Engineering a new future: Sci-Tech Schools’ new hesder yeshiva
Israel Sci-Tech Schools’ Hermelin College in Netanya combines Torah study with academic excellence in practical engineering tracks. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Israel Sci-Tech Schools has inaugurated a new ultra-Orthodox hesder yeshiva – combining military service with religious studies. Contrary to claims by haredi (ultra-Orthodox) politicians and their rabbinical leaders, it is possible for yeshiva students to…
Read MorePresidential Award for Volunteerism given to 19 people, organizations
Israel’s president presents the award in order to foster volunteerism for the benefit of individuals, communities, and the whole of Israeli society. At a time when sadness and psychological trauma have seeped into Israel’s spirit, there is no more effective emotional balm than being surrounded by hundreds of volunteers representing a multitude of other volunteers…
Read MoreOpenAI to share 8% of its revenue with Microsoft, partners, The Information reports
[BENGALURU] OpenAI has projected that by the end of the decade it will be sharing about 8 per cent of its revenue with commercial partners, namely Microsoft, down from the current 20 per cent, The Information reported on Friday (Sep 12). The difference between those figures adds up to more than US$50 billion in additional…
Read MoreEmerging market investor inflows are a 2026 story, BOA says
[HONG KONG] Emerging markets are likely to receive heavier inflows early next year as more evidence on the resilience of these economies fuels a further shift from US assets, according to Bank of America (BOA). “People will become much more bullish early next year when they get the confirmation that impact of trade tensions on…
Read MoreStrong earthquake strikes off coast of Russia
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Read MoreChina sets 2025 auto sales target below association forecast, vows tighter regulation
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is targeting 32.3 million in vehicle sales in 2025, the country’s industry ministry said, below the 32.9 million units projected for the year by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The target was part of a plan to support stable growth in the auto sector that China’s Ministry of Industry and…
Read MoreFormer IDF chief addressed residents of southern moshav on IDF shortcomings, Doha strike
Halevi gave a presentation to Israeli residents in the moshav, discussing Israel’s strike on Qatar and the aftermath of October 7. Former IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi spoke on Tuesday night to residents of Ein Habesor, a moshav in southern Israel that was heavily impacted by the October 7 massacre, Israeli media reported. Halevi…
Read MoreUS penalises two Chinese companies that acquired tools for chipmaker SMIC
[NEW YORK] The US on Friday (Sep 12) penalised two Chinese firms that acquired US chipmaking equipment for China’s top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), including them among 32 entities that were added to the Commerce Department’s restricted trade list, according to a US government posting. Twenty-three of the 32 were in China. GMC…
Read MoreDrugmakers fall on report US to claim Covid shot killed kids
[WASHINGTON] Vaccine makers’ shares fell after a report that US President Donald Trump health officials plan to link Covid shots to the deaths of around two dozen children in a presentation to advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) next week. The Washington Post reported Friday (Sep 12) that a group of…
Read MoreIvory Coast’s ‘iron lady’ – from hiding in a bunker to presidential hopeful
Former Ivory Coast First Lady Simone Gbagbo has gone from hiding in a bunker in an attempt to avoid arrest to defiantly announcing she will run for president. In an extraordinary comeback, the controversial 76-year-old was this week surprisingly allowed to contest October’s elections, calling on supporters to help “build a new nation”. For years,…
Read MoreRelic of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint stolen from Venezuelan parish
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A relic of Carlo Acutis, who was declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint last week, was stolen from a parish in western Venezuela, the coordinator of a youth group devoted to the man known as “God’s Influencer” confirmed Friday. The disappearance of the relic – a small, circular piece of…
Read MoreWhat we know about Tyler Robinson, the suspect who allegedly killed Charlie Kirk
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, grew up in a quiet, close-knit community in Washington, Utah, where most neighbors attended the same neighborhood church and know each other by their first name. “I’m shocked,” said Kristin Schwiermann, a 66-year-old neighbor. “That’s not the kid I knew.” Like most of the…
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