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Israeli firm develops body cams with facial recognition

Daniella Cheslow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 05:04 AM

Ex-Israeli army colonel says his company aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan crowds and detect suspects in real time. Read more »

Israel to scrap quarantine for children exposed to COVID carriers

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 10:05 AM

Israel will ditch mandatory quarantine for children exposed to COVID-19 carriers, the government said on Thursday, Read more »

4th vaccine shot less effective on omicron: study

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 18 07:17 AM

The findings, which Israel's Sheba Medical Center said were the first of its kind in the world, were preliminary and not yet published. Read more »

Goldfish, may kakayahang magmaneho?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 01:16 PM

Natuklasan ng mga mananaliksik na kayang mag-navigate sa lupa ang mga goldfish matapos ensayuhin ang mga ito na magmaneho. Read more »

How is Israel confronting the Omicron wave?

Ben Simon and Yasmin Zaher, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 07:22 AM

Israel is now confronting an unprecedented caseload fueled by the Omicron variant, with more than 37,000 new cases reported Tuesday. Read more »

Israel will see 2-4 million Covid infections in current wave: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 05:55 AM

Israel could see up to nearly 40 percent of the population infected by coronavirus during the current wave, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday. Read more »

Israel records highest daily rise in COVID infections

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 04:42 PM

Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases, constituting the largest daily rise in infections since the beginning of the pandemic nearly two years ago. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 3, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 01:19 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Israel to admit foreigners with presumed COVID immunity

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 07:52 PM

JERUSALEM - Israel said on Monday it will admit foreigners with presumed COVID-19 immunity from countries deemed medium-risk as of Jan. 9. Read more »

'Flurona': COVID, flu co-infections not unusual, expert says

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 12:44 PM

An infection by the influenza virus and coronavirus is not unusual, a health expert said. Read more »

Israel goes for fourth jab

Gil Cohen-Magen, AFP
Updated as of Jan 03 11:28 AM

Israel announced the approval of the administration of a fourth vaccine to individuals. Read more »

Israel to offer fourth COVID vaccine shot to over 60s, medical staff

Maayan Lubell, Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 05:54 AM

Israel will offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60 and to medical staff as it faces a surge in Omicron variant infections. Read more »

Israeli hospital launches test of second COVID booster

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 28 06:15 AM

The test in Israel is the first major study into whether a second round of boosters will help contend with the fast-spreading omicron variant. Read more »

Israel tests 4th COVID vaccine dose

Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 05:40 PM

An Israeli hospital administered fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday to a test group, as the country considers approving the measure for vulnerable populations in a bid to outpace a surge in infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. Read more »

Israel OKs plan to double settlers in Golan Heights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 05:34 AM

Israel's government on Sunday approved a $ 317 million plan to double the Jewish settler population in the Golan Heights. Read more »

Iran says war games in Gulf were warning to Israel

Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:31 AM

War games conducted this week by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country's top military commanders said. Read more »

World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 02:54 PM

For a second straight year, surging infections have complicated yuletide plans from Sydney to Seville. Read more »

Centuries-old Good Shepherd ring recovered from shipwrecks off Israel

Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 02:37 PM

A ring bearing an early Christian depiction of Jesus as a shepherd has been found along with other artifacts from centuries-old shipwrecks off the coast of Israel, archaeologists said. Read more »

Israel sends aid to Odette victims in Bohol, Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 02:34 PM

The embassy pointed out that it would also give a portable water purifier, 4 solar energy systems, and food to Siargao. Read more »

Israel reports 1st death of patient with Omicron variant

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 22 07:13 AM

An Israeli hospital on Tuesday confirmed the first known death in the country of a patient with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Read more »