabul to free up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners in return for the release by the insurgents of up to 1,000 government detainees.
The Taliban has released around 1,000 detainees. The Afghan government, under US pressure, has freed around 4,600 Taliban prisoners named on a list compiled by the insurgents.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, however, is resisting freeing the remaining 400 named on the list, contending they were involved in serious crimes, including a massive 2017 bombing against the German embassy and other bloody attacks.
Instead, Ghani is expected to release 500 prisoners who are not on the list, and has called a traditional assembly of tribal elders from across the country - known as a loya jirga - to consult on whether to free those remaining on the list.
The assembly is expected to be held later this month.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Health Ministry will test anyone who was in contact with COVID-19 patient

A new Health Ministry policy for coronavirus testing will require that anyone who was in contact with a confirmed patient, even if they show no symptoms of the virus themselves, be tested.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--UK reports second-highest COVID-19 cases since June

Britain's health ministry reported 938 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the second-highest daily total since June, taking the cumulative number of positive test results to 305,623.The most recent peak in cases came on July 29, when health ministry data show there were 995 positive tests, the highest number since June 16.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--352 IDF soldiers positive for coronavirus, 3,684 in quarantine

The number of IDF soldiers who have been diagnosed with coronavirus stands at 352 patients, the IDF spokesperson reported on Monday.The number of soldiers in isolation is 3,684.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--France reports 3,376 new COVID-19 cases over three-day period

The seven-day moving average for new cases has held above the 1,000 threshold for the fifth day in a row @ @ @ @ @ experiencing levels not seen since a two-month lockdown .
France 's total number of cases @ @ @ @ @ The 1,125 daily average of cases seen since the beginning of August is more than @ @ @ @ @ 's 435 figure and a third higher than July 's 746 .
Earlier on Monday @ @ @ @ @ Castex urged people not to let down their guard in the fight against COVID-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ 's biggest cities , has ordered people to wear masks outdoors in busy pedestrian streets @ @ @ @ @ in intensive care units for COVID-19 stood at 384 on Monday , versus 371 on @ @ @ @ @ in a week that figure has increased after declining for 16 weeks .
Hospitalisations decreased @ @ @ @ @ , continuing a 10-week long trend and suggesting the recent spike in cases has not @ @ @ @ @ on the health system at this stage .

France has reported 3,376 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last three days, the country's health department said on Monday, while the number of people being treated in ICUs for the disease is creeping higher.
The seven-day moving average for new cases has held above the 1,000 threshold for the fifth day in a row, meaning the country is experiencing levels not seen since a two-month lockdown. France's total number of cases now stands at 191,295.
The 1,125 daily average of cases seen since the beginning of August is more than twice as high a June's 435 figure and a third higher than July's 746.
Earlier on Monday, French Prime Minister Jean Castex urged people not to let down their guard in the fight against COVID-19. Lille, one of France's biggest cities, has ordered people to wear masks outdoors in busy pedestrian streets.
The number of people in intensive care units for COVID-19 stood at 384 on Monday, versus 371 on Friday, the second time in a week that figure has increased after declining for 16 weeks.
Hospitalisations decreased by a 100 to 5,198, continuing a 10-week long trend and suggesting the recent spike in cases has not translated in a renewed strain on the health system at this stage.
French health authorities reported 29 additional deaths from the disease, bringing the total to 30,294.


jerusalempost--2020-08-03--Benjamin Netanyahu: I will promote more severe punishment for child abuse

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to a number of child abuse cases and said that he will promote more severe punishment for child abuse, explaining that "the abuse of a helpless child is an inexcusable crime.""I have spoken with the Government-Knesset Liaison David Amsalem and Knesset speaker Miki Zohar and I've also instructed to promote a legislation which will make the punishment for these crimes much more severe," he continued. "We will not accept this depraved phenomenon, and we will fight it with every tool at our disposal."