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Couple arrested after Israeli man dies when sinkhole opens underneath swimming pool

World News // 1 year ago

Couple arrested after Israeli man dies when sinkhole opens underneath swimming pool

A man died after a massive sinkhole opened underneath the swimming pool at a home in Israel on Thursday, officials said. The couple that owns the home has since been arrested on suspicion of negligent manslaughter.

Israel reports world's first 'flurona' influenza-COVID double infection

World News // 2 years ago

Israel reports world's first 'flurona' influenza-COVID double infection

The world's first documented case of "flurona," or simultaneous infections of COVID-19 and influenza viruses, has been recorded in Israel, according to local reports.

Study: COVID-19 shots shown effective in cancer patients up to 4 months later

Health News // 2 years ago

Study: COVID-19 shots shown effective in cancer patients up to 4 months later

Most people who receive treatment for cancer continue to produce antibodies against COVID-19 up to four months after their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Oncology found.

COVID-19 vaccines effective for cancer patients, study finds

Health News // 2 years ago

COVID-19 vaccines effective for cancer patients, study finds

The COVID-19 vaccine works for people receiving treatment for cancer, even with a lower immune response than those without the disease, a study published Friday by JAMA Oncology found.

Nechama Rivlin, Israel's first lady, dies on eve of 74th birthday

World News // 4 years ago

Nechama Rivlin, Israel's first lady, dies on eve of 74th birthday

Nechama Rivlin, Israel's first lady and wife of President Reuven Rivlin, died a day before her birthday Tuesday, at the age of 73, the Presidents Residence said in a statement.

Health News // 5 years ago

Teenage obesity may raise pancreatic cancer risk years later

THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2018 -- Obesity in the teen years may increase the risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer in adulthood, researchers report.

Many younger cancer survivors can't afford their meds

Health News // 7 years ago

Many younger cancer survivors can't afford their meds

The skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs has many U.S. cancer survivors skipping needed medications, putting their health at risk, a new study finds.

Biden set to meet opposing leaders in Israel; U.S. Army veteran stabbed to death nearby

World News // 8 years ago

Biden set to meet opposing leaders in Israel; U.S. Army veteran stabbed to death nearby

A U.S. Army veteran was killed in Israel Tuesday, the same day Vice President Joe Biden arrived there to meet with leaders on both sides of the conflict.

World News // 1 decade ago

Grenade thrown at Petah Tikva shop injures five

Five people were injured after unknown assailants threw a grenade at a shop on Tuesday in Petah Tikva, Israel, police said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Bus driver in deadly 2008 crash sentenced to 8 years in prison

An Israeli court Sunday sentenced a bus driver to 8 years in prison for a 2008 crash that killed 24 Russian travel agents.

Petach Tikvah (unofficially)

Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה‎‎, IPA: , "Opening of Hope") known as Em HaMoshavot ("Mother of the Moshavot"), is a city in the Center District of Israel, 10.6 km (6.59 mi) east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 35,868 dunams (~35.9 km² or 15 sq mi). The population density is approximately 5,800 inhabitants per square kilometre (15,000 /sq mi). According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600.

The name of Petach Tikva was chosen by its founders in 1878 from the prophecy of Hosea (2:17), "And I will give her vineyards from thence, and the Valley of Achor for an opening of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt."

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