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COVID-19 reaches Antarctica as 58 working in military bases test positive At least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Associated Press SANTIAGO: The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities announced that at least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent t...

0 shares The Goldberg Committee, which vets senior government appointments, will convene tomorrow to discuss the nominations of the new police commissioner and head of the Prisons Service. Border Police chief Yaakov (Kobi) Shabtai has been nominated to serve as the next Israel Police commissioner, a position that has been vacant for two years. Katy Perry was tapped to serve as the next chief of the IPS. She will be the second woman to lead the organization if approved. Kobi Shabtai, comma...

0 shares German prosecutors say police in Berlin arrested two men suspected of involvement in a series of far-right attacks. Authorities are investigating fire-bombings and dozens of other attacks between 2013 and 2019 that were directed at anti-fascist groups and politicians in Berlin’s southern district of Neukoelln. “At last! The neo-Nazis Sebastian T. and Tilo P. have been arrested as suspects in the right-wing firebombing series in Neukoelln,” Left party lawmaker Martina Renner...

Coronavirus updates | December 23, 2020 Updated: Updated: India recorded a single day rise of 23,950 new COVID-19 cases and 333 fatalities. Share Article India recorded a single day rise of 23,950 new COVID-19 cases and 333 fatalities. At least 20 passengers coming to India from the U.K. tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government issued a stringent new SOPs mandating RT-PCR tests at all airports for each traveller from the country and isolation in a separate institutional facilit...

0 shares Police are accusing four settler youths whose car overturned during a police chase of manslaughter, the Kan public broadcaster reports. The crash during the pursuit led to the death of one of the passengers, Ahuvia Sandak. The four were lightly injured in the crash when fleeing from police after allegedly throwing rocks at Palestinians in the central West Bank, police said. The vehicle belonging to so-called hilltop youth flipped over near the Michmash Junction, killing 16-year-...

2 shares Despite the political enmity between them, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz have decided to raise the issue of regulating unauthorized West Bank outposts and Bedouin towns at the cabinet meeting today, they say in a joint statement. Both the outposts and Bedouin areas are seeking government recognition and the supply of utilities. Settlers at the newly-established wildcast Maale Shai outpost, named for slain Rabbi Shai Ohayon, in footage handed b...

The full cabinet meeting on imposing a lockdown begins. Among the disagreements that are expected to rise during the meeting is when the closure should begin. Channel 12 says the Health Ministry recommends it start Sunday, but Blue and White will only back the plan if it’s implemented from the middle of next week. Im proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But its full of beauty and meaning. Im proud to work at The Times ...

Pandemic Reaches Last Untouched Continent Antarctica, 58 People Test Positive FOLLOW US ON: The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth. Chilean authorities announced that 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus. So far no other country with a presence in Antarctica has publicly reported any other cases. Chile’s army announced Monday that 36 people at the Gen. Bernardo O’Higgin...

COVID 19 now covers entire globe as first cases reported in Antarctica 36 people have tested positive for the virus at Chile’s armed forces base in Antarctica. By Hanie Abdul Razak|   Published: 23rd December 2020 3:17 pm IST The coronavirus has now reached every continent of the earth as Chile’s armed forces announced this Monday that 36 people have tested positive for the virus at its Gen Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme Antarctic base. They said the positive cases include 26 army person...

0 shares During the virtual cabinet meeting on imposing a third lockdown, Education Minister Yoav Gallant is informed he was exposed to a virus carrier and must enter quarantine, the Kan public broadcaster reports. Education Minister Yoav Gallant holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, August 6, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) Im proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But its full of beauty and meaning. Im proud to wo...