COVID

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

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

General view of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the river Seine in Paris October 20, 2009
PFIZER CEO Albert Bourla gestures at an event in the White House in September.

Grapevine, November 30, 2025: Mamdani complexities

US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) is greeted by US Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) (L) and US Representative Frederica S Wilson (D-FL) (C) as she arrives at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on August 1, 2022.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted on charges of misusing disaster funds

 Hope vs. happiness: Which matters more? Researchers explain. Illustration.

What the Jewish community teaches about hope in action, not as a feeling - opinion


UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

UK inquiry finds Boris Johnson’s delayed lockdown and chaotic leadership contributed to around an additional 23,000 COVID deaths.

BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

Simple ways to safeguard your health

Given all that we in Israel have been through during the past five years, it is easy to focus on COVID or the war. Now more than ever, we need to prioritize our health.

HAVE YOU penciled in your medical appointments?

New COVID variant 'Stratus' rapidly spreads across US and Europe, WHO asseses as low risk

The World Health Organization assessed that the global risk from this variant is low, but data indicates a sharp rise in cases in recent months. However, in Israel, the infection rate remains lower.

 New COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads globally, cases confirmed in Russia and US. Illustration.

Trump's attorney general drops fraud case tied to COVID vaccinations

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who for decades has sown doubt about the safety of vaccines contrary to evidence and research by scientists.

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi arrives to speak during the visit of US President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice to address its workers, in Washington, March 14, 2025.

School under fire: Israel's education system grapples with the war - opinion

Today's security situation forces students, teachers, parents, and policymakers alike to confront complex questions, as the academic year draws to a close.

 HIGH SCHOOL students take a matriculation exam, in Yehud, in 2020. The education system has been forced to adapt to various emergencies, from COVID-19 to military operations, and has learned to be flexible, says the writer.

'House of horrors': Children rescued from home after being isolated since COVID-19 lockdown

Investigators believe the parents may have suffered from “Covid syndrome” and had been living with extreme fear of the virus for the last four years. 

A Spanish police officer checks inside piled vehicles looking for victims, in the aftermath of floods caused by heavy rains, in Alfafar, near Valencia, Spain, November 2, 2024.

Trump's White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden

The website was also critical of steps like social distancing, mask mandates and lockdowns.

 White House official COVID-19 website

COVID-19 was a 'social experiment', Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer player claims

The soccer player, Eran Zehavi, admitted on the Ben Ben Baruch's Mojo podcast that he is a big conspiracy theorist.

 THE LAST time Maccabi Tel Aviv made the group stage of the Champions League was 2015, when Eran Zahavi & Co. lost all six games to tough opponents.

Richard Gere shines in ‘Longing,’ the English remake of an Israeli hit

Talking to Gabizon, it seems important that the director/writer who created the movie was able to reshape the material himself for the English version.

 RICHARD GERE and Diane Kruger in ‘Longing.’

The Jewish community cannot ignore Israel's mental health crisis - opinion

This is not just about responding to an immediate crisis – it is about shaping the long-term emotional and spiritual health of our children, our families, our communities, and ourselves. 

 Israelis in unity, amidst terror attacks

WHO renews call for China to share data on COVID-19 origins

"Without transparency and cooperation among countries, the world cannot adequately prevent and prepare for future epidemics and pandemics," the WHO stated.

 WHO renews call for China to share data on COVID-19 origins. Shanghai, China, 2020.